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Hello, I am a first grade teacher in a low income area in Brooklyn, New York. I teach in a school that is filled with students who have the desire to learn, but due to budget cuts and parents who do not place an emphasis on education, are lacking in self esteem and motivation needed to get ahead in their academic lives.

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Hello, I am a first grade teacher in a low income area in Brooklyn, New York. I teach in a school that is filled with students who have the desire to learn, but due to budget cuts and parents who do not place an emphasis on education, are lacking in self esteem and motivation needed to get ahead in their academic lives.

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