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The Friendship Files: When a Teacher Becomes a Friend - The Atlantic

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"I think we just started coming to Mr. O's room for lunch. I don't even know if we asked permission. Probably not."

Every week, The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic ’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with a group of college students who have been friends with their high-school history teacher since they started eating lunch in his classroom sophomore year, discussing politics and sharing stories from their lives.They discuss how the students went from being afraid of their teacher to being close friends, how they've all kept in touch since the students left for college, and how their intergener

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