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The First Grader

My mother never went to school, and she said to me, 'You must love education, so that you...

Jane Obinchu:

[addressing her 200 students on her last day]
My mother never went to school, and she said to me, 'You must love education, so that you can do better than me'. I am your mother and I am telling you, you must love education, so that you can do better than me, better than all of the teachers

Full Transcript

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You know my mother never went to school
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But she said to me
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Jane you must love education
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because I want you to be better than me
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Now I am your mother
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and I am telling you all
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you must love education
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so that you can be better than me
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and all of us teachers here
Duration
33 seconds
Views
227
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:20
Uploaded
Nov 27, 2022
Production
Sixth Sense Productions,BBC Film,UK Film Council,Videovision Entertainment,Lipsync Productions,ARTE,Big Boy Films,Origin Pictures

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Movie Summary

The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

Actors

Naomie Harris
Jane Obinchu