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What I Wish My High School Teachers Knew When I Was in High School

On March 24, 2025July 10, 2025 By nortonlearningblogIn Author Conversations, High School, HS GeneralLeave a comment

Award-winning children’s author Rex Ogle suggests assumptions that kids are either “good” or “bad” leave little room for nuance. Despite gaining a reputation as a “bad kid,” Ogle highlights the teachers who saw past this label and recognized his potential.

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