If you care about education at all, read this.

This is an article that the Star Tribune published on Sunday - a diary of a teacher in her third year, the year before teachers either get tenure or laid off. It is heartbreaking and incredibly well-written. If you or someone you love teaches, odds are you recognise her experiences. The Strib removes stories after a while, so I'm also putting the full text behind the cut-tag:

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