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February 7, 2002
They learned a lot from a dummy
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To help illustrate her points about teaching college students, Ellen Braffman, a member of the teacher education faculty at the Graduate School of Education, enlisted the services of Peter Penn (right), a student and basketball jock, at a workshop she led for current and prospective teachers on Reading and Writing Strategies for the Classroom: Assessment in Practice Jan. 18. Photo by Candace diCarlo |
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