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Jonathan Scolnick

Jonathan Scolnick is an educator who has spent close to two decades working in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Medellín, Colombia; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

By Jonathan Scolnick | October 6, 2023

We can create learning moments that students remember forever if we open up our classrooms to awe and wonder.

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