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Mr. Jockers, Where Are You From?

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I’m from starting each day reading and drinking black coffee and if I’m using the French press because it makes better coffee (but takes longer to make) and the coffee isn’t made by the time my wife wakes up there’s likely to be trouble. “Can’t you just use the coffeemaker,” she’ll say. Yes, but . … Continue reading Mr. Jockers, Where Are You From? →

A Week in . . . Old Saybrook (teacher model)

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LOCATION: Old Saybrook, Connecticut, is located in Middlesex County, where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound. The town is small: 15 square miles and only about 10,000 people live there year round, though many more people live or spend time there in the summer. CULTURE: In the summer, the town bustles with activity. Families … Continue reading A Week in . . . Old Saybrook (teacher model) →