The photo above would show how small the crawlspace would be for the would-be Magicians. but since they were still Grade 3 pupils, I guess it won't be a problem to them!
I studied here for 4 years. Our text book then in Grade 1 was Pepe and Pilar. "I am Pepe, I am a little boy.." There was a dog too, named Bantay. What a name for a mutt, but then if you analyze the meaning of Bantay, then it makes a little sense. Bantay means "guard". The dog is supposed to guard the house.That is if he survived the first critical years of his life...
The next book was entitled Pepe and Pilar Went to the City. The first editions of these Primers were printed in glossy paper and in color, manufactured in the US maybe..Years later, they were printed from plates made from Xerox copies. Pepe started to have blackheads on his face due to poor xerox reproduction. Then the school system abolished the teaching of English in Grade 1. Good bye Pepe, goodbye Pilar..It was nice while it lasted..The Pilipino Language was adapted..Then came the Taglish ( mixture of English and Tagalog ) used by a national newspaper at one time..Education was definitely going down hill..Then came the cell phones..Who cares about correct spelling anymore? Then came the internet and a few would insist writing their messages the same way they write their text phones..They think it is so cool and smart, not asinine and stupid.
Cell phones are a boost to faster communication, but a bane to general education!---#
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