What I Did in Fifth Grade

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What I Did in Fifth Grade

2015

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A teacher chronicles his final year working in a school with a large underprivileged population.

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Marc Kornblatt

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Fabian Alamilla

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Heidi Becker

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Lashon Buchanan

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Max Burdeen

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Anthony Broadus-Smith

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Tom Crawford

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Brad Coleman

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Jesse Coleman

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Lisa Coleman

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Jake Eccles

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Jeremiah Evans

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Scott Gustafson

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Ray Gutierrez

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Salvador Hernandez

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Larien Johnson

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Frank Mora Villa

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Messiah Moss

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Jon Ninneman

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Laura Neilson

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Manhattan Pennie

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Devin Redman

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Monty Ruhde

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Asia Stuckey

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Antonio Thomas

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Angel Vicuna Garduno

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Dee Wylie

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