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it's like the stars trickled down from the sky/making road maps of constellations for people to try/their hands at navigating while they continue to fly. #deepcitylights #latergram #iflysouthwestair #araecrossestheUSA

#iflysouthwestair #araecrossestheusa #latergram #deepcitylights

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Late night work session last night that lasted into the wee hours of the morning with my dear friend AJ putting together ideas to create something big. We only had time to take naps before our flights, but if given the opportunity to do it again, I wouldn't change a thing. ...except for maybe listening to "Trap Queen" because now it's been stuck in my head for the last 24 hours. #ecet2 #startedfromthebottom #gatesed #latergram #nofilter #sleeplessinseattle (at Seattle Sheraton)

#sleeplessinseattle #startedfromthebottom #ecet2 #gatesed #nofilter #latergram

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Simple pleasures. #carpedurham #durhamfarmersmarket #buylocal #summer (at Durham Farmers' Market)

#buylocal #durhamfarmersmarket #carpedurham #summer

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Woke up in my @milogreene sweatshirt and remembered how incredible last night (and Wednesday night) was. 🙌🏼 #MiloTakesNC #MiloGreene #Control #LonelyEyesTour (at Visulite Theatre)

#control #milotakesnc #lonelyeyestour #milogreene

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New slang when you notice the stripes. #popupchorus #newslang #theshins #carpedurham #motorco (at Motorco)

#carpedurham #theshins #newslang #motorco #popupchorus

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My kids and I worked so hard on this project -- vote for FPG and spread the word! :)

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"Panthers"

An email from one of my students:

Hi Ms Stewart, I wanted to invite you to a panthers football game at buffalo wild wings at south point. Oh hey i got a Newton shirt for x-mas :)

An hour later, from the same student:

But I forgot to add that you should come early because it will be crowded :)

#Panthers #Carolina Panthers #Keep Pounding #AZvCAR #Playoffs #NFL #teacherlife

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the story of my life.

Here's an excerpt from my latest blog post about closing the achievement gap -- something about which I am very passionate.

This is a tall order: closing the achievement gap.

You hear about it all the time, and it’s actually something I’m really interested in discussing with others. One of my education professors from UNC posted a Washington Post article about the topic (which I encourage you to read) and it got me thinking (and a little riled up).

Yes, it is vital to know how to read and do math to be successful in society, but what happens when there are other, more pertinent things, keeping a child from mastering content? Hunger? Exhaustion? Abusive family members? Students cannot be expected to learn and be deemed “proficient” on standardized assessments when we haven’t addressed these very serious, very real issues that students face every single day.

#education #teaching #achievement gap #closing the achievement gap #teacherlife #nced #ncpol #educational policy

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Jesse Will performs his version of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' in St Dunstan and All Saint's Church, Stepney. SUBSCRIBE for the latest videos: http://goo.g...

So. Incredibly. Beautiful.

#Taylor Swift #cover #acoustic #guitar #violin #Shake It Off

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PopUp Chorus at Motorco tonight singing "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" by The Postal Service and "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift! 😏🎶🙌 #carpedurham #afterschoolfuntivities #teacherscanhavefuntoo (at Motorco)

#teacherscanhavefuntoo #afterschoolfuntivities #carpedurham

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So one time I ran a 10k in an hour and felt really good about that. 👊💥💯😁 #ididit #ftk #defyinggravity #runjams #thankssarah (at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

#ididit #ftk #thankssarah #defyinggravity #runjams

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Shout out to @ch_d__ for snapping this one! So grateful to have the opportunity to teach these kids. Today we had a blast editing and revising my opinion writing! 😁💯 #teacherlife #latergram #studentcorrections #nofrontoftheclassroom #engagement #chartpaper #chartpapermarkers #theseareafewofmyfavoritethings (at Frank Porter Graham Bilingue)

#chartpapermarkers #chartpaper #engagement #theseareafewofmyfavoritethings #teacherlife #latergram #studentcorrections #nofrontoftheclassroom

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That time I went to my best friend's wedding, caught the bouquet, and sustained party vibes until after midnight. #TBT #summerlovin #carmichael2014 @carolynmariephotography captures great moments. 😘 (at Bay 7)

#summerlovin #tbt #carmichael2014

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Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn’t lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

Michael Gungor (via explore-everywhere)

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Sorry not sorry for all my #ATT photos. #runday #runrdu #rundrm #10ktraining #boom #carpedurham (at American Tobacco Trail)

#runrdu #carpedurham #rundrm #runday #10ktraining #att #boom

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Wrapping up the weekend realizing my love for capturing beauty through a glass lens. Film, there's something special about you.