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Empty Boxes and Triplets at Christmas Date: December 7, 2005
It seems that when it comes to people and their empty boxes, timing is everything. Housekeeping often entails moving piles of boxes from one room to the next, with a few thrown out for good measure. And then... just when we need a box, the right one is the one we just threw out. But as the Christmas season has reminded Commentator John Richard Schrock, ANY box is the right box, when placed in the hands of a child.

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Commentator and Grandparent John Richard Schrock is a professor of biology education, and Chair of the Biology Department, at Emporia State University.
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