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In an affluent suburb of San Diego, this maths teacher opens all the windows of his classroom, letting the ocean breeze in, and awaits his students. First, they need to find out what day it is...
I get up at 5am, shave, wake my wife Mary and go downstairs. I respond to the pleadings of obese Otis and slender Stella by pouring dry cat food into their bowls, and then I pour something slightly more appetising into mine.
I listen to the news on KPBS, our local public radio station, paying particular attention to any reports of traffic snarl-ups affecting the route from my San Diego home to the Bishop's School, where I teach maths.
If I tire of listening to news stories featuring Republican trolls and their relentless efforts to prevent the American poor from getting access to decent healthcare and adequate food, I'll listen to World at One on BBC Radio 4 via iPlayer.
By the time I've showered, my 16-year-old...