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Finding the good

On a visit to a Philadelphia School District school today (hi, Parkway Center City!), a familiar thought occurred to me: financial circumstances are tough (see: running a school on $160 tough) but man, are the students great. (See also: Ben Franklin students, whom I visited last week and wrote about in today's Inquirer.)

I write a lot about the things that are broken in Philadelphia schools. I love finding and writing about the good stuff, too. Colleague Cathy Rubin, editor of our Style & Soul section, has put out a call to Philadelphia students. Cathy writes: "tell us what you're thankful for in your classrooms - the teacher who always goes the extra mile, for instance, or the lesson you'll never forget. Please send your e-mails of 100 words or less to crubin@phillynews.com by Nov. 18. Please include your full name, age, and school. We will publish some of them in Style & Soul Nov. 27."

So, Philly students, we're all ears - send us your thoughts by tomorrow! I can't wait to read what you have to say.