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Minneapolis neighborhood has a bizarre annual tradition — and it involves a gigantic No. 2 pencil
Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic ...
Bethesda Magazine6d
More novels, paper and pencil work: MCPS to implement new middle school English curriculum this fall
Students attending Montgomery County public middle schools next fall will encounter new English lessons that explore more ...
Hartford Courant3d
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
“Everybody knows a pencil. You see it in school, you see it in people’s work, or drawings, everything. So, it’s just so accessible to everybody, I think, and can easily mean ...
The Spokesman-Review6d
20-foot-tall pencil gets its annual sharpening
When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening that draws crowds of more than 1,000 people. The giant pencil ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d
Ritual sharpening of 20-foot-tall pencil draws crowds in Minneapolis
Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic ...
Star Tribune3d
20-foot-tall pencil on Lake of the Isles lawn will get its annual sharpening
When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening that draws crowds of more than 1,000 people. The giant pencil ...
Education Week6d
Putting AI to Work in Schools Is Difficult. A New Toolkit Outlines How to Do It
While a majority of states and a handful of education organizations have provided AI guidance for schools , many district ...