The Surreptitious Common Cold

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if only you could tell the difference between the innocent

and the ‘innocent’

the standards and grades students hold themselves to aren’t really THEIR’s

they are instead

the picture of that homework assignment that got forwarded through 15(fifteen) people

the essay recopied from an older friend who took the same course

the notecard between your legs with all the answers

because your parents will FLIP if you fail another AP test

looking around the room, everyone does it

why waste your time with studying

it’s more of an epidemic than you might think Mr. & Ms. & Mrs. Teacher

there is no limits of integrity when you’re trying to make the grade

they are instead

the picture of that homework assignment that got forwarded through 15(fifteen) people

the essay recopied from an older friend who took the same course

the notecard between your legs with all the answers

because your parents will FLIP if you fail another AP test

looking around the room, everyone does it

why waste your time with studying

it’s more of an epidemic than you might think Mr. & Ms. & M

there is no limits of integrity when you’re trying to ma

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