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Teaching a Generation That Questions

AI-Generated Image This incident took place at a school where I was teaching. It was the graduation ceremony for the Grade 10 students. The children had arrived dressed in their finest attire, accompanied by proud parents whose faces reflected both joy and anticipation. The ceremony began with the traditional lighting of the lamp, followed by introductory speeches by the founder and the principal. The class teacher then invited each student onto the stage, introducing them with a few words of appreciation, often sprinkled with light-hearted humour. After all the students had assembled on stage holding lit candles, they took a pledge to become responsible citizens. Finally, three students stepped forward to deliver a speech on behalf of their graduating class, expressing their thoughts about their teachers. What happened next caught everyone by surprise. Instead of offering the customary words of gratitude, the students began speaking with an unmistakable tone of sarcasm.  Addr...

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