When I Apologized To One Of My Students, She Was Stunned. That's A Big Problem.

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When I Apologized To One Of My Students, She Was Stunned. That's A Big Problem.

"It would take at least another dozen apologies to other students before I’d be able to decipher the reaction [my student] gave me that day."

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