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I got lost in a big school
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I got lost in a big school
Danica's big school is staffed by rude security guards, distracted teachers, and a bad guidance counselor, and she falls behind.On the first day of high school, I felt like a little fish in a tank full of sharks. To get in the building, students had to wait in line to go through a security check. It made school seem more like a maximum security prison... [more]
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