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Ichabod's School Vs. My School
My school is altogether very different from the school that Ichabod teaches at. At his school they have very small classes, while my class size is over 200. The families know Ichabod very well, because Ichabod moves around from place to place, living with the families. If a teacher did that at my school it would seem to be very odd. A similarity would be the singing lessons that are offered both at Ichabod’s school and my school, as the choir teachers are always willing to help you improve. Another similarity would be that you are taught to believe whatever you want to believe, whether it is superstitions or not. Therefore, Ichabod’s school is mostly different from my school, because none of the main ideas are present in both

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