“I have been working with students one-on-one for more than a decade,” said fifth-grade teacher Sean Duffy at Waples Mill Elementary School in Fairfax County. “I agree with you that 10 minutes with a kid is far more important than margin notes at home.”

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BEST OF LUCK ON THE SAT, STUDENTS!! I am SO PROUD of you for ALL your hard work over the years preparing for this test!!! You are going to ROCK IT THIS MORNING!!!!!