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  • Washington Irving High School
  • New York, NY
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households

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I teach in an inner city school where over seventy percent of the student body is under the poverty level. I teach eleventh grade English, an essential level to improving our schools performance on accountability measures. I have eager students, and varying assignments helps me address the needs of each one to keep them motivated.

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I teach in an inner city school where over seventy percent of the student body is under the poverty level. I teach eleventh grade English, an essential level to improving our schools performance on accountability measures. I have eager students, and varying assignments helps me address the needs of each one to keep them motivated.

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