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Lee Walter hands out colored pencils during his first day as a full-time teacher at Brandywine Heights Middle School on Monday, Aug. 29, in Topton, Pa. Walter graduated from Albright College four years ago and went to work at a financial planning firm. But spending all day in a cubicle staring at spreadsheets wasn't for him, he said. So, he headed to Kutztown University for graduate work and to get certified to teach.

Rookie teacher hides jitters on his first day of school

It's heartening to see an idealistic young person follow his dream to become a teacher. Given the political pressure on teachers' unions and public schools, this is a pretty gutsy thing to do. The Reading Eagle reports the story of his first day.

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