Sobering...

'Growing up poor'. Short documentaries on the reality for some of our youth (UK).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01s4vw3/Growing_up_Poor_Learning_Zone_Wesleys_Story/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01s4vw1/Growing_up_Poor_Learning_Zone_Shelbys_Story/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01s4vvz/Growing_up_Poor_Learning_Zone_Frankies_Story/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01s4v16/Growing_up_Poor_Learning_Zone_Ambers_Story/

For any young people reading - your childhood and teenage years are such a short time, and then the realities of adulthood await you. It is tough, in more ways than you can imagine, but it can also be fulfilling, in more ways than you can imagine.
You may not believe me, but your time in school is a relatively protected existence. It will not always be this way. Use this time, don't lose it. People go on about how important education is, and doing the absolute best you can when education is without payment. But they go on about it because it is a key. A key that you don't really quite understand the value of until you are out of school, and out in the big, adult world. Work hard for that key. Achieve that key. Who knows what doors it could open for you. You'll still need to figure out your way to the door, and choose a door to enter, but the key is the first step to getting there.
Get that education, strive for it and be proud. You may or may not be in contact with your classmates in the several months after finishing school, but you certainly will be left with the marks of your studies for a lifetime.
Education is the first step to preparing you for the big, wide world.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01s4vw3/