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Six-Word Memoir of the Day - Apr 26, 2025
Six-Word Memoirs contest ends April 1

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Celebrating students’ work from classrooms across the world.

Since we launched the Six-Word Memoir project, educators of all kinds have found six words to be a terrific classroom assignment and catalyst for self-expression.

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