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[beardedmrbean]

A father of two young children hopes a lawsuit will lead to more transparency and improve student outcomes in Baltimore's embattled public school system.

"I'm all for funding schools," Jovani Patterson, told Fox News. "However, you don't just keep giving money without investigation on where the money has gone, especially with the amount of corruption and misuse of funds that have taken place for years in Baltimore City."

Patterson and his wife allege the school system misused taxpayer funds, reported ghost students — children not actually enrolled — in order to gain more funding, falsified pupils' records to push failing students through to graduation and more. Their suit names Baltimore City School Board of Commissioners, city council and Mayor Brandon Scott as defendants.

"It's all about power and control," Patterson said of the school system. "There's a lot of money in education."

That's $1.62 billion a year in Baltimore City Public Schools, to be exact. Baltimore has the fourth-highest funded large school system in the nation, behind only New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. Charm City's school budget increased 16% this school year, according to the city.

All that money — approximately $21,600 per student — isn't adding up to better outcomes. Baltimore had the lowest graduation rate across Maryland during the last school year. At one high school, 77% of students read at an elementary or kindergarten level.

And in February, FOX45's Project Baltimore broke the news that 23 schools had zero students score proficient on a state math exam. The state then removed the data and re-uploaded a heavily-redacted version.

"I think that they're trying to hide that the public school system is in worse shape than we thought," a whistleblower who previously worked in the Maryland State Department of Education told Project Baltimore.

Patterson agreed, telling Fox News "there's clearly a cover-up going on here."

"There's clearly things that we see that they don't want the people of the public to know when it comes to educating our kids," he said.

The question is simple for Patterson: Should Baltimore City students receive a good education?

"If you believe the answer to that is yes, then you should be joined in with this lawsuit as well," he said.

Baltimore's education woes are uniting people across the political spectrum. Patterson made an unsuccessful bid for city council president as a Republican in 2020. But prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has joined his lawsuit.

"If you don’t get a quality education, often times you find yourself a victim of the school-to-prison pipeline," Crump told FOX45. "Hopefully, with this lawsuit, we can get it right and that way it can help make – not just Baltimore better – but it can help make cities across America better."

A spokesperson for Baltimore City Public Schools called the Pattersons’ lawsuit "meritless because it fails to identify a current controversy justifying judicial intervention" in an email to Fox News.

"Even if the plaintiffs’ lawsuit identified current concerns with City School policies or procedures, there is a robust local, state, and federal infrastructure to handle these types of issues," the spokesperson continued, adding that "City Schools stands ready to demonstrate our steadfast commitment to providing a quality education to all students."

The legal process could drag on for years, according to Patterson's attorney. A judge allowed the case to move into the discovery and deposition phase late last year after denying the city and school system's request to dismiss the suit.

But Patterson said he's in it for the long haul.

"Someone has to stay and fight," he said. "I met my wife here, [had] both of my kids here, I was born here, bought my first house here. I planted my flag. So I'm going to fight as long and as hard as I can."

To see the full interview with Patterson, click here.

[aleyn-de-vries]

Diabolik Lovers: Rebirth And Royalty Chapter 1

NA. Hello, first written post, I think hahaha. Well I decided to create a fanfic of Kino and my OC that I have been putting off for a LONG LONG time and probably after this chapter I will put it off again because university takes up time (Understand, please). But well, here is the first written chapter. Unfortunately Kino won't appear so soon because these first chapters focus on Carolyne adapting to the life of the ghouls, so, enjoy.

Chapter 1: The Day That Everything Ended

It was the rainy season in the valleys of Cochabamba, after the December holidays. It was the night of January 15, 2020 to be precise. A girl with blue hair and a silver streak was trying to walk as best she could. With a broken ankle and supporting herself with a grab stick, it was not a good strategy to wander through the valley at night, especially since she did not know the environment where she fell. The sounds of nocturnal birds such as owls singing or the sound of crickets and toads could also be heard, which was the only thing that accompanied the young woman in this thick darkness. The phone she had had no signal and the battery was running out. If only she could find the Cochabamba - Oruro highway and wait for a bus that could take her back to Cochabamba or to the nearest town for medical attention. But with each step she took, the young woman did not know if she was getting closer or further away from civilization. It was supposed to be a memorable reunion. Her brother Kevin was the one who came to visit from Miami to see the rest of the family and also to go to the funeral of their maternal grandmother who passed away in Cochabamba. Both Carolyne and Kevin traveled from La Paz and Miami respectively to go to the funeral. Both of their parents and maternal aunt were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Gomez brothers, who only had to board a flight from Cochabamba - La Paz that was supposed to take 30 minutes at the latest. The young woman began to remember everything that happened to get to the point where she is.

Let's go back a couple of hours, it was 6 in the afternoon at the Jorge Wilstermann airport. Both siblings were listening to music while waiting for the next flight that would take them to their family. Kevin was more of an electronic music fan, while Carolyne listened to a band called “Rise Against,” a band he became a fan of after playing one of their songs “Prayer of the Refugee” on “Guitar Hero 3” and the song “Re-education (Through Labor)” on “Guitar Hero World Tour.”

“Carolyne, could you pay attention for a moment?” Kevin asked the girl who was listening to the music.

“Of course I'm listening to you, am I paying a lot of attention to you?” Carolyne replied.

“Then tell me, which of the gifts are you going to give to the aunt and which is yours?” Kevin asked, somewhat annoyed.

“Auntie gets the necklace and I get the sweater?” Carolyne asked curiously, frustrating her brother in the process.

“It’s the other way around, kid,” Kevin said, annoyed.

“Oh, right, so that's it,” Carolyne replied.

“Oh, when will you change? You’re always in your own world. "Wake up, you're going to be a college student soon!" her older brother asked her.

Young Carolyne was a kind, quiet girl with few friends. She always liked to stay at home reading a fantasy book or a programming book, since the Academic Proficiency Test (APT) exams were just around the corner, which would determine Carolyne's future.

“Well, you are starting a new stage. You will take your exam for the college you want to go to, you will go to college at one of the best universities in Bolivia… And when you finish everything, we will do the paperwork for your American residency so that you have better opportunities in life.”

Indeed. Her brother moved to Miami as soon as he graduated from school, having been born there, and he took their mother with him to attend residency. All that was left was to save a lot and for Carolyne to finish her degree so that she could have a prosperous life. It seemed like the perfect plan when…

Two people were talking at a distance, they were the pilot and the traffic control. The traffic control man warned that a small radar was not working, but if the flight was wanted it could depart calmly, it was only a matter of visual planning. With that in mind, the pilots thought it was a better idea for the plane to take off that same night, after all, everyone had already paid for their tickets and the flight was only 30 minutes long. So they decided to board all the passengers and the flight took off. Apparently there were no problems… But as the saying goes, it is better to waste a minute in life than life in a minute. Meanwhile, on the plane, Carolyne looked at the landscape outside and Kevin was sitting next to her.

“I hope these days turn out to be better, Carol. You promised grandma at the funeral that you would do your best,” Kevin said and the girl just nodded.

“I am so excited! I want to see my dad, my mom and my aunt,” Carolyne said.

“So, tell me, what do you plan to study? Remember that you are already 18 years old,” the older brother asked her.

“What I plan to study is…”, the girl was interrupted by a sudden movement.

The plane had the bad luck of entering a storm cloud, so they decided to go inside. Suddenly, there was a jolt, then another stronger than the previous one. The wind shears, also called turbulence, were trying to destabilize the flight and the desperate screams of the passengers were getting louder. Kevin asked Carolyne to imitate what he did when a thunderclap hit the side where Carolyne was sitting, causing her chair and seat to come off the plane. The girl could only watch nervously as she fell 10,000 meters in free fall, getting soaked by the torrential rain as she watched the plane pass by and fainted thinking it was a dream.

Fortunately for her, the blue-haired girl fell in the valleys of Cochabamba. The treetops and the fact that she fell with her seat were what cushioned the fall. Meanwhile, when she reacted, she saw a horrible scene. At a distance from her, a thick ball of smoke could be seen ascending... It was the plane that fell a few kilometers from her.

“Kevin…” Carolyne said when she saw the thick cloud of smoke, her brother probably already passed away. The girl tried to get up but a slight pain wouldn't let her. Her right ankle ended up fractured, so she crawled and found a stick that fit her, so she leaned on the stick and started walking. Her goal was to find the road and say that she was the only survivor of that fateful flight. As she wandered further and further, she began to get lost in the valley, so she decided to continue looking for help, this time from a peasant. The bad thing is that probably in those places, most of the peasants speak Quechua, but Carolyne didn't know how to speak that language, she only learned English and French, but she never lost her curiosity to learn an indigenous language because she saw it as useless, but in this situation she swallowed her words and saw that it wasn't so bad to learn an indigenous language at this time. She only hoped that the person who finds her is someone kind and not hostile.

“I don’t care if the peasants call me privileged… I need help…”, the young girl thought.

She saw a small tunnel that would connect to the other side. The fame of the valley tunnels is that they connect different towns, so she decided to enter there to seek shelter from the rain or find another small town. The young girl continued walking deeper into the tunnel. After about 15 minutes, she reached the exit of the tunnel which was a place full of fig crops. The young girl tried to take a couple of figs for the road, when suddenly, the young girl began to cough up blood. She was not quite okay, she had internal bleeding that was aggravated by the effort she put in.

“N-No… I don’t want to die…”

The young girl tried to keep walking, but the tiredness made her fall into the mud. Carolyne ended up crying out of frustration. Her family already had a funeral... And now they will have two new ones, causing more pain to her hurt family. With those thoughts, the young woman closed her eyes and her heart stopped beating... Or at least, that's what she thinks.

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By: Melissa Koenig

Published: Apr 3, 2024

Seattle Public Schools is dismantling its gifted and talented program, which administrators argued was oversaturated with white and Asian students, in favor of a more “inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive” program.

The district began phasing out its Highly Capable Cohort schools and classrooms for advanced students in the 2021-22 school year due to racial inequities, the school district notes.

The program will completely cease to exist by the 2027-28 school year, with a new enrichment-for-all model available in every school by the 2024-25 school year.

“The program is not going away, it’s getting better,” school officials said on the district website.

“It will be more inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive.

“In particular, students who have been historically excluded will now have the same opportunities for services as every other student and get the support and enrichment they need to grow

The enrichment program currently only allows students who placed in the top 2 percent on standardized exams to be placed in the Highly Capable Cohort to receive enriched learning.

The students would then be sorted into one of three elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools.

But in 2020, the Seattle school board voted to terminate the program, after a 2018 survey found that the students in the Highly Capable Cohort were 13% multiracial, 11.8% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic and just 1.6% black.

Nearly 70% of the students were white.

“Numbers would suggest that within our city … predominantly white children are more gifted than other cultures and races, and we know that is absolutely not true,” Kari Hanson, the district’s director of student support services, told Parent Map at the time.

Under the new program, dubbed the Highly Capable Neighborhood School Model, teachers will be required to come up with individualized learning programs for all 20 to 30 of their students — a task for which, they argue, they do not have the time or resources as the district faces a $104 million budget deficit, according to the Seattle Times.

The district said it is working to provide teachers with curriculum and instruction on how to make it work, but an estimate from 2020 suggested an enrichment-for-all program would cost the district $1.1 million over the first three years.

One teacher said she worries it will become more difficult under the new program to teach math to students with a range of abilities, and that the whole-classroom approach won’t properly prepare students for Advanced Placement math and science courses.

Parents also expressed their concerns that the new model could lead to children getting overlooked.

“It seems to me that kids on maybe both extremes are going to be underserved,” Erika Ruberry told the Seattle Times.

Karen Stukovsky, who has three children in the gifted program, added that each teacher “can only do so much differentiation.

“You have some kids who can barely read and some kids who are reading ‘Harry Potter’ in the first grade or kindergarten,” she said.

“How are you going to not only get those kids up to grade level, and also challenge those kids who are already easy above grade level?”

Some parents of black students in the program even argued against ending it.

“My request is that you please consider the disservice you would be doing to the minorities that are already in the HCC program,” one father said at the school board meeting to approve the new program in 2020, according to the Stranger.

“The program does more for black children, particularly black boys, than it does for their peers.”

But then-school board vice president Chandra Hampson shot back: “This is a pretty masterful job at tokenizing a really small community of color within the existing cohort.”

Over the past few years, though, more and more minority students have joined the ranks of the Highly Capable Cohort.

In the 2022-23 school year, 52% of the students were white, 16% were Asian and 3.4% were black, according to the Seattle Times.

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“inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive”

Translation: underperforming students of all races will be told they're just as good and as special as the high-performing students.

The entire concept of "inclusion" is idiotic. It originated as making sure that students had access to the education they were entitled to, such as making sure kids in wheelchairs had access to the school's facilities.

But it's morphed into the notion that there's unfairness or even bigotry if average or under-performing kids aren't included in an advanced or gifted program. That there's something wrong because everybody doesn't have the same result. But the idea that everyone is entitled to be "included" in everything is completely insane. Instead of having a separate program to uplift the mediocre students, the programs for the high-performers are scuttled and they're brought down to the lowest common denominator. This is what "equity" does.

DEI is just smug racism.

[kuyabonoforyou]

PATRICE'S STORY

Dear Kuya Bono,

               Kumusta po ang lahat. I hope everybody is OK. Ako, mas OK ngayon kesa nagdaang mga taon ng buhay ko. Nag-explore kasi ako noong 2018. Nainggit sa mga pinsan ko at pinatulan ko rin yung sinasabi nilang ‘Get Out of your Comfort Zone’.

               DALAWANG TAON DIN NA NAMUHAY ako gaya ng buhay ng mga pinsan ko sa Maynila..at nakasanayan at nagustuhan ko na rin ang pamumuhay nila….pero NAGKA-PANDEMIC kaya’t noong JUNE 8, 2020 ay…wala akong choice kundi ang UMUWI muna dito sa Probinsiya.

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               Graduate po ako ng BSE  Major in English noong 2016. Same year ako nag-take Licensure Examination for Teachers at pinalad naman mapabilang sa 31,334 na pumasa. Imagine that number of new teachers. Secondary pa lang yan ah. Sa Elementary naman ay 23,378 ang pumasa.

               Hindi lang ako at pamilya ko ang natuwa sa pagkakapasa ko ng Licensure Exam Kuya Bono kundi…baka, lalo na si Yosee. Matagal na kasi siyang nanliligaw sa akin noon kaya lang, parang hindi siya seryoso…kaya’t hindi ko rin siya sine-seryoso.

               Kabarangay ko lang si Yosee. Puro opposite ang mga purok namin. Purok Uno sila, Purok siyete kami.

               Sa paraang pabiro ko lang nasabi noon kay Yosee ang ganito;

               “Yosebio,..pag pumasa ako sa Board Exam, sasagutin na kita….”

               “Luh, huwag na! Ayoko ng ganon. Di naman ako desperado sa chance na maging GF kita noh?...Kung sagutin mo man ako dapat dahil yan sa…mahal mo ako, hindi dahil sa masaya ka lang kasi pumasa ka sa exam. Apaka-kenkoy mong babae ka!”

               “Kaarte mo naman Yosebio. Ayaw mo di huwag….at lalo namang hindi ako desperadang maging tayo noh? Ang kapal mo!!!”

               “Mas makapal ka! Dadaanin mo pa pala ako sa pustahan eh. Pano kung di ka pumasa eh di hindi rin ako pumasa sayo?! Style mo bulok!”

               “Mukha mo bulok! Huwag ka na ngang pumupunta dito sa’men noh? Istorbo ka lang sa buhay ko! Uwi ka na!”

               “Oyyy…nagalit naman agad. Joke lang darling ko…..di ka mabiro…..”

               “Anong darling ko?! Di pa tayo noh?”

               “Tayo na….kasi sigurado namang papasa ka sa exam eh. Ikaw pa ba? Maganda na…matalino pa…”

               “Hay naku Yosebio,..hindi mo ako mauuto….”

               “Payag na nga ako eh. Sagutin mo na lang ako kapag pumasa ka sa exam….pero kapag hindi ka pumasa. Liligawan pa rin ulit kITA kahit na…back to zero ako, start from the beginning…OK lang sa akin kasi….mahal  kitang totoo…todo todo walang preno…SAGAD HANGGANG BUTO!”

               “Diyan ka magaling sa kasaltikan mo. Alam mo, kaya hindi ako naniniwala sayo eh kasi puro ka biro….”

               “Hindi. Promise. Mula mamayang gabi bago ako matulog, madadasal ako…ganon din paggising ko sa umaga, magpe-pray ako….hihilingin ko kay Bro na….ipasa ka niya sa board exam…..para maging tayo na….para matikman mo na ang aking matamis na halik….at naguumalab na yakap…aking mahal na Patrice, Pa-kiss na lang, KAHIT isa lang please…..”

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               Kahit hindi kataasan ang score ko sa LET ay nagpa-ranking pa rin naman ako, baka sakaling suwertehing magkapagturo sa Public School…kahit na, alam kong mahirap kasi nga napakarami naming bagong teachers.

               Alam kong matagal makatanggap ng balita tungkol sa ranking kaya’t nag-apply muna ako sa isang Private High School sa bayan pero huwag na lang nating pagusapan ang suweldo dahil talagang minimum lang. Mas mataas pa nga ang suweldo ng nakababata kong kapatid na si Perry sa kaniyang trabaho bilang collector sa Lending…at pinagyayabang niya sa akin yun kasi siya, hindi tapos ng college. Choice niya yung hindi  magtapos kasi tinamad nang mag-aral at pinakinabangan na lang niya ang pagkahilig niya sa pagmo-motor sa pagiging collector. Bestfriend ni Peter si Yosee kahit na hindi sila magka-age kasi, si Yosee ang ka-age ko. Ka-batch ko siya sa public elementary school dito sa amin…pero hindi kami close noon. Ang ka-close niya ay yung mga kagaya niyang bardagul na laging pasimuno sa mga kalokohan sa school.

               High School, sa private nag-aral si Yosee. May kaya kasi talaga sila kahit noon pa. Empleayado sa DENR ang Papa niya, pero siya din ang boss sa kanilang malawak na Palayan at Maisan, malawak na Manggahan at may Poultry din sila. Ang Mama naman niya ay may puwesto ng dry goods at beauty parlor sa bayan. Yung mga nakatatandang kapatid ni Yosee ay nasa abroad kaya’t well-off talaga sila…pero walang yabang at arte si Yosee sa katawan. Napaka-simple niya at barriotic pa nga kung pumorma.

               College, nag-enroll siya ng Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Crop Science sa Mountain View College sa Valencia City. That time ay dalawa na lang sila ng bunso niyang kapatid na si Carmela ang naiwan dahil ang mga nakatatandang kapatid nila ay nag-stay sa Maynila at yung dalawa, panganay at sumunod sa panganay ay nagpunta sa America.

               Ako naman ay kumuha ng Bachelor in Secondary Education major in English sa BukSU o Bukidnon State University dito lang sa amin sa Malaybalay, Bukidnon. So, hindi kami schoolmate ni Yosee pero, updated ako tungkol sa kaniya dahil nga sa bestfriend siya ng bunso kong kapatid na si Perry…at nagkukuwento ito tungkol kay Yosee kahit hindi naman ako interesado.

               Vocal din si Perry noon sa palaging pakumusta daw ni Yosee sa akin…pero that time ay, wala talaga akong interes kay Yosee kasi, in-love na ako noon sa ka-klase at secret boyfriend kong si Michael.

               Nakay Michael Kuya Bono ang mga katangian ng lalaking pangarap kong maging boyfriend. Guwapo, mas matangkad sa akin, malinis sa katawan, matamis ngumiti at matalino.

               Consistent Dean’s Lister si Michael Kuya Bono, hindi siya bumababa sa Top 5. Ako, never mind. Hindi ko na-experience ang mapasali sa Deans List kasi hindi naman ako matalino at hindi ako masipag mag-aral. Masipag lang ako sa bahay, masipag akong magluto at maglinis pero tamad akong maglaba at mamalantsa,..kaya kay Mama napupunta ang mga gawaing ayaw ko.

               Balik tayo kay Michael. Kabatian ko na rin siya dati pa, naka-grupo ko din siya sa Project noong 3rd year kami pero hindi naman kami nabigyan ng chance para maging close noon. Siya ang group leader noon kaya’t naka-distribute amin na mga members nya ang kaniyang atensiyon.

               Pero noong 4th year na kami, pareho kaming na-assign sa Silae National High School para sa aming Practice Teaching. Pabor kay Michael na sa Silae kami na-assign kasi, taga-Kibalabag siya which is katabi lang ng Silae. Pero ako ay sa kabilang panig nakatira at malayo sa Silae ang sa amin.

               Mabuti na lang at nag-abroad noon ang panganay naming si Kuya Paulo. Binata pa siya noon at INIWAN niya kay Papa ang kaniyang Honda TMX 125 pero madalang namang magamit ni Papa dahil walang daanan ng sasakyan papunta sa bukid niya.

               Ang motor na yun yun Kuya Bono ang ginamit ko sa pagpasok sa Practice Teaching ko at dahil sa motor na yun ay, naging kami ni Michael.

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               Grade 5 pa lang ako marunong na akong mag-motor. Nagsimula akong matuto sa tricycle ni Tito Tonyo na kapitbahay lang namin. Noong High School ako, nagagamit ko na rin ang motor ni Kuya Paulo kapag wala siyang sumpong. Madalas kasi ay madamot siya sa motor.

               Unang araw ng Practice Teaching namin ay nagulat pa si Michael noong makita niya akong nagpa-parking. Naka-jogging pants lang ako noon pero dala ko ang pencil cut naming paldang uniform sa Practice Teaching. Nagbihis na lang ako noon sa CR ng Faculty Room.

               May dala akong baon noon na lunch Kuya Bono pero inaya ako ni Michael sa bahay nila na nasa kabilang barangay lang naman. Sumakay kami sa motor na dala ko pero siya ang nag-drive at ako’y angkas niya. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam ‘non Kuya Bono, feel na feel kong kaangkas ako ni Michael sa buhay niya.

               Noon ay nakilala ko na rin ang magulang at dalawang kapatid niyang wala pang asawa. Bunso si Michael at…mamangha ka talaga sa mga naka-kuwardong graduation pictures ng mga kapatid niya sa kanilang dingding. Ang ayos ng pagkakahilera. Kagaya ng pagkakahilera ng mga pictures ng mga naging Mayor sa mga Munisipyo. Walo silang magkakapatid at si Michael ang bunso at picture na lang niya ang kulay sa dingding na yun.

               Malaki ang bahay nila Kuya Bono pero simple lang. Para itong Ancestral House. Malawak din ang kanilang bakuran at napakaraming tanim sa paligid. Mabait naman ang parents ni Michael. Makuwento ang Mama niya at lagi itong nakangiti. Ang Papa niya, hindi palangiti, mukhang strikto at English Speaking….pero nauunawaan ko naman  yun kasi, siya ay retired principal.

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               Naging sobrang close kami ni Michael Kuya Bono at talagang in love na ako sa kaniya pero, alangan namang ako ang manligaw? Ramdam kong caring din siya sa akin pero hindi naman nagsasalita. Eh ako, experto ako sa pagtatago ng damdamin ko kaya’t alam kong hindi rin ako nagpahalata na gustong-gusto ko siya.

               Kaya lang noong sumapit ang 21st birthday ko Practice Teacher pa kami  noon, tandang-tanda ko pa, LUNES yun at katatapos nga lang ng Flag Ceremony at nakikipagkumustahan pa lang ako sa mga estudyante ko noong biglang pumasok ang dalawang lalaking Grade 10 Students. Yung isa ay may dalang gitara.

               “Yes boy? What can I for you?” tanong ko sa kanila.

               “Haharanain ka namin maam…” sagot ng isa at yung isa’y nagsimula nang tumugtog ng gitara. Yung isa ay kumanta naman ng EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD NG AIR SUPPLY.

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               Nasa kalagitnaan na siguro ng kanta noong pumasok naman si Jericho, ang pinaka-poging estudyante ni Michael at may dala itong bouquet of red roses. Tilian kami noon, oo Kuya Bono pati ako ay nakitili sa mga babae kong estudyante. Ang tamis ng ngiti ni Jericho noon….diretso siya sa akin at inabot ang bouquet ng pulang rosas.

               “Ano to, anong nangyayari?” tanong ko kay Jerico. Sumenyas siya sa pinto at doon ay lumitaw naman si Michael. Parang maiihi ako kilig noon Kuya Bono, patuloy pa rin noon ang pagkanta nung dalawa sa harapan pero noong matapos sila ay pumasok si Michael.

               “Saglit lang to guys!” Tila paumanhing sabi niya sa mga estudyante ko.

               “Ahmm…..Patrice, sa totoo lang hindi ako marunong manligaw. But…here and now…I am expressing my love to you. I LOVE YOU…..can you be my girlfriend?”

               “YES! YES!!!” narinig kong sigaw ng isang estudyante ko, una siya lang pero halos mag-chorus na sila sa pagsigaw ng YES! YES! YES!”

               “Yes…daw…” Sabi ko.

               “Gusto ko manggaling sayo. It is a yes?”

               “Michael….of course, YES!”

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               Nakakakilig diba? Pero…hindi kami nagtagal ni Michael. Sorry to disappoint you pero,..BU-ANG kasi ako at nakakahiya ang nangyari.

               Buwan na ng March noon. 7 months na kami ni Michael noon kasi, September 22 ko siya sinagot. Gaya ng dati, umuwi kami sa bahay nila ng Lunch Time pero kararating lang namin ay nagpaalam ang katulong nila. Ang Mama ni Michael ay nag-attend daw ang Mama at kapatid niya ng kasal. Ang Papa naman daw niya ay may nilakad sa Maramag, isang bayan din yun ng Bukidnon. In short, kami lang ang tao sa bahay nila.

               Dati nang maka-serve ang pagkain namin sa mesa. Pagkakain namin ay nag-shower si Michael pero hindi muna nagbihis. Nakatapis siya ng tuwalya noong tabihan niya ako at ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko noon Kuya Bono. Hinagkan niya ako sa labi at naging maalab yun…hanggang sa hinila niya ako sa kuwarto niya nakatabi lang ng salas. Sumama naman ako at doon Kuya Bono ay natangay na rin ako. Hinayaan ko na siyang tanggalin niya ang saplot sa katawan ko. Nakabuyang-yang na ako ng hubot-hubab sa kaniya…tapos pumatong siya. Nagulat ako noong madama ko ang kaniyang…ANO sa pagitan ng hita ko…ang tigas at parang ang laki.

               Doon ay natakot ako Kuya Bono. Bigla akong bumangon, tinulak ko siya. Dinampot ko ang mga damit ko saka ako lumabas ng silid niya. Sa salas ay magmamadali akong nagsuot ng panty ko, bra at ang palda ko…at noong sinusuot ko na ang blouse ko ay nagulat ako dahil napansin kong may nakaupo sa sofa….may hawak na diyaryo….pero sa akin nakatingin---ang Papa ni Michael.

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               Sa sobrang hiya ko Kuya Bono ay umalis ako ng walang imik sa Papa ni Michael. Bumalik ako sa school mag-isa pero hindi na pumasok si Michael nung hapon.

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               Kinaumagahan ay sa BukSU kami, kasi may klase pa ako noon liban sa Practice Teaching. Noong matapos ang subject na yun ay nilapitan ako ni Mara, ka-klase ko siya at ang sabi niya;

               “May kakausap sayo….pinsan ko….PUWEDE, sama ka?” Sumama naman ako Kuya Bono kasi, alam ko namang hindi gaga si Mara. Actually isa siya sa mga campus crush sa school at lagi ding parte ng Deans List. Dinala niya ako sa library na malapit lang sa classroom namin. Doon ay nadatnan namin si Katarina. Kilala siya ng lahat kasi nag-runner up siya sa Mr. & Miss BukSO nung nakaraang taon. Pinsan siya ni Mara.

               “Hi!” Nakangiting bati niya sa akin saka niya ako pinaupo sa harap niya.

               “Ako si Katarina…..”

               “Kilala kita….” Nakangiting sagot ko.

               “Patrice right?”

               “Oo….”

               “Ahm, hindi na ako magpaligoy-ligoy pa Patrice. May itatanong lang ako…..”

               “Sure. Ano yun?”

               “Hindi ba nabanggit ni Michael sayo na…girlfriend niya ako?”

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               “Girlfriend ka niya?...hala. Sorry, hindi ko alam…wala, wala siyang nabanggit sa akin…ang alam ko talaga, wala siyang girlfriend…..sabi pa nga niya hindi siya marunong manligaw….”

               “Complicated kasi ang sitwayson ko dito sa school…kaya usapan namin ni Michael na, sikreto muna ang relationship namin. Akala ko OK lang sa kaniya.

               “Sorry Katarina, hindi ko alam….”

               “May estudyante ka na…kapatid ng friend ko. Yung friend ko ang nagkuwento sa akin na….sinagot mo daw si Michael infront of your class….”

               “Oo, totoo yun…pero promise, hindi ko alam na kayo….”

               “Sigh. Anniversary namin ngayon. Nasa simbahan siya…naghihintay sa akin. Hindi ko pa siya nako-confront tungkol sa inyo…and I decided na sayo ko alamin kung totoo..bago ako humarap sa kaniya…and I think, kayo nga diba?”

               Hindi ko nasagot ang tanong na yun ni Katarina.

               “It’s OK Patrice. The truth is, mahal ko si Michael pero, sa ginawa niya…pinatunayan lang niya na…hindi niya deserve ang pagmamahal ko. Pupuntahan ko siya para makipagbreak na. Mas OK na yung may closure diba?”

               “I’m sorry Karatina…promise hindi ko alam….”

               “No, it’s OK. Siguro nga…kayo talaga ang para sa isa’t-isa…and I want you to know na hindi ako galit sayo. In fact, sobrang nagpapasalamat pa nga ako kasi…pumunta ka dito at nagsabi ka ng totoo….thank you Patrice….” Pagkasabi ni Katarina yun ay nakita kong tumulo ang luha sa makinis niyang pisngi.

               Tinapik pa niya ang balikat ko noong bago siya marahang lumakas palabas ng library.

               “Tara na din…” Aya sa akin ni Mara pero ang sagot ko;

               “Mauna ka na Mara…dito lang muna ako……” Pag-alis ni Mara ay, nagisip ako ng gagawin ko kay Michael.

               Mahal na mahal ko din siya Kuya Bono kaya lang, HINDI OK sa akin ang ginawa niya,..o mga ginawa niya. Una, yung pagtatangka niyang kunin ang pagkababae ko. Pangalawa,..may girlfriend pala siya.

               Noon ko lang nakaharap at nakausap si Katarina Kuya Bono pero natantiya kong mabuting babae siya,..at nakonsensiya ako kasi…bahagi ako ng sakit na dinanas niya dahil kay Michael.

               Noon din sa library ay nagdesisyon ako. Makikipagbreak na din ako kay Michael kahit na…mahal ko siya.

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               Hindi lang actually si Katarina ay yung attempt ni Michael na kunin ako…ang mga dahilan kung bakit, kailangan ko na din talagang iwasan siya. Isa pang major reason ay yung…nahihiya na ako sa magulang niya, lalo na sa Papa niya.

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               Hiyang-hiya pa rin ako sa sarili ko Kuya Bono kapag naaalala ko yung tagpong yun na…siguro nakita ng Papa ni Michael ang buo at hubad kong katawan.

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               Hanggang sa maka-graduate kami ni Michael ay hindi na siya lumapit sa akin…at wala na rin akong pakealam noon sa dahilan niya. Then, days before graduation namin ay madalas ko silang makita ni Karatina. Minsan nga, nakasalubong ko pa sila sa corridor at nag-ngitian kami ni Katarina….at nakapagtataka Kuya Bono kasi, hindi naman ako masyadong nasaktan o nagselos. Actually, masaya ako para kay Katarina kasi…siguro ay nagawa niyang patawarin at bigyan ng pangalawang pagkakataon si Michael…at hindi niya ako inaway diba? At sa totoo lang, bagay sila ni Michael. They really look good together…

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               So far noon Kuya Bono ay si Michael ang pina-OK na naging boyfriend ko; pinaka-guwapo, pinakamatalino, pinaka-maganda ang family background pero siya pa ang hindi ko iniyakan.

               Nakatatlong boyfriends din ako noong High School. Hindi pa K to 12 noon. Dalawa noong 3rd year then isa noong 4th year na na-extend pa ang relationship namin hanggang First Year ko sa college. Silang tatlo pero third party ang reason kung bakit ako nakipag-break. Ayoko kasi ng lalaking HINDI LOYAL AND FAITHFULL…Kaya kahit masakit, nakikipagbreak ako. Sa relasyon Kuya Bono ay idol ko ang parents ko. FIRST AND LAST LOVE nila ang isa’t-isa.

               Pareho din silang nag-abroad noong maliliit pa kami. Si Mama nag-DH sa Kuwait, then si Papa nag-Saudi naman pero pareho silang hindi nagtagal sa abroad kasi, ayaw nilang masanay na malayo sila sa isa’t-isa. Nanghihinayang sila sa mga taon na hindi nila kasama ang isa’t-isa.

               Ganon ang gusto ko. At gusto ko ng lalaking loyal at faithful…yung ako lang ang mahal at pakamamahalin.

               Oo, hindi ako kagandahan…at hindi naman ako nag-aasam ng guwapo eh. Actually, akala ko nga swerte ko lang kay Michael. Akala ko, may nakita siyang special sa akin…something na hindi nakikita sa panlabas kaya niya ako jinowa….pero na-realize ko din na…gusto lang niyang makaisa kaya siya nag-effort din sa akin.

               Then nung bakasyon, eto naman si Yosebio…o Yosee, na unang lumapit sa akin dahil kukunin daw akong muse sa team nila sa basketball. Nagdidilig ako ng halaman noon at tinapat ko sa kaniya ang sprinkler.

               “Ay bu-ang ka ba? Kagagaling ko sa basketball..mapapasma ako!”

               “Umalis ka kasi dito. Huwag mo akong pagtripan!”

               “Seryoso ako Patrice, wala kaming muse kaya ikaw na lang…..”

               “Ang sama mo noh? Porke wala kayong mahanap…mapipilitan kayong ako na lang ganon? Lumayas ka nga dito!” Sabi ko saka binugaan ng tubig kaya tumakbo sa kinaroroonan ni Perry….pero panay pa rin ang tingin sa akin at nagpapa-cute. Ngingiti-ngiti, kikindat-kindat at saka parang batang nagbu-beautiful eyes. Napapangiti ako sa kakulitan at  kakengkoyan niya pero hindi ko pinapakita. Tumatalikod ako kapag napapangiti ako para hindi niya makita at nang hindi niya isiping….napapasaya niya ako.

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               Alam na alam ko naman na ganon ang style nila ni Perry sa babae eh. Pareho silang naniniwala sa kasabihan nilang; “IF YOU CAN MAKE A LADY LAUGH, YOU CAN WIN HER LOVE!”

               Kaya yung style ni Yosee na yun, hindi epektibo sa akin. Kaya yata nag-isip sila ng iba. Sila kako kasi, alam kong kakutsaba niya ang kapatid kong Perry. Unang araw ko ng pagtuturo sa Private High School sa bayan na sabi ko’y pansamantala lang habang hindi pa ako nabibigyan ng break sa Public School….ay, nakisuyo ako kay Perry na ihatid ako. May MIO kasi si Perry, regalo sa kaniya ni Papa noong mag-tapos ito ng High  School. Bigla siyang nagdahilan, magsi-CR lang daw kaya hinintay ko naman. Kaso paglabas niya ng CR, may LBM daw siya.

               Maya-maya’t dumating si Yosee dala ang kotse ng Papa niya. Halata sa ngiti ni Perry noon na planted ang pangyayaring yun. Sumakay na rin ako sa kotseng dala ni Yosee kahit na, hindi ako nagre-react noon sa mga pambobola niya.

               “Ang isang magandang dilag na kagaya mo, hindi dapat sa motor sumasakay….” Sabi pa niya noon pero hindi ako nag-react. Sinulyapan ko lang.

               “Mula ngayon, hatid sundo na kita….” Sabi pa niya noong bumaba na ako sa harap ng school at noong labasan ng hapon ay nandun na siya, nakatayo pasandal sa kotse at nakakaloka ang ngiti niya sa akin.

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               Pinanindigan niya Kuya Bono na ihatid-sundo ako kahit noong busy na siya sa farm nila. Isa kasi siya sa mga nag-ooperate ng malalaking makina na pansaka, in short, sa sarili nilang farm niya ginamit ang pinag-aralan niya. Hindi siya nag-apply sa iba.

               Tuwing Sabado at Lingo, nasa bahay din siya kahit wala si Perry, ako ang ina-alaska. Hanggang sa napansin kong parang seryoso na siya pero dinadaan lang sa biro. Wala na ring babaeng nali-link sa kaniya noon, ayon sa mga kaibigan ko dito sa baryo….at ayon din mismo kay Perry.

               “Seryoso yun sa’yo. Alangan namang gagaguhin ka nun eh…tropa ko siya. Hiya na lang nun sa akin….” Ito pa ang sabi ni Perry sa akin noong minsang, tinanong ko kung wala na talagang babae si Yosee.

               At yun nga, sinagot ko na rin kahit na…may duda pa ako noon sa kaniya at hindi ko pa siya ganon kamahal.

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               Pero habang nagtatagal Kuya Bono ay unti-unti siyang napamahal sa akin. Nakasanayan ko ang kautuan niya,….kasi, sa kabila ng mga kalokohan niya Kuya Bono ay mabait siya, may isang salita at marespeto.

               Lagi niya akong hinahagkan pero sa pisngi o noo….at kung sa labi naman ay smack lang….at hindi ko namamalayan Kuya Bono na,…talagang mahal na mahal ko na siya. Yung tipong, siya na talaga ang gusto kong makasama sa habang-buhay.

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               Noong kaga-graduate ko pa lang ng college ay kinukumbinsi na ako nina Alice at Gwen…mga pinsan ko na mag-call center din sa Maynila. Si Gwen, hindi nga college graduate eh, second year lang sa Nursing ang naabot niya.

               Noong kasal ni Ate Mayet na pinsan ko din, kapatid ni Alice ay umuwi sina Gwen at Alice kasi mga abay din sila kagaya ko, partner ko din noon si Yosee at, sakto pang SECOND anniversary namin noong ganapin ang seremonya ng kasal nina Ate Mayet at Kuya Kris sa simbahan.

               “Next year, tayo naman pakasal…” Narinig kong sabi ni Yosee noong kami ay nagma-martsa sa aisle ng simbahan. Hindi ko yun pinansin kasi, palabiro nga siya at baka biro lang niya yun…pero seryoso pala siya.

               Kinagabihan kasi, sa handaan ay inulit niya yun sa akin kaya ang tanong ko;

               “SERYOSO ka ba?”

               “Oo, bakit? Nasa tamang edad naman na tayo ah. 24 na tayo pareho….”

               “Masyadong maaga Yosee. Ganiyan dapat kina Ate Mayet,…27 siya…28 naman si Kuya Kris….”

               “Ayaw mo di huwag!” Ganito ang narinig kong sagot niya at bahagyang nakasimangot. Hindi ko na lang pinansin.

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               At dalawang taon na akong nakapila sa ranking Kuya Bono pero, wala pa ring good news. 2 years na rin akong nagtitiis sa kakarampot ng pasuweldo sa Private School sa bayan….at iyon ang dahilan kung bakit, nakumbinsi na ako ng tuluyan nina Alice at Gwen na mag-apply din sa Call Center kung saan sila nagta-trabaho.

               Ang alam ko Kuya Bono ay, hindi naman talaga ako materialistic na tao pero, nakakainggit din kasi talaga ang mga pinsan ko. Iba sila manamit, iba silang kumilos at magsalita since nag-call center sila,…tapos ang mga gamit nila, alahas, cellphone…mga mamahalin talaga.

               Ang reason ko talaga noon kung bakit ako umaayaw sa anyaya nila ay, ayoko mapuyat gabi-gabi. Kaya lang sabi  nila, nakakasanayan naman daw yun…at hindi naman sila dry Kuya Bono, fresh skin nga sila eh kasi bumabawi naman daw sila ng tulog sa araw.

               Nag-decide akong sumama sa kanila…pero noong magpaalam ako kay Yosee, matigas ang kaniyang PAGTUTOL…pero wala siyang nagawa kasi, katawan ko, sarili ko ang boss ko sabi ko pa sa kaniya…at lalo pa akong nagmatigas noong sabihin niyang; “Pag umalis ka, manliligaw ako sa iba!” At ang sagot ko;

               “Eh di manligaw ka!”

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               Noong mga unang buwan ko sa Maynila Kuya Bono, lalo na noong training days ko pa lang….madalas kong maisip si Yosee. Liban din sa, napaka-kulet sa text at chat at pinapauwi ako…pero nagmamatigas ako, sabi ko hindi ako uuwi. Hindi na niya inulit yung banta niya na manliligaw sa iba.

               Sa totoo lang, umiyak siya noong paalis na kami papuntang Maynila at ang higpit ng hawak niya sa  kamay ko na parang bang, ayaw talaga akong paalisin.

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               Nasabay nga ako sa buhay KUWAGO Kuya Bono, gising sa gabi, tulog sa araw…at hindi ko namamalayang, tuluyan ko nang napabayaan si Yosee. Hindi kasi ako puwedeng magbabag sa chat o text sa gabi kapag nasa trabaho ako at sa araw naman, siyempre tulog ako maghapon….at sa pagdaan ng mga araw Kuya Bono ay, totally wala na. Kahit si Perry, hindi na rin nagkukuwento tungkol kay Yosee.

               Pero isang araw, 7 months na ako noon sa Maynila at chinat ko ang kapatid ko. Kinumusta ko si Yosee. Ang reply niya sa akin;

               “Ate…ang relasyon inaalagaan. Hindi yung kukumustahin mo lang kapag may time ka….” Hindi na ako nag-reply. Ramdam ko kasi na disappointed sa akin si Perry. Hinayaan ko na lang Kuya Bono at, sa totoo lang ay….hindi ako nagkaroon ng pagkakataon noon na mag-emote kasi,..mas pinili kong matulog kesa sa mag-isip ng kung ano-ano. Pero with all honesty, hindi ito ibig sabihin na….hindi ko na mahal si Yosee. Mahal ko siya pero, wala lang talaga akong time…AT magkaiba nga kasi ang FREE TIME namin. Gising siya sa oras na tulog ako and vice versa.

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               Hanggang sa, napako na rin ako sa buhay call center Kuya Bono. Nakigaya na ako sa mga pinsan ko na naging materyosa at nahilig sa mga mamahaling items na…kadalasan ay pinapangutang lang naman pala. Kaliwat-kanang LOAN AND INSTALLMENT.

               Sumapit ang pasko, hindi ng kami nakauwi…ganon din noong sumapit ang HOLY WEEK, may pinili naming magpipinsan ang sumama sa Palawan.

               LIMANG ARAW ang bakasyon na yun sa El Nido Kuya Bono at noon ko nakilala si RICO, sa facebook.

               Napansin kong marami na pala siyang message sa akin dati pa. Nakita ko sa message request. That day sa El Nido ay kinonfirm ko na rin ang Friend Request  niya kahit napansin kong lilima ang pictures niya. Sabi niya, hindi daw siya mahilig sa camera. Sabi ko, bakit naman eh ang guwapo mo nga.

               “Mas gusto ko sa text at call kaya…puwede, pahingi ng  number mo?”

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               3 months lang siyang nanligaw sa text at call Kuya Bono, sinagot ko na si Rico. Gising pa siya kapag ala-una ng madaling araw na siyang BREAK TIME namin. Saka pa lang siya matutulog pagkatapos naming magusap.

               Sa umaga, alas nuwebe…naging pampatulog ko ang kanta niya. Naka-loud speaker lang ang phone ko, kumakanta siya at naggigitara. ISA YUNG TALENT NIYANG yun Kuya Bono, ang husay niyang maggitara at ganda ng boses niya pagkanta…na naging dahilan kung bakit ako nahulog sa kaniya kahit hindi pa kami nagkita sa personal.

               Kapag matutulog na ako sa umaga,..tatawagan ko siya.

“Malko,HELE TIME NA”…Sabi ko. Siya ang nakaisip ng tawagan naming yun. MALKO..na shotcut ng MAHAL KO. At kapag tinawagan ko siya sa umaga at matutulog na ako, kahit anong ginagawa niya, ititigil niya at kakantahan niya ako hanggang sa makatulog ako.

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               Kaya lang, natapos din ang relasyon namin ni RICO. Parang nagising na lang ako sa katotohanan na, nakikipaglokohan lang ako sa kaniya. Ilang beses ko na kasing inaya na mag-kita kami sa personal pero, puro palusot siya. Hanggang blinock ko na lang bigla sa PHONE pati sa Facebook.

               Nakakalungkot lang kasi, kinailangan kong magadjust noon sa nakasanayan ko nang HELE TIME ko sa umaga para makatulog. Pero, naka-move-on din ako…at OK na ako noong bago pa magsimula ang PANDEMIC.

               JUNE 2020 noong mag-announce ang company na, WALA MUNANG PAPASOK…pero may ilan na nabigyan ng unit para makapag-work from home. Kasama dun ang mga pinsan ko na talaga kasing magagaling na sa larangan ng call center.

               Ako, wala akong choice noon kundi umuwi muna dito sa amin….NOONG JUNE 8, 2020…..AT HINDI KO INAASAHAN KUYA BONO NA….muli pa lang mabubuhay ang pag-ibig ko para kay YOSEE.

               After 2 years na hindi kami nagkita,…I never expected na sa muling PAGTATAMA ng  paningin namin ay…may luhang papatak mula mga mata namin.

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               Nangyari ang muli naming pagkikita ni Yosee noong kararating ko lang ng Malaybalay. Kababa ko lang ng tricycle noon mula sa bus stop, papunta sa TODA ng aming barangay, at yun nga…kabababa ko lang ng tricycle ay kaagad si Yosee ang nakita ko na noon ay naglalagay ng akung ano sa compartment ng kaniyang motor, may kasama siyang babaeng seksi at maputi na nakatingin din sa compartment ng motor. Kahit naka-face mask siya Kuya Bono ay kilalang-kilala ko siya, sa lahat ng anggulo. Noong isara ni Yosee ang compartment ay sa akin napunta ang paningin niya at doon ay…nagkatitigan kami.

               Nakita kong nagpunas siya ng luha. Kinausap siya ng babaeng kasama niya at ako’y sumakay na rin sa naka-parking na tricycle ng itinuro ng lalaki. Sa sulok ng mga mata ko’y nakita kong umalis na si Yosee kaangkas ang babaeng maganda….at noon ay tumulo na rin ang aking luha.

               Na-miss ko siya….at mahal ko pa. At hindi ko inaasahan ang pagdating niya sa bahay namin kinagabihan pero, iba na siya. Hindi na siya yung maingay at masayahing Yosee na nakilala ko noon, kasi nung gabing yun ay seryoso siya.

               “Kumusta ka na?” ito ang una niyang tanong sa akin.

               “OK lang…..ikaw? Mukhang maganda yung kasama mo kanina ah…..”

               “Si Trisha. Hindi mo naman nakita ang buong mukha niya ah…..hindi siya maganda, hindi mo siya kasing ganda pero mabait siya…..”

               “Maputi naman saka seksi…..”

               “Ahm….Patrice, kaya ako nagpunta dito kasi….napagusapan ka namin ni Trisha kanina. Actually, nag-away kami…noong malaman niya na….HINDI PA TAYO OFFICIALLY BREAK…..at walang closure ang relasyon natin noon…..”

               “Tapos….”

               “Eh….” Natigilan siya sa pagsasalita. Tumitig siya sa mukha ko.

               “Ano, hihingi ka ng closure Yosee. Paano kung, hindi ko ibigay sayo ang closure na gusto mo?” Muli siyang napapatig sa mga mata ko.

               “Anong gagawin mo kung ayaw kong magbigay ng closure Yosee?”

               “Ano namang dahilan para hindi mo ibigay?”

               “Paano kung….gusto ko nang bumawi sa mga pagkukulang ko sayo Yosee…kasi mahal pa kita at mangangako ako na hindi ako aalis ulit…at handa na akong pakasalan ka….”

               “Ganon ba kadali yun para sayo Patrice?”

               “Valid naman siguro ang dahilan kung bakit kita napabayaan Yosee eh diba? Pinaunawa ko naman sayo yung naging trabaho ko…..”

               “Patrice dalawang taon na ang nakaraan mula noong balewalain mo ako. Nagmakaawa pa ako sayo noon na huwag ka nang umalis….”

               “Nagsorry naman ako sayo noon diba Yosee?...at sabi ko nga, babawi ako….hindi na ako aalis ulit, magpakasal tayo…..”

               “Oo, inaamin kong mahal pa rin kita Patrice pero…paano naman si Trisha? Naibigay na niya ang lahat sa akin. Mahal niya ako…mahal na mahal at hindi ako kagaya mo na handang iwanan ang mahal niya para sa iba…..”

               “Yosee, tao  lang tayo, nagkakamali sa mga desisyon natin….pero ang mahalaga handa tayong magsisi at bumawi….at babawi ako sayo…..”

               “Huli na Patrice. Nasubo na ako kay Trisha. Ikakasal na kami…..at kahit hindi mo ibigay sa akin ang closure na hinihingi ko….OK lang sa akin. Sige, aalis na ako….”

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               Pagkasabi niya nun Kuya Bono ay tumayo na siya at walang lingon na tinungo ang gate namin…pero sinundan ko pa rin siya ng tingin hanggang sa mawala na siya paningin ko.

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               Sa kagagahan ko Kuya Bono ay nagpatulong pa ako kay Perry. Gusto kong ma-win back si Yosee pero, sinupalpal lang din ako ng kapatid ko.

               “Umalis-alis ka pa kasi? Anong napala mo sa Maynila? Ni hindi ka nga nagpadala ng suweldo mo kahit minsan kina Mama ah, tapos ngayon uuwi-uwi ka at guguluhin mo si Yosee? Tanga ka? Pinabayaan mo tapos gusto mong balikan ka?!”

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               Nakakatakot ang Covid 19 Kuya Bono ay nagdulot din ito ng…distansiya sa bawat isa…pero makaraan ng ilang buwan at taon, ngayon ay OK naman na. Halos bumalik na tayo sa normal na buhay natin….pero yung sa amin ni Yosee,..hindi na nabalik. At kahit masakit ay tinanggap ko na lang. May imbitasyon pa ako noong kasal nila kahit na, bilang na bilang lang ang imbitado dahil….bawal pa noon ang mga pagdiriwang na dadaluhan ng maraming tao. Ginanap ang kasal sa FARM nila, parang Garden Wedding….pero nalaman ko lang ito kay Perry kasi, hindi naman ako nagpunta. Pinili kong huwag nang dumalo dahil baka…umiyak lang ako doon.

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               Hindi ko first time ma-brokenhearted Kuya Bono pero, dobleng hirap pala ang masawi sa panahon ng pandemya kasi, wala kang magagawa kundi magmukmok lang. Hindi ka puwedeng lumibot sa mga kaibigan mo para mabawasan mang lang sana ang kalungkutan mo.

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               So I had no choice kundi ang magmukmok. Kain-tulog sa bahay ng ilang buwan at noong OK na ulit ang pandemic taong 2021 ay nag-open na ulit ang call center pero, hindi na ako pinayagan ni Papa na bumalik ng Maynila. Magturo na lang daw ako kahit sa Private School lang ulit pero, hindi na doon sa pinagturuan ko noon dahil nagalit sila sa akin na sa text lang ako nag-resign. Biglaan lang kasi ang pagalis ko noon.

               Nag-pa-ranking na lang ulit ako nag-apply sa ibang school pero dahil MODULAR ang klase ay hindi naman ako natanggap. In short naging tambay ako sa dito sa bahay sa mga sumunod pang buwan hanggang sa biglang may nag-text sa akin, bagong number.

               “Hi Patrice. Kumusta? Sana hindi ka na galit sa akin….” Ganito ang text niya.

               “Who are you?” reply ko.

               “This is me, RICO…at handa na akong magpakita sayo…..”

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               Na-curious akong masyado kay RICO Kuya Bono dahil sa mga sunod-sunod na pag-amin niya. Una, kilala daw talaga niya ako noon pa…at taga dito lang din siya sa Malaybalay.

               “Sino ka ba talaga? Wala naman akong kilalang Rico?” Tanong ko pero ang sagot niya.

               “Magkita tayo bukas sa Kaamulan Park. Dun sa garden sa may FOLK ART THEATER…doon ako magpapakilala sayo….”

               “Michael, ikaw ba yan?” tanong ko pa pero ang sagot niya;

               “Basta, bukas….5PM, makikilala mo na ako…..”

               “Bakit ba may pasuspense ka pa kasi?” reply ko pero ang sagot niya;

               “Basta, tandaan mo Patrice, mahal na mahal kita….at sana kapag nakita mo na ako, please….ibalik mo yung dating pagmamahal mo sa akin…..”

               “Michael, ikaw nga yan noh?”

               “Basta, bukas Patrice dun sa garden ng folk art theater. May mga upuan doon….doon kita hihintayin…..”

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               Kinabukasan nga Kuya Bono ay sinakyan ko ang motor ng Kuya ko at mag-isa akong nagpunta sa Kaamulan Park at doon sa garden ng FOLK ART THEATER AY…wala namang tao. Medyo madami ang tao sa park pero doon ay wala. BAKANTE ang mga concrete bench doon.

               Gayunpaman ay umupo pa rin ako doon at nagsimula akong mag-text kay RICO pero hindi siya nagrereply at noong tawagan ko ay naka-OFF ang cellphone niya. Naka-data ako noon Kuya Bono kaya’t nag internet na lang ako kasi sabi ko, maghihintay ako kahit 10 minutes lang. Naglaro ako ng Tongits Go muna na siya kung kinaaadikan noon pero nabuset lang ako dahil sunod-sunod na talo at yung isang kalaban ko’y kaagad pang nagdo-draw kaya madalas ay nabe-burn ako.

               WALA PANG 10 minutes noong marinig ko ang tugtong ng gitara sa gawing LIKOD ko…at paglingon ko’y isang napakaguwapong BINATA ang tumutugtog ng gitara…at kaagad ay kinatahan ako…..kantang minsan na niyang kinanta sa akin noon PERO hindi niya kinanta bilang PANGHELE sa akin noong nasa Maynila pa ako.

               Pinanood ko siyang kumanta,…pero hindi niya tinapos dahil alam kong ramdam din niyang ang dami kong itatanong sa kaniya….pero noong tumigil siya sa pagkanta ay siya ang unang nagsalita.

               “RICO ang palayaw ko…at yung mga pictures sa facebook ko ay…PICTURE ng Kuya kong namatay. I’m sorry kung nagsinungaling ako sayo…PERO YUNG DAMDAMIN KO….YUNG MAHAL KITA…ay hindi kasinungalingan….Mula pa noong 4th year ako…palihim na kitang minahal…..at nagsimula iyong damdamin kong iyon noong utusan kami ni SIR MICHAEL na haranain ka sa classroom niyo…..”

               “Eh Jericho…..alam mo naman sigurong…..malaki ang agawat ng edad natin….”

               “4 year lang, hindi malaki yun and besides….IN LOVE, AGE DOEST MATTER…..”

               “OK,..pero nagulat talaga ako….”

               “I’m sorry…at pasensiya ka na kung…HINDI NA KITA TATAWAGIN NG MAAM HA….KASI, gusto ko na yung dati nating tawagan….Malko…puwede ba…balik tayo sa dati?”

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               Sa ngayon Kuya Bono ay, going strong naman kami ni JERICO. 5 months pa lang mula noong magkabalikan kami pero,…ayoko nang humiwalay sa kaniya, ganon din siya actually. DEDMA na lang din ako sa age gap namin kasi, hindi naman masyadong halata. SO FAR ay wala pa namang nagkamaling sabihing mag-ATE kami or something.

               May appointment na rin ako Kuya Bono sa isang public school pero sa August 2022 pa ako magre-report. Si Rico ay nagta-trabaho sa BANKO pero, hindi siya nagkukulang ng oras sa akin. We see to it na nagkikita at nagkakasama kami araw-araw. OPEN NA SIYA DITO SA BAHAY AT GANON DIN AKO SA KANILA. Actually, gusto na nga ng parents niya na magpakasal na kami kasi atat na silang magkaapo.

               Only child na lalaki kasi si Jerico at panganay pa. Sabi ko naman, bigyan ko lang ng isang taon pa si Jerico…at kapag hindi nagbago eh di, papapasal na kami. Siya lang naman ang iniisip kong baka magbago pa kasi, bata pa nga….pero ako, natuto na ako…I WILL NO LONGER TAKE LOVE FOR GRANTED. Ibibigay ko ang lahat ng panahon at oras na kaya kong ibigay kay Jerico, siyempre ang akin ding love and honesty sa kaniya.

               Si Yosee, happy  naman. Di pa kami nakakapagusap pero nakikita ko siya lagi, madalas ay kasama niya ang buntis niyang asawa.

               Si Michael naman ay nasa Thailand, doon siya nagtuturo ng English. Nagkaka-chat kami,. Single pa siya pero….nakakapagduda siya ngayon kasi, parang lumambot siya at lagi ay mga guwapong lalaki ang kasama niya sa mga posts niya.

               Anyway, bago pa ako maging Marites ay tapusin ko muna ang aking kuwento Kuya Bono. Special SHOUT OUT na lang sa MALKO, HE IS one of your avid listener….lalo na sa SIT kasi, may gusto daw niya ang mga tema ng mga kuwento doon…at saka, maiiksi lang kasi…pero ako, I LOVE ALL YOUR CHANNELS AT LAHAT NG KUWENTO…NAPAKINGGAN KO NA….at sana, one day ay ito namang kuwento namin ang mapakinggan ko.

               Umaasa at nagpapasalamat,

               Patrice

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CBSE Implements Competency-Based Learning Journey in Schools

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has implemented a shift in its teaching methods, introducing Competency-Based Education (CBE) in schools across India. This change moves away from traditional content-heavy learning, where memorisation was often emphasised. The curriculum has shifted to a model that focuses on the practical application of knowledge and skills.

Launched during the 2022-23 academic year, this approach aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It encourages a well-rounded education that better prepares students for both future academic studies and professional environments. Schools such as St. Xavier’s High School at the forefront of this change, supporting students in developing real-world skills, critical thinking abilities, and a deeper understanding of their subjects.

What is Competency-Based Education?

Competency-based education, as implemented by new-age schools like St. Xavier’s High schools in sector 81 gurgaon, focuses on equipping students with practical, specific skills. This approach enables students to demonstrate their knowledge through application-based activities rather than traditional simple learning. For example, instead of solely memorising facts for exams, students in a CBE model engage in tasks that apply their knowledge to solve problems or complete projects that simulate real-world scenarios. This method develops critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability, giving students skills that go beyond academic knowledge and prepare them for future challenges in both educational and professional settings.

Why Schools in Gurugram, Including St. Xavier’s, are Adopting CBE

The shift to Competency-Based Education is a response to the need for more meaningful and practical learning. Traditional education models often required students to rely heavily on memorisation, which led to quick forgetting of information once exams were over. CBE focuses on thorough comprehension and skills finesse, which not only helps students retain what they learn but also understand its applications in real life. At St. Xavier’s High School Sector 81, this approach aims to provide students with the skills they will need to overcome future academic and professional spaces effectively.

Key Elements of Competency-Based Learning

In implementing Competency-Based Education, schools like St. Xavier’s Sector 81 follow several foundational principles that distinguish this approach from traditional education:

1. Personalised Learning

Lessons are tailored to address the specific needs of each student. Teachers adapt the material and pace to suit individual learning styles, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed.

2. Competency Mastery

Students only advance to the next level when they have fully mastered the current skill or concept. This method prevents gaps in understanding and builds a solid foundation of knowledge.

3.Flexible Learning Environments

In CBE, learning is not limited to the classroom or a rigid schedule. Students are encouraged to engage with the material through various resources, both online and offline, at a pace that suits them best.

4. Student Ownership of Learning

CBE students participate actively in their education. It builds a sense of responsibility and accountability. Students are prompted to ask questions, explore their curiosities, and develop independence in their learning process.

New Assessment Approaches in Competency-Based Education

Assessments are important in Competency-Based Education but differ from traditional exams. Instead of testing memorised information, assessments in CBE measure students' abilities to apply their knowledge in practical situations. Teachers at St. Xavier’s Sector 81, for instance, assesses students through tasks that involve analysis of all of which showcase how well students have understood the material. This approach not only evaluates comprehension but also helps students build skills that will be essential in their future studies and careers.

Advantages of Competency-Based Learning

Competency-Based Learning offers numerous benefits for students, particularly in preparing them for higher education and the workplace. Some key advantages include:

In-Depth Understanding

CBE enables students to gain a comprehensive understanding of their subjects. Rather than focusing on what to learn, students also explore why and how things work.

Practical Skills Development

Since the emphasis is on real-world applications, students learn practical skills that make their studies more relevant. For example, a science student might engage in experiments that connect theoretical knowledge to real-life applications.

Readiness for Future Challenges

CBE prepares students with problem-solving and analytical skills that are invaluable in higher education and professional settings. As students progress through their education, these skills will help them adapt to new situations and challenges effectively.

Individual Support and Flexibility

In a competency-based model, students are not rushed to meet a standard curriculum pace. They are given the time to thoroughly understand each topic, creating a more supportive environment that addresses the learning needs of each individual.

Conclusion

The CBSE’s adoption of Competency-Based Education marks a pivotal shift in Indian education. For schools like St. Xavier’s High School in Sector 81 Gurugram, this new educational model presents a valuable opportunity to provide students with a personalized and impactful learning experience. With the collaborative efforts of educators, parents, and the community, Competency-Based Education aims to produce well-rounded individuals.

For more information on pre nursery admission in gurgaon and learning opportunities, please reach out to:

St. Xavier’s High School Address: Sector 81, Gurugram, next to Bestech Park View Grand Spa Contact: +91-9599286490 / +91-9599286491

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The Evolution of CBSE: Adapting to Modern Educational Needs

Education has always been at the heart of shaping young minds and preparing them for the future. Over the years, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has played a pivotal role in this process by constantly evolving to meet the demands of a changing world. From introducing innovative teaching methods to adopting new-age technologies, CBSE has ensured that students receive an education that is relevant and forward-thinking. 

For parents exploring options for admission in Gurgaon schools, choosing the right CBSE-affiliated institution is a crucial decision. With the presence of some of the best schools in Gurgaon, the board’s adaptability makes CBSE an excellent choice.

A Brief History of CBSE

Established in 1929, CBSE has come a long way from being a national board that catered to a few schools to becoming one of the largest educational boards in India. Initially set up to provide standardised education to children of government employees, CBSE quickly recognised the need to offer a curriculum that could cater to a diverse student population across the country. Today, it not only serves millions of students in India but also operates in over 28 countries, showcasing its global relevance.

Adapting to Modern Educational Needs

As the world changes, so do the skills and knowledge required to succeed. CBSE has been proactive in recognising these shifts and has introduced several measures to prepare students for the challenges of the future.

Focus on Holistic Development

Gone are the days when education was only about academic excellence. CBSE now emphasises the holistic development of students, balancing academics with co-curricular activities like sports, art, and cultural programmes. Many of the best CBSE schools in Gurugram have embraced this approach, ensuring students develop skills beyond the classroom.

Integration of Technology

The digital revolution has transformed the way we learn and teach. CBSE has adapted by incorporating technology-driven learning tools such as e-books, online assessments, and virtual classrooms. This shift has not only made education more engaging but has also made it accessible to a larger audience. Schools in Gurgaon, with their modern infrastructure, are leading the way in implementing these changes.

Competency-Based Education

In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, CBSE has introduced competency-based education. This approach focuses on building critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills rather than rote memorisation. It ensures students are better equipped to tackle real-world problems, a philosophy embraced by many of the best schools in Gurgaon.

Inclusive Practices

Recognising the importance of inclusivity, CBSE has taken steps to accommodate students with diverse needs. From providing alternative exam formats to training teachers for inclusive classrooms, the board is ensuring no child is left behind.

Conclusion

The evolution of CBSE highlights the board’s commitment to staying relevant and effective in today’s dynamic world. Its ability to adapt to modern educational needs while preserving the essence of traditional learning has made it a preferred choice for many families. For parents considering the best CBSE schools in Gurugram, the board’s focus on holistic and inclusive education is reassuring. As CBSE continues to innovate, it remains at the forefront of preparing students for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. Whether you’re exploring the best schools in Gurgaon or planning admission to Gurgaon schools, choosing a CBSE school ensures your child receives the best of modern education.

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End Up Being a Certified Dental Assistant in Just 10 Weeks: Your Fast-Track Guide to Launching a Rewarding Career!

Become a Certified Dental Assistant in Just‌ 10 Weeks: Your⁢ Fast-Track Guide

Become​ a Certified Dental Assistant in Just 10 Weeks: Your Fast-Track Guide to Launching a Rewarding⁤ Career!

Are you seeking⁣ a ‌fulfilling career in the⁣ healthcare field⁤ that allows you to make a difference in people’s lives? Becoming a Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) could be the perfect path for you! With training programs available that can be completed in as little as​ 10 weeks, you can start‍ your new career‍ in no time. This comprehensive guide will explore how you can become a certified dental assistant swiftly, the benefits of this career, practical tips, and insights from those who’ve walked this path.

What is a Certified ​Dental Assistant?

A Certified Dental Assistant plays a vital role in the dental office, providing support to ⁢dentists, hygienists, and patients. Their duties include:

Assisting in ‌dental procedures

Taking and developing dental radiographs (X-rays)

Preparing and sterilizing instruments

Providing patient education

Handling administrative‌ tasks,​ such as scheduling appointments

Why Become a Dental Assistant?

The demand for⁤ dental assistants is on the rise, ‍making this a secure and rewarding career choice. Here are some compelling reasons⁤ to consider:

Job Growth: The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 7% growth rate for dental⁤ assistants from 2019 to 2029.

Flexibility: Many ⁤dental offices offer part-time or full-time positions, providing a work-life balance.

Meaningful Work: You will have the opportunity to improve ‍patients’ health and confidence.

Short Training Time: Complete your certification in⁤ just 10 weeks!

Good Salary: The median annual wage for dental assistants​ was around $41,180 as of 2020.

How to⁤ Become a ⁢Certified Dental Assistant ​in‍ 10 Weeks

Step 1: Research Accredited‌ Programs

Finding the right training program is crucial ‌for your success. Look for accredited dental assistant programs that offer:

Hands-on training

Qualified ‍instructors

Job placement assistance

Step 2: Enroll in a Program

Once you’ve chosen‌ a program, complete ⁣the enrollment process. Ensure you have all the necessary⁢ documents ⁤and prerequisites as ⁣required​ by‌ the school.

Step 3: Complete Your Coursework

During​ your 10 weeks of‌ training, you’ll ​cover�� essential topics such as:

Week

Topics Covered

1

Introduction to dental assisting

2

Dental ‍anatomy and⁤ terminology

3

Infection‍ control and sterilization

4

Radiology and safety protocols

5

Chairside assisting techniques

6

Patient care ‌and communication

7

Dental materials ​and ⁣procedures

8

Administrative tasks and office management

9

Practical training and simulations

10

Exam preparation and review

Step 4: Pass ‌the Certification Exam

After completing your program, you will need to pass the certification exam administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). Prepare for this ​exam​ by:

Reviewing study materials

Participating in ‍study groups

Taking practice exams

Step 5: Start ‌Your Career!

Once certified,⁤ you’re ready to apply for dental assistant positions! ⁢Focus on building a standout resume and practicing for interviews. Speak confidently about your training and passion for dental assisting.

Benefits of Being a Certified Dental Assistant

Aside from job security and a decent salary, being a certified dental⁣ assistant offers numerous⁢ additional benefits:

Continuous Learning: Attend workshops and seminars to ‌keep your skills up-to-date.

Career⁢ Advancement: Opportunities exist for further‍ specialization, such as becoming an educator ​or dental office manager.

Networking: ‍ Build professional relationships​ with dentists and other healthcare professionals.

Case Studies: Personal ‍Experiences

Maria’s Journey

Maria was a stay-at-home mom looking to ⁢re-enter the​ workforce. After completing a 10-week ‍dental assistant training program, she secured a job in⁣ a local ⁢dental practice. “I love my job!” she says. ⁤“It’s fulfilling to help patients and be⁣ part of ‍a dedicated ​team.”

John’s​ Transformation

John had been working⁣ in retail but wanted a change. He enrolled​ in⁢ a dental assistant course and found it both challenging and rewarding. “The hands-on training was invaluable. Now, I feel confident in my skills and have a⁢ great job with potential for growth,” he shares.

Practical Tips for Success

Stay ‍Organized: Keep track of deadlines, class schedules, and assignments.

Practice Good Communication: Develop strong interpersonal​ skills ⁢to interact with patients effectively.

Seek ⁣Mentorship: Connect with​ experienced dental assistants for guidance and career advice.

Stay Positive: A ⁣positive attitude can make a huge difference in your learning experience ​and job satisfaction.

Conclusion

Becoming a Certified⁢ Dental Assistant in just 10 weeks is achievable and can lead to a fulfilling career⁣ in the⁤ dental field. With the​ right training, certification, and a dedication to ⁢your⁣ new profession, you can be ‍well on your way to making a difference in your community while enjoying ​the benefits that come with this vital role. ​Take the first⁣ step today and embark on​ an exciting‌ journey toward becoming a dental assistant!

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A Simple Look at CBSE's New Education Policy 2020

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced significant changes to enhance education in India. The new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 marks an important advancement towards improved learning experiences. This policy prioritizes three main areas: practical learning, innovative assessment methods, and comprehensive teacher training. Let us know more about it!

Moving to Practical Learning

One of the most notable changes brought about by the NEP 2020 is the emphasis on practical learning. This shift encourages students at the best schools in Gurgaon to engage in experiential learning, where they grasp concepts by actively participating in activities rather than just memorizing them. Practical learning develops a deeper understanding of subjects and helps students retain information longer.

Teachers are now encouraged to adopt diverse teaching methods. They pay emphasis on projects, field trips, and simulations. For instance, instead of merely reading about plants in a textbook, students might visit a garden to observe and interact with various plant species. Such experiences not only make learning more enjoyable but also enable students to connect with the material. This builds a genuine love for learning.

New Ways to Test Students

The NEP 2020 also revolutionizes the approach to student assessments. It shifts the focus from blank learning to evaluating understanding and the ability to apply knowledge in practical situations. The policy introduces innovative assessment techniques, including case studies and reasoning-based questions. These types of questions compel students to think critically and engage with the subject matter more deeply.

Additionally, significant changes have been made to mathematics assessments. Students in Grade 10 at the best CBSE schools in Gurgaon now have the option to choose between two levels of math exams: basic and standard. This flexibility allows students to select an assessment that aligns with their comfort level and interest in the subject.

The introduction of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is another vital aspect of the new policy. CCE employs various assessments throughout the academic year, enabling teachers to monitor student progress continuously. This approach allows educators to identify areas where students may need additional support, ensuring that no one falls behind.

Training Teachers for Better Learning

Teachers are essential to the success of the NEP 2020. Recognizing this, the policy includes specialized training programs designed to equip educators with new teaching methodologies and resources. For example, the Teacher Energised Resource Materials (TERM) initiative empowers teachers to implement practical learning strategies in their classrooms.

Ongoing professional development is also a key focus. Teachers are encouraged to participate in workshops, conferences, and online courses to stay abreast of the latest teaching practices and advancements. Well-trained teachers are crucial for making learning effective and enjoyable for students.

Focusing on Overall Growth

Beyond academics, the new policy emphasizes the holistic development of students. It addresses their social, emotional, and physical well-being. The NEP 2020 advocates for the incorporation of life skills into the curriculum, preparing students to face challenges, make informed decisions, and cultivate strong interpersonal relationships.

Inclusive education is another vital element of the NEP 2020. This approach ensures that all students, regardless of their backgrounds or abilities, receive equal learning opportunities. Schools are encouraged to provide support services and create a welcoming environment, ensuring that every student feels included and valued.

Overcoming Challenges

While the NEP 2020 presents a promising vision for education, its implementation faces several challenges. Resistance to change from certain stakeholders and the lack of necessary resources or infrastructure in some schools can hinder progress. Moreover, developing new study materials and assessment tools poses additional obstacles.

To address these challenges, the CBSE is committed to offering technical support and clear guidelines to schools. Collaboration with various partners is also crucial for effective policy implementation. The CBSE will closely monitor the progress and make adjustments as needed to ensure the success of the NEP 2020.

Future Plans

Looking ahead, the CBSE aims to broaden the reach of the NEP 2020, including more schools and regions in this transformative educational framework. The board is dedicated to ongoing research and development to continually refine the policy. By proactively addressing emerging challenges, the CBSE ensures that all students benefit from the enhancements made to the education system.

Conclusion

The NEP 2020 represents a significant leap toward improving education in India. This policy emphasizes the importance of personal growth and social responsibility, nurturing a generation of students who are well-rounded and prepared to contribute positively to society. As schools in Sector 89 Gurgaon and other regions embrace these changes, they will play a vital role in shaping a brighter future for education.

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Glimpse of Us

3 Oktober 2024, 10:43 pm.

By now, it’s been almost four months since I started studying at Kolej Poly-Tech Mara Bangi. However, I still haven’t been able to move on from my high school friends. Even though I’ve tried to fit in and grow closer to my new friends here, a part of me still wishes that the moments I’m having now were with them instead. Every night, before I close my eyes, I think about how lucky I am to have them as friends. One of my favorite memories is from the day we took our first picture together, right after finishing the practical exam for our SPM trial. I’m including that picture here because I think it captures how close we were, and how special that time was for us. Although some of us don’t talk as much anymore and are slowly becoming strangers, I still believe that deep down, each of us misses the incredible memories we created together at school. We had our share of fights, but we also shared countless moments of laughter. That’s just how friendships work. There are bitter moments, but those struggles are what strengthened our bond, even to this day.

The second photo is me with my all time favorite person to talk to. He’s more than just a friend, he’s my confidant, my constant companion, and the only guy I’ve ever completely trusted with my deepest thoughts and feelings. He always makes me a priority, and not a day goes by where I don’t feel grateful for his presence in my life. Even though we’re the same age, his maturity far exceeds mine. He has taught me so much about life, from how to face difficult situations to staying calm when everything feels overwhelming. No matter what challenges I’m dealing with, he’s always there to guide me through them with his thoughtful advices. What really stands out is how he always considers my feelings, never dismissing them, but instead making sure I feel heard and understood. Whenever something unexpected happens, he’s the first person to check in on me, and I appreciate how he listens without judgment. He’s not someone who jumps to conclusions or makes assumptions but instead, he takes the time to understand the situation fully before offering support or advice. Even when we have misunderstandings, he’s the one who works to resolve things and is sensitive to my moods. Sometimes I’ll randomly start a silly fight, and rather than get upset, he just goes along with it, knowing it’s part of my personality. I truly hope this relationship lasts forever, because I’m absolutely certain there’s no one else like him, and I can’t imagine my life without his unwavering support.

Moving on to the next picture, which is my absolute favorite. Just by looking at it, you can already tell how happy the six of us are together. The term "best friends" feels far too small to describe them. They're truly everything to me, on top of everything else. Our little group has been inseparable since 2020. This picture was taken at Fantasia, a small waterpark, during a short trip we took together before we each went off to pursue our studies. It was a bittersweet moment since none of us ended up at the same educational institution, and now we’re all hundreds of kilometers apart. It feels strange to be apart when we were so used to being together 24/7 in boarding school, where we lived in the hostel. We did everything together. Waking up, showering, getting ready, eating, and walking to class. Now we’re living our own lives, but we still share the same bond. These are the first people I turn to whenever something happens or when there’s a new piece of gossip. It feels like we all share the same brain cell sometimes. One of the reasons our friendship has stayed so strong is our shared sense of humor. We can literally look at a tree and start laughing uncontrollably. We only have two modes which is when we’re serious, we’re strictly serious, but it never lasts long because one of us will always crack a joke and turn everything into a funny moment. Sure, there are times when we’ve had real fights, but they never last long. In the end, we’re best friends by heart and sisters by soul.

Simply put, I want nothing more than for these amazing people to achieve everything they dream of in the future. I want them to live their lives to the fullest, just like we’ve always done together. I truly hope we can stay friends until death do us part. I’ll always be here, cheering you all on and praying for your success. Keep going, guys. You’ve got this!

[poonamcmi]

Cerumen Removal: The Surprising Trajectory of the Global Cerumen Extraction

There are a few key reasons why earwax, also known as cerumen, can build up inside the ear canal. Genetics play a role, as some people naturally produce more earwax than others. The shape and curves of the ear canal can also contribute to wax buildup. When earwax is not removed regularly through the natural process of the ear's self-cleaning mechanism, it can accumulate over time. Environmental factors like humidity and air quality may exacerbate excessive wax production in some individuals as well. Loud noise exposure from things like concerts or machinery can cause the ear canal skin to thicker, making it harder for wax to exit naturally.

Advancements in Cerumen Removal Tools and Techniques Over-the-counter earwax removal drops and kits have grown in popularity as a gentle at-home solution. These products work by helping to soften and drain stubborn earwax with mineral Cerumen Removal oil or hydrogen peroxide. Professionally, micro-suction devices have revolutionized the industry. Powered by batteries or wall outlets, microsuction units use precise suction and tiny specialized tubes and mirrors for clean, atraumatic cerumen extraction. Some of the latest models incorporate HD cameras for an enhanced view of the ear canal during removal. Microdebridement tools using gentle rinsors and curettes allow thorough wax cleaning with minimal risk of injury. Laser-guided cerumen removal is also an emerging specialty method gaining acceptance.

It is estimated the worldwide cerumen management supplies and services market will reach $2.6 billion USD by 2027 according to a leading market research firm. This reflects an annual growth rate of nearly 5% driven by aging populations across Europe and North America dealing with increased wax issues. The United States accounts for over 30% of current global revenues due to widespread health insurance coverage of medically necessary procedures. Sales of over-the-counter wax removal kits pull in an additional $250 million per year. Asia Pacific regions like India and China are projected to experience the fastest market expansion going forward as medical tourism and consumer spending power rises in emerging economies. Other substantial cerumen revenue streams come from professional equipment manufacturing, training programs for technicians, and wax analysis testing services for research purposes. Regulatory Standards and Training Requirements

Proper cerumen removal requires adherence to rigorous sterilization, safety, and documentation guidelines set forth by national medical boards to prevent injury and cross-contamination. In the United States, practitioners performing in-office microsuction or other instrument-assisted techniques must be licensed medical professionals such as physicians, audiologists, or registered nurses. Training programs approved by credentialing bodies teach thorough ear anatomy lessons along with microsuction device handling, positioning techniques, and documentation procedure workflows. Some countries in Europe have separate advanced earwax removal certifications beyond basic audiology degrees. Regulations are continuously evaluated and updated to account for new evidence-based practices and ensure utmost protection of patients undergoing any invasive ear procedures. Global Impact of the Pandemic on Cerumen Removal 

The worldwide COVID-19 crisis significantly disrupted the cerumen management sector in 2020 and 2021 as non-essential medical services were postponed or shifted to telehealth platforms. Supply chain issues led to brief equipment backorders and price increases on microsuction devices and other tools needing disinfection between patients. Offices implementing strict safety protocols saw exam room throughput diminished. At-home cerumen removal product sales boomed however, as individuals avoided clinics whenever possible. Many practitioners leveraged online training options to maintain skills and certifications during lockdowns. Looking ahead, the industry is poised for strong rebounds as vaccination programs take effect and clinics resume regular operations while still offering telehealth as an additional service model.

The global for cerumen removal products and services has grown rapidly in recent years and shows no signs of slowing. Technological and clinical advancements continue to progress the field while regulatory standards reinforce gold-standard safety practices. A diverse mix of tools, techniques, and training programs have enabled this specialty industry to successfully adapt to challenging conditions brought by the pandemic with an eye towards renewed growth. Earwax management will remain an important part of comprehensive ear health globally. Get More Insights On, Gellan Gum About Author: Priya Pandey is a dynamic and passionate editor with over three years of expertise in content editing and proofreading. Holding a bachelor's degree in biotechnology, Priya has a knack for making the content engaging. Her diverse portfolio includes editing documents across different industries, including food and beverages, information and technology, healthcare, chemical and materials, etc. Priya's meticulous attention to detail and commitment to excellence make her an invaluable asset in the world of content creation and refinement.(LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-pandey-8417a8173/)

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OET Now Accepted in the US for Medical Professionals

The Occupational English Test (OET) is now officially accepted in two American states—Florida and Oregon—as proof of English proficiency for doctors and nurses seeking to immigrate to the US. This marks the first OET Now Accepted in the US, which has previously recognized TOEFL and IELTS for medical professionals. OET's adoption is driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and highlighted the need for alternative proficiency tests.

The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and the respective nursing boards of Florida and Oregon have approved OET as a valid assessment, aligning with the needs of medical professionals who prefer a test tailored to their field. The minimum required scores for ECFMG certification are 350 (B) in each section of the OET. Florida's requirements are slightly lower, with a minimum of 300 (C+) in each section.

These decisions, while formally made, await incorporation into state law, anticipated by the end of 2020. This legal finalization will enable OET candidates to apply for residency or fellowship programs in the US by 2021. Pre-registration for OET is currently available, with exams scheduled from August 2020. Results from July 1, 2018, onwards will be considered valid if they meet the specified score criteria.

This development opens new opportunities for global medical professionals to consider the US as a viable career destination, making it an opportune moment to start preparing with OET courses to achieve the necessary proficiency scores.

For more info: https://edubenchmark.com/blog/usa-oet-registration-doctors-nurses/

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PG MD MS IN UKk

PG MD MS IN UK

•  180 Year Old Government University and One of the oldest Higher Education Institution in United Kingdom

•  World ranking better than AIIMS, Delhi India

•  Training association with NHS Hospital and curriculum based on Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board National Core Medical Training Curriculum.

•  Excellent Infrastructure and technologically well equipped.

•  High quality research and Training under expert Clinicians.

Entry Requirements for Doctor of Medicine

International Applicants:

•  MBBS or equivalent degree from an internationally Recognized Medical College

•  Two years post MBBS experience including one year of internship at a Hospital.

•  Should not be any unexplained gap in their post MBBS career. They should be in clinical practice. Observer ships won't be considered as experience.

•  Should not have appeared and failed to pass the PLAB examination.

•  IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section.

•  Completed their undergraduate internship training and be fully registered with the Medical Council in their respective countries PG MD MS IN UK.

You will have the opportunity:

•  Stay and work in one of the oldest Universities in the United Kingdom

•  Hands-on training in all major specialties such as Acute Medicine, Cardiology, and Gastroenterology etc. of clinical medicine supported by named supervisors.

•  Clinical training portfolios akin to the UK local Training Programme in Partnership with RCP London, enabling completion of MRCP.

•  Work as a junior doctor paid work up to 20 hours a week alongside the local graduates.

Recognition in India

•  No Screening Test/Exam required in India for registration as specialist doctor

•  Degree Recognized by Medical Council of India for registration in India.MCI Gazette

•  Teaching appointments as Asst. Professor in Medical Colleges in India.MCI Gazette

•  DNB exam for PG Graduates completing degree from countries other than 5 English speaking countries, UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Link-

Doctor of Medicine without PLAB

MD Internal Medicine is a Three Year Clinical Program. It's a blend of Hands on Intensive Clinical Training and research which will prepare you for clinical practice and publication of Research. MD is ideal preparation for completion of MRCP (UK).

Training -Curriculum

Medical Training Initiative by the Royal College of Physician, London, it was agreed that the NHS e-portfolios and the National Core Medical Training Curriculum will be used to train and assess the trainees for the Clinical MD Programme. Therefore, this curriculum was based in line with the RCP London Core Medical Training curriculum under the direction of the JRCPTB-Government of  PG MD MS IN UK.

Clinical MD -Doctor of Medicine- Intakes

Accept Application

October- 2020

Admission Selection Process

Doctor meets all eligibility criteria are required to attend panel interview.

Admission will be decided by the Panel on the basis of performance in interview. 

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Popularity Of Mobile Games In 2024

Imagine this! The summer holidays have just begun. The exams are over, and you want to go to your home and enjoy games. Of course, you are excited, but the PC is engaged, and someone is working on it. Instead of being disappointed, you choose to play the snake game on our old classic Nokia phone and manage to beat your high score!

Good old days, right? We had so much fun playing simple mobile games like Tetris and Snake on our mobile phones. The simple structure and straightforward rules make these games easy to understand and playable for everyone. 

Growing up we have observed all the developments in the preferences of gamers. PC games managed to dominate during the 2000s but the introduction of the touchscreen made the experience even more fulfilling. Phones with touchscreen capabilities and sleek features suddenly turned the tide in the favour of mobile games. These developments also widened the scope of mobile gaming as they were not limited to offline modes anymore. 

In 2011, we witnessed a new era with the introduction of extremely popular online mobile games like Temple Run, Subway Surfers, and Angry Birds. All the kids and teenagers started demanding their parents buy them a mobile phone instead of a PC. The games became so popular that they managed to overshadow the market of PC games. 

The reason is obvious. The most simple games are the ones that attain the highest popularity. Games with complex gameplay are not always easy to understand by everyone and they may even ruin the experience of gaming because of being too complicated to understand and follow. Professional gamers may prefer complex gameplay but the majority of our population plays these games as a pastime. Casual gamers prefer games that are easy to follow and easy to understand. Moreover, casual games are not limited to the young generation. Games like Candy Crush and Solitaire are being enjoyed by the adult population regularly because they act as stressbusters. We can certainly say that simple games with easy-to-follow rules end up dominating the gaming sector.

With people being stuck in their houses and uncertain about their future, classic games with simple gameplay made a solid comeback in the year 2020. Online mobile gaming saw its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. People just wanted to engage in fun activities to make them forget about the dire situation. Multiplayer games achieved the highest success during these testing times. Even though PUBG’s mobile version was launched in 2018, it gained the highest popularity during the pandemic. People who preferred board games over action games often engaged in games like Ludo and Scrabble. Due to the financial crisis, some gamers were even able to monetize games like PUBG to their benefit and started building income. Competitions were being arranged between the best players on a large scale to find out the best player amongst them.

After understanding in brief about the popularity of mobile games, you must be looking for a platform to play online mobile games. Now, there are thousands of platforms available online. But have you ever seen a gaming format that can help you earn five times the amount that you have invested? Bazigar can certainly do that for you! With downloads reaching the sky limit, Bazigar has become the best platform for playing mobile games in 2024. Did you ever imagine that one day you would be able to play your favorite Snake, Tetris, and Solitaire with a large scale of players to earn money online? We have created exciting maps for Snake, Tetris, and Solitaire according to the time of the day to make the gaming experience even more immersive.

Additionally, if you are skilled enough, you might even be able to earn five times the amount that you invest in this game. The entry fee starts from a meager ₹10 rupees but there are no limitations. If you can invest a higher amount, the winnings will get multiplied by over five times. With an adaptable interface and easy-to-follow rules, Bazigar is suitable for all adults who are planning to build a side income. 

Practice and brush up your skills through our demo version. Become an expert and invest according to your budget to win big rewards and prizes. 

Register and start playing Bazigar now! 

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Today I just learned how much my mother blames me for everything

Fresh out of college and board exams at 21, I immediately started earning a living and providing what I can for the family. Call me a breadwinner if you may. A lot has changed in my life, from profession to last name, but providing for my first family has always been a constant for me. I am 30 years old now.

In 2020, my parents decided to end their marriage after I stepped in and gave them an ultimatum on what they wanted to happen with their relationship and our family. I basically got tired from all the scream battles and breaking things in the house, or everyone giving everyone cold treatment, there was no in between. There was a point where my father was nothing but deflective and even physically abusive to me and my siblings (especially the youngest, got beaten up multiple times). Mother was just always emotionally-absent and dismissive. I was 26 then, my younger sister 24, and our youngest brother 21.

In the process of their separation, dad wanted to sell our family home, take half of the money and go back to his parents to a far island province. Mom strongly refused, but I told her that if they really are separating, there's no point in keeping the house, and that I will help her get another house to live in (which I did). She did many ways to convince dad not to sell the house but dad was not budging, so she reluctantly gave in in the end.

In 2022, my dad would frequently message me and my siblings how he was deeply regretful of his decision to leave, he was sick and apparently running out of the money he took from selling our family home. He asked to let him live with us again. At this time my mother was in a new relationship and they were kind of on&off living together, my siblings and I were living our separate adult lives too. So it was easy to say that what he asked was impossible, because there was nowhere to return to.

In December 2023, on the day of my mother's birthday, my father died. He was a heavy drinker up to his 30s, but more than that he was a chainsmoker, I guess up until he couldn't smoke anymore. Some may say it was only a matter of time for those to catch up to him, especially because he was never health-conscious, never had a good diet and never exercised properly.

I saw it coming the day he left us, but it still devastated me. I love my father so much, or at least the version of him before he turned to his abusive ways. He was my superman and my comedian. He was all that before the marriage and money problems began.

What hurt more was that we were not able to go to his wake and burial because of financial problems (and the fact that the whole clan on his side of the family was "disappointed" in us because we did not accept him back into our lives). Despite that I still took out a large chunk of mine and my husband's savings to give my aunt money for hospital, funeral and burial expenses. It was the best I can do, as going there is so costly I would rather help them bury my father properly with the money, even if it means I would not see the remains of him one last time. It still hurts a lot. I am trying to move on day by day, but there is a large hole in my heart now he is gone, and I can't even visit his grave.

Fast forward to yesterday, my brother messaged our mom for me about something because I am not currently in good and talking terms with her, and I promise you it was for a very valid reason. My brother showed me what mother said to him about how she is so stressed about me not wanting to talk to her, about how she wanted to just leave and disappear because she is not wanted, the usual gaslighting lines. Honestly, she was always like this. She never acknowledged anyone's struggle but her own. She can make bad decisions but we were only allowed to sympathize because we can now understand things as adults, even if we got hurt or are still hurt.

What I cannot fathom about everything she said to my brother was how she "finally understood why my father left us". And that she might just do the same until the last of her remaining days, saying she is "ready". She sai she plans on going home to her hometown with her siblings so they can take care of her since we would not do it. At this time she is living in a house I bought using her money from selling our family home as downpayment, and my own income to pay for the remaining balance monthly under a 30-year loan.

I always knew she was not happy about how I convinced her to let the family home go and start again. I made peace with that indifference knowing it was the way to stop all the abuse and let everyone move on. What I was not aware of is how she thinks it was my fault (or her children's fault) that my father wanted to leave in the first place. How she can have the audacity to say that is shaking me to my very core, thinking how much trauma we got from their toxic marriage. So much trauma that I decided I never want to have kids.

I feel almost betrayed at this point, knowing all that revelation from her and after all I have done for the family for the last nine years. To be fair, I always had that sinking feeling that I everything I do will never be enough, now I can confirm it is true. I am so hurt that I do not want to have anything to do with her until she dies. But I know that my love and understanding for her will always kick in. I'm just lucky I live quite far from her now so I can physically distance myself at least.

But how do you go from here?

[videshevidhya]

SAT

OVERVIEW

SAT is a standardized test administered by the College Board and is required to be taken by students seeking admission to undergraduate schools. The full form of SAT is the Scholastic Assessment Test, which was earlier known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

SAT exam has been developed to evaluate the written, verbal and mathematical skills of the candidates. 

Applicants aspire to pursue undergraduate courses, particularly in the US and Canada, are required to take the SAT exam.

If the student is looking to get admission to a particular course, s/he can take the SAT subject tests to show his knowledge and understanding of that particular subject.

Subject tests are offered in areas like Literature, History, Mathematics, Sciences and Foreign Languages.

READ: When Should You Start Studying for SAT?

For all the students seeking admission to undergraduate or Bachelors’s courses in the US or Canada, SAT is an important exam as most universities there require SAT scores to assess your profile.

SAT exam evaluates your written, verbal and mathematical skills. Recently in 2016, New SAT format was introduced.

Read: Essential SAT Tips and Strategies

TYPES OF SAT

SAT exam is of two types: SAT – The SAT exam tests the knowledge of reading, writing, and math — subjects which are taught every day in high schools. It is a 3 hour 45 minutes long test. Most students start preparing for the SAT during their class 11 and take the exam during their class 12. SAT doesn’t test logic or abstract reasoning; it tests the skills students learn at school, which are important and will stay with the student for a lifetime.

Subject Test – Subject Tests are hour-long, content-based tests that allow students to showcase achievement in specific subject areas where they excel. These tests are in the following areas:  English, History, Mathematics, Science, and Foreign Languages. Some colleges might ask students to take subject tests or might not. Students should research properly to determine whether the colleges they are applying to require subject tests as part of the application.

SAT ELIGIBILITY

There are no particular eligibility criteria for SAT. You need to be an enrolled high school student, with the intent of applying to foreign undergraduate universities.

The College Board has laid down distinguished exam/ paper patterns for SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests. Students wanting to pursue undergraduate studies in colleges/universities abroad are required to appear for the SAT exam to qualify for the same. Aspirants wanting to appear for their SAT Reasoning Test or their SAT Subject Test need to carefully keep in mind the latest SAT paper pattern to be able to score well in the examinations.

The conducting body of the SAT exam, the College Board has set distinct SAT 2020 exam patterns for both the SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Test. Both the tests evaluate the candidate’s knowledge and varied skill set. The SAT exam does not have any negative marking and while the SAT Reasoning Test is scored on a total of 1600 points the SAT Subject Test is scored on a total of 800 points.

SAT 2020 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the SAT exam includes two sets of exams. The first is the SAT Reasoning Test and the SAT Subject Test.

The SAT Reasoning Test is the exam that is opted for students looking to pursue higher education in countries abroad.

This is one of the most sought after competitive exams, the scores of which are vastly recognized in the universities/ colleges abroad.

The second SAT test is the SAT Subject Test, which is opted by students who are looking to study a particular subject in great detail. Candidates wanting to appear for SAT can opt for either of the SAT exams.

The SAT exam pattern/ syllabus is different for both the exams.

SAT Reasoning Test Exam Pattern The SAT Reasoning Test is mostly objective in nature and for a total of 3hrs and 50mins including the optional essay section. The essay in SAT is optional in nature and if candidates decide against sitting for it, the entire SAT Test duration is of 3 hrs. Candidates would have to attempt a total of 155 questions including the essay. 

The following is the latest SAT Exam/Test Pattern for students looking to appear for their next SAT Reasoning Test for higher education to universities/ colleges abroad.Subjects for SAT Reasoning TestNumber of QuestionsTotal Duration (mins) 

Reading

52

65

Writing & Language

44

35

Mathematics

58

80

Essay (optional)

01

50

Aggregate

155

230

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