Photo: #Michael Smart, Minnesota's 2007 Teacher of the Year, and Judy Schaubach, president of the teachers' union Education Minnesota.

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Japanese language teacher wins union's top honor

Broadcast: Midday, 05/07/2007, 11:00 a.m.

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Education Minnesota, the state's teachers' union, named a Harvard-educated Japanese language teacher from Plymouth as its 2007 Teacher of the Year on Sunday. Michael Smart says the secret to good teaching is to focus on the students.

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  • Michael Smart: Minnesota's 2007 Teacher of the Year. Smart teaches Japanese at at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in Plymouth.

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