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So sad… yet so true!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: July 23, 2009

Yesterday I got an email from Seema who had taken her written expression test on Tuesday… She got the B she needs to comply with her position language requirements (and with quite a good margin)!… A week before she had taken the reading comprehension test and she had not received a B… certainly not because [...]

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Too Much Power?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: May 7, 2009

This week was another roller-coaster of emotions… ups and downs… I should be used to this by now yet I am not!… Although people tell me not to get so involved personally, I cannot help it… I AM!!! Preparing people for their SLE tests with the government, with only a few hours, is a very [...]

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I Just DON’T Get It!!!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: April 17, 2009

Okay… maybe I am a bit (a lot) frustrated these days!… Do not get me wrong though! I really do love what I do… Preparing all these people for their SLE tests is, I admit, often frustrating yet I know I am doing something useful for them. Without me, they would be left on their [...]

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