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National examinations and our world of inequalities

In the words of Greek philosopher Aristotle, the worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. The tale of inequalities in our institutions of basic education is, first and foremost, a retold story.

We live in a country that knowingly or unknowingly celebrates all manner of socio-economic disparities. In the case of our schools, it is examinations more than any other thing that we reach the height of this celebration.

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