Personal Narrative: My Journey Back To Public School

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A story of a time when I proved somebody wrong.
Even though my parents felt like I was not ready to go back to a public school Because of my behavior in the past. They said I was not going to be able to keep up with the work and graduate on time with a standard diploma. Therefore, I had to prove them wrong.
I told my foster parents that I was ready to go back to public school. because The teachers and principle seen how much I progressed and they even said that I was ready to go back to a public school and I was doing what I was supposed to be doing in the alternative school, I was in, so I would be able to go back to a public school.
When I was young, I use to experience bad behavior problems. The behavior problems had an effect on

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