Elementary School

Letters to President Obama from Fourth Graders in Harlem

Lauren Rubinfeld | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Lauren Rubinfeld

Dear President Obama, My name is Shareef and I am writing to you to say congratulations on being the first black President. Your wife must be very proud of you.

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Does Sarah Palin Believe in Oil?

Jessica Olien | Posted 10.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Fossil Fuel, Evolution, Oil, Drill Baby Drill, Dinosaurs, Sarah Palin, Intelligent Design, Elementary School, Political Satire, Green News
Jessica Olien

Palin doesn't believe in those funny-lookin' fossils that eventually evolved into you and me. This is extremely funny as she certainly seems to believe in their byproduct oil.

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"Off The Bus": Inside A Parent's Head on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 09.03.2008 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life. I'd lie wide awake for hours, wondering about my locker location, ...

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Back to School Stealing

Jessica Olien | Posted 08.24.2008 | Living

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Jessica Olien

In elementary school, on the first day of every school year, my class was shown a video about being a "latchkey kid." Little Billy or Tony -- or whate...

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