Usually, the news is not good. They got stabbed in a gang fight or arrested for robbery. Very occasionally, the news will be something positive, but more often, it's an obituary. Now I read about the funeral of Alexis Burch. She flipped her car off Alfred Harrell Highway and went sailing over the cliff to land on China Grade Loop. I can't even imagine how horrible. Alexis was my student when she was in the seventh grade, and she was a lovely young lady--beautiful and intelligent and not a bit of trouble. May she rest in peace.
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(4) Wed Aug 10 2005 17:41 Why Being a Teacher is So Hard:
A teacher has an opportunity to get to know many students, and over the years the numbers add up. I always look in the paper to find news of former students.