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2. Schools are not what they used to be in the USA. I read about this in our "Weekly Reader" back in 1957

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 03:09 PM

Jun 17

Our sixth grade class used a publication called "The Weekly Reader" which was full of current events, civics and general interest stories.

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