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No college course in classroom management. No theories of learning styles. No student teaching. Here's your room. Here's your desk. Sink or swim. No floatation device provided. I learned a lot and I learned it all very quickly. One of the very first things I learned was that a teacher has to keep food in the classroom. Packs of Lance peanut butter crackers. Granola bars. Apples. Bananas. A literal "grab and go" such as the Hampton Inn might provide. The reason that cache of food was a necessity? Hungry kids can't learn. Hungry kids can't focus on the intricacies of "Macbeth." Hungry kids can'...

BackPack fundraiser helps feed hungry Gaston students Saturday, Feb. 21, was a cold winter evening across Gaston County as the sun sank early and the winter chill began to spread across the darkening landscape. But for 200 people around the county, the late-winter night brought a special treat - a hand-delivered, four-course dinner, lovingly prepared at the Gaston Country Club. The 200 dinners, which included crab cakes, tomato bisque, beef short ribs, and a chocolate dessert, had been ordered in support of the BackPack Weekend Food Program's fundraiser, "Dining at the Chef's Table: Together...