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2018
Volume 114, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

In the face of book bans and attempts to control classroom discourse, one educator provides suggestions for teachers to practice bravery for the sake of their students and the teaching profession.

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