As time goes on, and university pressures mount, I must admit there have been a few occasions that I have asked myself if Teach First is really the right way to go? Would it not be easier to do a conventional PGCE instead? This evening I sat down to work on my Teach First assignment; we have to read a number of different articles, reports, testimonies and reflect on how they relate to teaching, and especially teaching in a Teach First school.

I am now sat here, with tears streaming down my face, fully reminded of why I applied to Teach First.

 

It isn't particularly Luke's grotty living conditions that upset me about this video, what upset me was that a boy, aged 11, has already lost hope. He has already self-diagnosed a future of poverty.
There is no reason why Luke should not be a vet.

Am I idealistic? Possibly. Am I wrong for wanting help children like Luke? Definitely not.