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Can you tell the future?
Rhea, an immigrant special-education teacher from the Philippines, talks about the future with her students. She asks each of the students what they wish to be when they grow up, as well as what they are going to do over the summer as the school year is close to over. A student's prediction about another student's future profession, however, catches her off guard.
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