i n t h i s i s s u e : M I D D L E S C H O O L M I C RO E C O N O M Y • C O L L E G E C O N N E C T I O N • P O PA D I N N E R • C R O S S- C O U N T R Y
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VO LU M E X X I , N U M B E R 3 A biweekly publication of The Post Oak School
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S E P T E M B E R 25 , 2 015 Available online at www.postoakschool.org
I L I K E T H AT YOU W E N T A L L OU T by John Long, Head of School
“I know what I think; I want to hear what you think.”
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ourteen middle school students and their teacher sit together around a table, responding to a novel they’ve all read. Today there are three groups discussing three different novels: I Heard the Owl Call My Name,
Lord of the Flies, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian-- books chosen because they help prepare for the upcoming class trip to Arizona, whose focus is Native Americans and ancient American culture.