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"Small Victories" in the Classroom.

Teacher Jessica Siegel and reporter Samuel Freedman. Freedman wrote an account of a year in Siegel's classroom.

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Other segments from the episode on May 29, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 29, 1990: Interview with Jessica Siegel and Samuel Freedman; Interview with Norman René and Craig Lucas; Review of Ian McEwan's novel "The Innocent."

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