i just finished the client by john grisham. the book's a good one. john grisham's a good one. obviously, it's another lawyer story but i think the reason why interest in his work never wears off off me is that he doesn't exaggerate. his writing is simple and descriptive, he tries to slowly sink complicated situations and characters into people's heads and hearts (i.e., he creates characters so pathetic you can't sleep coz you're so guilty, or characters so witty you can't sleep coz you're awestruck).
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i caught a few segments of y speak live. they were debating about the quality of education in private and public schools. i would have said that private schools are definitely better than public schools... if i were still in high school. but being in college (and in UP, at that), naturally i'd go to the defense of public schools. private school students, seeing as i used to for ten to twelve years, have this general notion of public schools as dirty, uncultured, impoverished, security-sloppy environments. i won't deny this is the scene in most public schools. but this does not totally cover the quality of education. sometimes, learning to live in this kind of environment is a better preparation for living in the real world. simply because that's how it's gonna be out there. harsh, dirty, all the ugly things. it pays to know these things.
that claim made me think but what affected me and reaped a violent reaction from me was JM's (a la sallian's) argument. he said that teachers in private schools are far better than teachers in public schools, seeing that they are more competitive because of their degrees and ph ds. excuse me! but the best teachers from his school are those that come from my school. their administration does nothing but pirate our professors. these people talaga, they can't even use their common sense.
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