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Identity
Clenton Farquarson: A Massive Role
Clenton Farquarson was born in Birmingham in 1964. He grew up in Birmingham and went to his local mainstream schools.
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Here Clenton describes the impact of education on how we see ourselves.
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Transcript
And that’s the one thing that I have learned, that education has a massive part to play in self image and self worth, you know. As much as your parents have as well, it’s not just down to education, but we spend so much time in school, they have a massive role to play in shaping how we see ourselves and how others see us, definitely.Explore more
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