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schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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To add to the fun, adult family members and sometimes even schoolteachers don fearsome demon masks and pretend to terrorize the neighborhood.
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Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
The plot revolved around schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow), who began a fresh start — with new romance, new challenges and new style.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2024
That paves the way for Elijah to move in with a foster parent — in this case, a retired schoolteacher in the Traverse City area who came forward this week and offered to take him in.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
In The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, her performance as a Scottish schoolteacher who fills her students’ heads with dreams—even as her own blind spots include a fascination with fascism—is a quiet, shimmering marvel.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
The plot revolved around schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow), who began a fresh start — with new romance, new challenges and new style.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2024
That paves the way for Elijah to move in with a foster parent — in this case, a retired schoolteacher in the Traverse City area who came forward this week and offered to take him in.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
In The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, her performance as a Scottish schoolteacher who fills her students’ heads with dreams—even as her own blind spots include a fascination with fascism—is a quiet, shimmering marvel.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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schoolteacher
noun
school·teach·er
-ˌtē-chər 
: a person who teaches school
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