Resistance
Clenton Farquarson: Mark Twain
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 resisting the school culture’s impact upon him.
https://howwasschool.allfie.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mark-twain.mp3
Transcript
And I remember thinking back about now – there’s a quote by Mark Twain, 'Don’t let your schooling interfere with your education'. And that for me, you know, I haven’t let my schooling interfere with my education but it’s only now, after really thinking about it. ‘Cause I was labelled as a slow learner, and that affected my schooling and how teachers perceived me and treated me and their behaviour towards me. And that whole culture within school affected my education.Explore more
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