Among Schoolchildren
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Among Schoolchildren is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that closely follows a fifth-grade teacher and her students in a struggling Massachusetts public school, offering an in-depth look at American education and classroom life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Among Schoolchildren canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4384716 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Among Schoolchildren Context triple: [Tracy Kidder, notableWork, Among Schoolchildren]
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A.
In School
In School is a non-fiction book by former NHL goaltender and Canadian politician Ken Dryden that examines the challenges and possibilities of the modern education system.
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B.
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, notable as his first color feature and a surreal, episodic portrait of life in a shantytown.
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C.
Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
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D.
The Student's Tale
"The Student's Tale" is one of the narrative poems within Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's collection *Tales of a Wayside Inn*, presented as a story told by the character known as the Student.
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E.
Colegio del Aire
Colegio del Aire is Mexico’s military aviation academy responsible for training officers and specialists for the Mexican Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Among Schoolchildren Target entity description: Among Schoolchildren is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that closely follows a fifth-grade teacher and her students in a struggling Massachusetts public school, offering an in-depth look at American education and classroom life.
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A.
In School
In School is a non-fiction book by former NHL goaltender and Canadian politician Ken Dryden that examines the challenges and possibilities of the modern education system.
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B.
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, notable as his first color feature and a surreal, episodic portrait of life in a shantytown.
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C.
Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
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D.
The Student's Tale
"The Student's Tale" is one of the narrative poems within Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's collection *Tales of a Wayside Inn*, presented as a story told by the character known as the Student.
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E.
Colegio del Aire
Colegio del Aire is Mexico’s military aviation academy responsible for training officers and specialists for the Mexican Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Tracy Kidder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
American public education
ⓘ
fifth-grade classroom ⓘ |
| genre |
education writing
ⓘ
narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780395473473 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bilingual education
ⓘ
elementary school students ⓘ multicultural classroom ⓘ poverty and schooling ⓘ teacher burnout and resilience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Christine Zajac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | immersive reportage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrait of a single teacher
ⓘ
in-depth look at American education ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| portrays |
challenges of urban education
ⓘ
struggling public school ⓘ teacher-student relationships ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Holyoke, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
classroom life
ⓘ
education policy impacts ⓘ teaching profession ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | one school year ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Tracy Kidder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Among Schoolchildren Description of subject: Among Schoolchildren is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that closely follows a fifth-grade teacher and her students in a struggling Massachusetts public school, offering an in-depth look at American education and classroom life.
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