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You Don't Usually Get What You Want

You Don't Usually Get What You Want

Quintin Jones and Other Matters

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Sheila Callahan
May 18, 2021
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A few months ago, I decided to step down from teaching elementary school and to seek an instructional assistant position in my school district. It’s a big cut in pay, but I am banking on the payout being evenings and weekends unencumbered by lesson planning, grading, report cards, parent emails, and all the other hidden tasks on which teachers spend the…

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