From: To: Bcc: Subject: Date: Attachments: lane-Images: Gregory Brown undisclosed-recipients:; [email protected] Greg Brown's Weekend Reading and Other Things.... 05/12/2013 Sun, 12 May 2013 17:17:08 +0000 Terrorism_and_the_Other_Religions_Juan_Cole_RSN_24_April_13.pdf; How_A_Teacher_Encouraged_Her_Students_With_An_r_Rita_Pierson_TED_Weekends_O 5 06 2013.pdf; I; Ta Cruz eligible_to_run_for_president_Ed_OKeefe_&_Aaron_Blake_TWP_May_6„2 0 13.pcif; Too:Big-to- Fail_Takes_Another_Body_Blow_Matt_Taibbi_Rolling_Stone_May_7,2013.pdf; Qatar_BanIc_No._l_Supplanting_Singapore_as_Canada_Slips_Robert_Tuttle_&_Chong_Po of Koon Bloomberg_May_1„2013.pdf; Worlds_Strongest_BanIcs_-_Bloomberg_- _ _ May_l „2013.pdf; The_First_3D-Printed_Gun_Has_Been_Fired- Alexis Kleinman Huff Post_May_8,2013.pdf; Maxs_Kansas_history_5-12-2013.pdf; fi Economists_See_becif_Emphasis_asimpeding_Recovery_Jackie_Cahnes_&_Jonathan_ Weisman_NYT_May_8,2013.pdf; Dow_15,000_and_the_retirement_crisis_ahead_Matt_Miller_TWP_May_8„2013.pdf; How_Wall_Street_Defanged_Dodd-Frank_The_Nation_April_30,2013.pdf; The Facts Are In and Paul Ryan Is Wrong Jonathan_Chait_New_York_Magazine- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ May_10,2013.pdf; Hospital_Prices_No_Longer_Secret_As_New_Data_Reveals_Bewildering_System„Stagger ing_Cost_Differences_Huff_Post_05_08_2013.pdf image.png; image(1).png; image(2).png; image(3).png; image(4).png; image(5).png; image(6).png DEAR FRIEND Teachers don't make a lot of money. And they are usually not deemed worthy of news coverage unless there is a scandal or a strike. Most of the time, their major accomplishments are only shared with colleagues and family members and not the media. Even then the celebration is often cut short by some catastrophe the next day. Yet, in spite of the highs and lows, many teachers cannot think of another profession that brings them both joy and challenge on a daily basis. In the spring of her career, Rita Pierson found herself questioning th