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Industry Education
Occupation fifth-grade teacher
Location Wisconsin, United States
Interests teaching, travel, politics, leftist idealism, art, gardening, photography, languages, putzing around the house
Favorite Movies close to eden, grosse pointe blank, dangerous liaisons, babe the gallant pig, raise the red lantern, shrek (the original), ran, lord of the rings, home for the holidays, bringing up baby
Favorite Music bonnie raitt, indigo girls, the coup, queen latifah, the beatles, sweet honey in the rock, tracy chapman, joni mitchell, U2, dolly parton, although lately i've mostly been listening to "world music" (regional playlists compiled off putomayo cds) - how cheesy is that?
Favorite Books //non-teaching-related-books//, i can't think right now but i do read other things...., //teaching books://, other people's children, we can't teach what we don't know, the power of their ideas, the skin that we speak, framing dropouts, antiracist education, the first days of school, teaching with love & logic, empowering underachievers, the underground history of american education, black teachers on teaching, the dream-keepers, teaching thinking, the essential 55, tough fronts

Please describe how you could take the peel off an apple all in one go:

Boil it.