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Adults tell students that it gets better, that the world changes after school, that being 'different' will pay off sometime after graduation. But no one explains to them why.
Adults tell students that it gets better, that the world changes after school, that being 'different' will pay off sometime after graduation. But no one explains to them why.
Approximate author period: c. 1994 AD · modern
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- Alexandra Robbins
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- Approximate author period: c. 1994 AD · modern
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