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Journal Entries
Journals are part of the English curriculum and are shared anonymously every week by the teachers reading them aloud to the class. The journal readings provide a time for students to share their thoughts in an honest, open forum.
Entry #1
4/2/2008
Having filled the furnace for two weeks, I feel like I am starting to get a feel for certain smoky smells. There is the metallic, unpleasant smoke that comes when it's burned to the coals. And there's the satisfying, deep woody smoky smell when the wood is burning well. And occasionally there's the more fragrant perfume-like smell that's almost delicate. I think it comes from the birch bark. Of course, I can't forget that burning plastic smell. I didn't figure that one out until a few days later when I noticed a melted burn mark on my jacket. One of the nice things about filling a furnace in Vermont when it's cold, is that when scrounging around in the wood pile, you never have to worry about scorpions or other bugs.

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