Peimin Elementary Visit Shows Hope and Help in Xiangxi
A student group recounts a summer teaching trip to Xiangxi Hunan where donations funded rural education at Peimin Elementary. They describe two story brick classrooms, dormitories, and a central courtyard contrasting with nearby huts. Volunteers led English lessons and quizzes, split into six squads, and shared water baths, food, and gifts. They note surprising resilience of children, especially Wu Qingying, and recall kindness from locals and donors. The author vows to return.
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In the Halls What country would you most like to visit
Krystle Iden a South Junior High freshman lists Australia as exciting for differences with here Alyssa Myers also from South says France appeals to observe fashion and shopping Lacey Wilks cites Spain for fashion and music Alek Joyce from Central Brazil imagines a fun, enjoyable trip
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Krystle Iden
South Junior High School
Australia
Alyssa Myers
South
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Diagnosing and treating ADHD in teens
Advice from Dr Wes Crenshaw and John Murray covers diagnosis limits and testing options for ADHD teens, noting no single physical exam suffices. It recommends psychological tests, interviews, and collateral input, plus costs around 150 initial, 50 to 150 testing, 100 follow up, total under 500. It cautions against overtesting and unsupported specialties.
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Penny jars and a tale of pennies in a changing currency
Joel Mathis recalls a college friend visit and his penny jar saved by a bank teller. He notes pennies are rarely used or picked up today yet argues a single cent is useful only in bulk, a point raised as debates grow to abolish the penny from U S currency.
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