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Twelve-Year-Old Author Calls Herself the World’s Youngest Teacher

Posted Thursday, January 28, 2010

Featured on Episode 17 of the 2009-2010 season

 

At first glance, Adora Svitak looks like any 12-year-old girl. The truth is -- she's anything but. This accomplished “tween” is a poet, as well as an author of young adult books. But there's more - she's actually a teacher, traveling around the world to talk to kids about the joys of reading and writing. Jason Guy caught up to this busy youngster last week, at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.

Additional Information

Adora's Website
Educator's Royal Treatment-Adora's Week at FETC
Adora shares her teaching programs-YouTube
Adora on UStream
Promethean Planet
Telegraph-What Makes Adora Tick?

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Hannah Beamer 6:31 PM 2/1/10

i think the 12 year old teacher is amazing! you can tell shes educated by the tone of her voice. I think what she does is amazing. Hopefully she will win a nobel peace prize, and i know i can never write a school essay, let alone a book.

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