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Amber Brandon Chapman

Amber Brandon Chapman is a sixth-grade teacher at McLaurin Elementary School in Florence, Mississippi.

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TEACHER VOICE — ‘Should I leave because of one bad year? Heck no!’

Avatar photo by Amber Brandon Chapman October 30, 2017December 7, 2021

When I was in the fourth grade, every student in my class got a chance to play “teacher for the day.” When it was my turn, I took the exercise seriously, creating reams of handouts for my fellow students to complete and delivering numerous slide presentations. The teacher didn’t bat an eyelash. She didn’t question […]

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