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If I Knew Then: A Letter to Me on My First Day of Teaching

April 30, 2014

If you could write a letter to yourself on your first day of teaching, what words of encouragement and insight would you offer? Edutopia and SoulPancake teamed up to see what teachers had to say in this video for Teacher Appreciation Week.

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