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My Complicated Relationship With School

  “The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” ~ Tom Bodett 🏹🏹🏹 Dear readers, I hate school. Ever since I was a kid, I have hated school. It was a mental prison for me. I didn’t do well in school, and even when I did well for three years (mid-80s to low-90s student), I still hated it. I come from an Asian family, which already has complications. My parents wanted good grades from my sister and me. Neither my sister nor I were straight-A type of students; my sister was average, and I was below average from grade 1 to 8. In my ‘ Grades Aren’t Everything ’ post, I touched on school, where I go more in-depth with my grades and feelings towards them.  We went to a French Immersion school, so every subject was in French. Now, I have a thing to say when it comes to languages. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t learn new languages for the life of me. My first language was...

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