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We got this jerky sub. she don't know a thing and she's trying to teach it.

Bel Kaufman

If a teacher wants to know something why doesn't she look it up herself instead of making we students do it? We benefit ourselves more by listening to her, after all she's the teacher!

Bel Kaufman

Bel Kaufman

Bel Kaufman

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Born: May 10, 1911

Died: July 25, 2014 (aged 103)

Bio: Bella "Bel" Kaufman was an American teacher and author, best known for writing the 1965 bestselling novel, Up the Down Staircase.

Known for:

Up the Down Staircase (1964)
Love, Etc. (1979)
La Tigresse: And Other Short Stories (2012)
Love, Etc.: A Novel (1979)

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