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With school starting, I thought this was the perfect time to share some of my favorite school stories. . . .

Why Waste Paper?

I recently asked a student where his homework was. He replied, “It’s still in my pencil.”

Money Laundering “Don’t do that,” I said when one of my first graders playfully draped a dollar bill over his eyes. “Money is full of germs.”

“It is?” he asked.

“Yes, it’s very dirty.”

He th…