A Teacher’s Journal: Teenage Mama Back To School
March 20th, 2010 | 
Author: Trina* got pregnant when she was in 2nd year High School. She was 17 at the time.
To cut thel ong story short, she wants to go back to school, but too embarassed to enroll in 2nd year at 24, she needs to take (and pass) the placement examination, which will be her passport to enroll in first year college.
The coverage of the exam will be the lessons taken in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year. The lessons that she missed.
Being out-if-school for 7 years, she was shedding eyebrows and eyelashes over the lessons I presented to her during the review, which include the difference between adjectival and adverbial clause (what are these?)
I am happy that she still wants to go back to school after all these time. But my heart went out to her as I see her (in my peripheral vision) biting her lips and curdling her toes while answering her test. And I wanted (so badly) to tell her ‘You shouldn’t have left school’ or ‘You should have come back sooner..’
Happy weekend, everyone!
*not real name
photos courtesy of stmu.ab.ca, mfs.edu.hk and centexbirthnetwork.com
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I took the same test before. it was still called PEPTest that time. i stopped school for one year because of my heart disease. i skipped 3rd and 4th year high school which actually made me feel insecure of not being able to march during graduation and seeing the friendships that blossomed with the classmates I left. anyway, i enjoyed my college years.
last note, i added you to my list. thanks for the add
good for her..iba ang may pinag aralan..
She'll adjust to that, whats important is she wanted to finish school. so good luck to her.
Great post. Wish her a bright future…
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Nasa huli ang pagsisisi eka nga. Eh bakit naman kasi gusto na mag college eh dapat sa high school muna bumalik. Para ma refresh ang mind..
good thing here is, she still wants to pursue her education.wala naman age or dahilan para di niya tapusin studies niya, kahit nga older than her age marami pa.