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Chapter Ten..

Author: Jay Crawley
last update Last Updated: 2021-02-03 15:15:08
The afternoon fly’s by, and before I knew it, I was having one on one parent-teacher interviews.

I loved telling each of my Care Bears parents how extremely well they were doing and how proud they should be of their childs progress.

I also introduced my idea of the kids taking home a journal every night to help them with their creativity.

I explained to the parents and students that they could write whatever they wanted and decorate their entries however they pleased.

It wasn’t a competition, I know some of my Care Bears are here strictly on scholarships. I also informed them that they could always come to class and use the art supplies they had available at their group tables before the first warning bell.

The evening seemed to be going smoothly until my last interview.

Mr. Thomas Day was Ryder’s stepfather, and he wasn’t a pleasant man to deal with on any occasion.

“Is this you spying on us parents?” He practically spat in my face as I mentioned the journal to him.

“No, sir, not at a
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