Give and Take
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By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer Life is full of give and take—sharing. It’s a back-and-forth effort like a swing at the playground. But, as is often the case in the English language, there can be a play on these two words. What, exactly, are we giving and taking? Are

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It’s a Give-and-Take World
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By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer My first year as a sixth-grade teacher, I sprinkled my classroom walls with quotes, pinning them around the room at student-eye level. One of my favorites was taken from a desktop calendar: “Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.”

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