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There’s nothing my overachieving Millennial soul likes better than the idea of being in the “advanced class.” So when I started thinking about gratitude this week, I decided to go hard:
What would Advanced Placement Gratitude look like?
We teach kids the basics. Across the US you can see 5 year olds making Thanksgiving turkey handprints with things they’re grateful for like family, friends, food, fun.
Solid, but also, so Gratitude 101.
AP Gratitude would be non-obvious. Much more interesting. I’d have to work for it. So what sort of things are hard to be grateful for? I’ll tell you what: Terrible things. Today I give you five terrible things that I’m in some weird way grateful for. And I invite you to share your own!

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