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Wrong Track in Senior High School?

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The National Achievement Test in the Philippines

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I am taking the liberty of sharing in this blog a post made by a former school principal, Brian Butler. It is a simple story yet it vividly demonstrates what we often take for granted in our daily lives. Life is truly different if we are among the disfavored. Our society is broken and all of us and especially our children have a lot to learn and understand. Only then can we truly change our communities for the better,




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16 hrs It happens and just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean we don’t experience it! This is what I don’t want from this post:
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