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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">I ran across this read today and thought about all of the struggles that schools are having to try and motivate students, what grades to give, etc. I found this to be interesting:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2020/12/17/teachers-rethink-grading-as-many-students-struggle-during-the-pandemic/">https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2020/12/17/teachers-rethink-grading-as-many-students-struggle-during-the-pandemic/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Enjoy your Christmas break!! We look forward to seeing you in 2021</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#002060">😊<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Love, hugs and prayers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Lisa Nelson</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><br>
Director of Student Preparation<br>
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><a href="https://okhighered.org/student-prep/">https://okhighered.org/student-prep/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">“Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile and start again.” ~Author unknown</span><span style="color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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