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When Students Stand on Desks: A Teacher’s Dead Poets Society Moment

June 13, 2017May 30, 2026 / Laura Joy Palma / Leave a comment

My last day of school ended with students standing on their desks calling me 'O Captain, My Captain.' Sometimes the greatest lessons happen when you least expect them.

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The story before the story — how a blog became a lifeline, and how showing up to the page one night a week slowly wrote me back to life, and to faith.

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A memoir at the intersection of bipolar disorder and Christian faith. Endorsed by Dr. Sam Storms.

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    Beautiful photos dear Laura.

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