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April 5, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Finds News Roundup, 4/5/2013

A few things of note this week… Tweens are having (were having?) beauty contests on Instagram.  Not too surprising, but the grassroots counter movement is certainly worth noting.  A mom ruminates on the issue, and coincidentally I spotted this piece this week too, “Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life“. One of my favorite recent professional development […]

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