Yes, This Town Is Real. Yes, It’s Totally Adorable. And Yes, What It Did Is Making Kids Happier.

Alarm clocks. Rushed breakfast. Last-minute homework. Tiredness. “Hurry up!” As chaotic as a school morning can be, it’s pretty dang cool to see the fun way these students go about theirs. And no, this idea wouldn’t work everywhere. But I’m confident it could work in many places. What about where you live?

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Morgan Shoaff

Aug 15, 2014

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