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EDJH Week 1 Check-in

     The first week of class was a bit rough, as I am writing this I am still struggling to adjust to my new schedule. There isn't much to report for this first week but I enjoy the class that I ended up with in EDJH 385 as most of my classmates are Social Studies Majors like I am and I also share other classes with the same classmates that I have in here so for me personally I prefer that as I get the opportunity to speak to my EDJH classmates more often. 

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