Kristen Lentz
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Teaching in Texas for 11 years. Yee haw! *Graduated summa cum laude from Texas Tech University with a double major in English and history. My focus in English was British literature and literary criticism. *Right now I am currently teaching G/T English Language Arts for eighth grade, but I have also taught high school U.S history and World History.
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