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The Fu@!&d Education System.

From 3-11, you were told that education was important, and was taught how to do factors correctly and quickly to ensure you pass your SATS- and not how to deal with family problems at home. From 11-16, you were told that high school is the best time of your life, but was still taught A-grade maths in the hopes of being able to get into college, and not how to deal with your mental health. From 16-18, you were told “we’re going to treat you like adults!” But call home when you’re inconfident in class due to failing, despite loving the subject you want to do - but education is important, right? From being a student since the age of 3, I have had my heart set on an education that means benefiting  me in the long run. GCSE grades, college, uni, travelling, writer, enjoying what I want to do, and what I’m passion about. But little did I know that my love for English literature was going to be moulded into an abyss of depression containing failure, disappointment and the underlining t