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Taught fourth grade for four years and decided thatI could keep on teaching it for the rest of my career. I hadno interest in changing grades. Then, in the spring, ourprincipal announced that the budget had been approvedand included another Fifth grade teacher for next year tobring class sizes down a bit. She wanted to know if anyteacher in the school wanted to take the new Fifth grade current group of fourth Graders I taught was a tough one the mostchallenging class I d had in my short career. But they had just gelled as a classand were turning into an incredibly strong learning community. I went to theprincipal and asked if I could move up with this group of fourth Graders . Sheagreed, and I was thrilled. My journey as a Fifth grade teacher had begun. That class still stands out in my mind. They had great energy and uniquepersonalities. They were funny and goofy and earnest and a handful all atthe same time.

do other characteristics, such as attention span, friendship preferences, abil-ity to think abstractly, and sense of humor. When we understand the com-

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