In the workplace, some people decorate their names and titles with multiple abbreviations to indicate earned academic degrees.

Have you ever looked at a co-worker and wondered how they got hired? As a job seeker, have you been unemployed for a while?

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Violence against teachers is mundane. It is no longer shocking. Teachers defending themselves against violent attacks is common.

Not long ago, I briefly worked at a call center between teaching jobs where I overheard two young people in their 20s talking.

Recently, I substituted for a 5th grade class at a relatively middle class elementary school. The school was tucked away in suburbia.