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Can't sleep well.

sigh...sigh... feeling despondent about things right now, especially with how my pupils' fared for their year end exams. Really need to pull myself together and reflect on what I've done that worked and what didn't. There's a high probability I'll be teaching most of my current group of pupils again. New approaches and strategies will have to be employed to better engage everyone for the very crucial year ahead. This will be a huge challenge for BOTH parties involved. I definitely need to get greater parental support this time round.

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