Former Student Reunites With a Diary From His 6th Grade After 33 Years

Former Student Reunites With a Diary From His 6th Grade After 33 Years
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A retired Canadian teacher, who couldn’t bear to throw away unclaimed diaries from his classes’ creative writing projects in the 1980s, has tracked down many of his former students.

With the help of social media, Hugh Brittain, 78, sent the time capsules, replete with preteen secrets, opinions, and ambitions, back to their original owners.