"My mother tells this story that when I first went to school, I thought I was going to help the teachers. I didn't realise I was going to get educated."

Mother, Thought, First, Help

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"My mother tells this story that when I first went to school, I thought I was going to help the teachers. I didn't realise I was going to get educated."

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