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What does it mean?
High school felt difficult but he connected with outcasts.
In plain terms
School was hard but he found friends among freaks.
What can you take from it?
Find community even in difficult environments.

Where it applies

  • education
  • youth
  • personal history

Putting it to work

  • mentorship
  • community building
  • self-acceptance

Questions to consider

  • How did you find your tribe?
  • What made school hard for you?

Another view

Not everyone experienced school as a dark place.

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