understand the lesson for the day. She knows her students sometimes believe that their teachers have no existence outside of the classroom and she's found there's no better way to get them engaged than to tell stories about her life and even some childhood shenanigans. Ms. Scelzo says to the class, "There was this one time......." and describes to her students what happened on a cold winter day when her and her brother were told by their mother, "Find something to do! Go outside and play! You guys are driving me crazy!" One student even asks her, "Ms. Scelzo, did that really happen?"

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