Graduation season is coming. Cameras will snap, parents will grin and sigh, and beach balls will sail. Speakers will tell students that today is the first day not only of the rest of their lives but of their “real” lives. Being in school is really a roller coaster ride. You’ll experience a lot of different things from the very first time you studied until your last day. Graduation day is indeed the most important day […]
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Changing the start of classes from June to August: Advantages and Disadvantages
Different universities are now changing the start of classes, from June to Augusts. According to sources, the Philippines and Thailand are the only countries that start their classes in June. Under the new academic calendar, the first semester will be from August to December; the second semester, from January to May; and the short term, from June to July. When I was in high school, I had always wished that classes would start in summer […]
Hong Kong school children join student protest demanding democracy
BY DIANA CHAN AND KINLING LO (Reuters) – Hundreds of school children joined university students demanding greater democracy on Friday, capping a week-long campaign that has seen a large cut-out depicting Hong Kong’s leader as the devil paraded through the city and calls for him to resign. About 200 students camped outside the home of chief executive Leung Chun-ying on Thursday night after he ignored a 48-hour ultimatum to meet them to discuss the former […]





