One André Davis' earliest memories of school when his teacher told him he didn’t pass the first grade. It triggered a complicated relationship with education that he's now working hard to change. Uncuffed producer William Harris interviewed André about how he grew from that first grade failure into a future college graduate.
From elementary school all the way to junior high school I was having problems in school with my education. I just hated it.André Davis
This story was produced by William Harris with help from Angela Johnston, Ninna Gaensler-Debs and sound designer Eric Maserati-E Abercrombie.
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