Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope Female Trailblazers Silence isn’t just the absence

Silence isn’t just the absence of noise

it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut

and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals

to spend money on things that truly make us happy

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Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope Female Trailblazers Silence isn’t just the absenceTeachers are the heroes we too often forget to thank. And we need heroes more than ever. From across the country, from kindergarten to high school, from public, private, religious, or military schools, teachers tell us about their classrooms. They tell us what it takes to teach kids day in and day out. They tell us what it takes to improve kids' lives, even as they generously give of their own. They tell us what it takes to foster lifelong leaders and