“Ten9Eight” Shows Inner City Kids Dreaming Big
Mary Mazzio’s documentary, “Ten9Eight Shoot for the Moon” opens with this idea: “Every nine seconds a teenager in the US drops out of high school. Imagine if they didn’t.” It’s the inspiring story of underprivileged high school students who turn their lives around by learning business skills and competing for a $10000 prize. VOA’s Penelope Poulou has more
While so much of this is truth, how much are people programmed to harp on the same typical things… drug infested communities, struggle, etc. We went from a society that was obsessed with perfection and unimaginable wealth and excellence to a nearly obsessive preoccupation with the “struggles” of being “disadvantaged. Don’t think that I don’t think there aren’t problems needing resolution badly , but the focus on this idea of being disadvantaged has become rehearsed and cliched.
Amazing!