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Who Really Is Mr. Morris?

After traveling to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and 7 times to Cambodia, Andrew Morris has the right to say he’s been around. He’s built orphanages, taught English, fed the less fortunate, preached, and fundraised on his voyages. Besides his mission trips, he's worked in a zoo, done crazy experiments with pyro, and caught a handful of raccoons at our very own school.

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Passion Over Pay: That’s the Problem

Classroom teachers make ends meet by working seven hours a day, five days a week. But when the school day ends and the bell rings, many disperse to do their secondary professions so they actually can afford to live. To get the personal experience of what goes on behind the teacher’s desk, I interviewed Carrie Loeber, Blake Connelly, Katie Franco, and Juliana Lynch, as well as Tim Abel–all of whom work second jobs.

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