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Read about how other educators are using The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition with their students, or share your own ideas. Send us your feedback and we’ll post it here.

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 Kathleen Shannon, a high school teacher in Connecticut, writes:

“We love using the WSJ classroom edition in the classroom. I look forward to it coming every month, and find that it always brings new discussions to the classroom. The kids look forward to it as much as I do now.

“When I get the newspaper, I save it for the Friday of the week that it comes. On that Friday, I turn the classroom into a special place when we read it. I let the students bring coffee or a favorite drink to class. (Usually they are not allowed to have any beverages in class, so this becomes a real treat.) I provide doughnuts, and we spend the time "relaxing & reading."

“The students become completely engaged in the newspaper, and the room is calm & quiet. It is such a good feeling to see them enjoying this experience. Often they comment on how they never get a chance to sit and just read. They say there is always an "agenda attached" when they are asked to read for their other classes, so this becomes an exercise of reading for pleasure & increasing their knowledge. They know we will discuss the topics and that I will be expecting their participation. But at first we read for the sake of simply reading! 

“It has truly become my favorite day of the month, and the engaging discussions and lessons that develop from using the WSJ as a tool in the classroom has made my job as an educator very fulfilling. I use it for several lessons.”