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Student pushback against mixing up their lunchtime seating can be a perfect teaching opportunity.

Help tolerance and inclusion last. Plan follow-up events to Mix It Up at Lunch Day!

Students may push back against sitting and eating with someone new. Be ready with a few key tools and phrases.

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Social Media in the Classroom

During one particularly frenetic transition in the classroom recently, Mila bounded up to me and asked, “Mrs. B, do you think I could be a writer someday?” Without blinking, I emphatically replied, “Absolutely, I can totally see you as a writer.” She smiled and skipped over to join her friends in line to go to recess. A few minutes later, as we were walking through the halls, I overheard her say excitedly to a friend, “Mrs. B thinks I can be a writer. She told me so.” She walked out for recess practically on air.