Through the Eyes of an Educator: The Beach

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Gone to the Beach

Each year, as June rolled around in Long Island, New York, my students would inevitably ask me if we could have class outside. They knew of my love of sunshine and aversion to pollen. They knew of my connection to vitamin D and my delight in the benefits of fresh air. They knew of my adoration of flip-flops and my constant yearning for sand between my toes. Each time, I had to say no, as there was no way ‘their’ teacher could conc...