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schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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As the Miami Herald’s higher education writer, Livingston was sent to cover the participation of schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, including schoolteacher Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Attached was a capsule containing small gifts—tobacco, sugar, tea, and sewing supplies—and a message of friendship which a schoolteacher in Nome had translated into Russian.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The longtime San Diegan worked as an acrobat, in airplane manufacturing, as a schoolteacher and in the real estate industry.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, including schoolteacher Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Attached was a capsule containing small gifts—tobacco, sugar, tea, and sewing supplies—and a message of friendship which a schoolteacher in Nome had translated into Russian.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The longtime San Diegan worked as an acrobat, in airplane manufacturing, as a schoolteacher and in the real estate industry.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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schoolteacher
noun
school·teach·er
-ˌtē-chər 
: a person who teaches school
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