<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/aforeffort-held-back-by-the-education-system/av-18346174?maca=en-Life-links-en-15859-xml-mrss"><img src="https://static.dw.com/image/18340113_302.jpg" width="460" height="259" alt="" title="" border="0" /></a>Marlou is a trainee teacher from the 'wrong' side of the tracks. She wants to inspire disadvantaged children that they can become something too. But the rigid rules of Germany’s education system are getting in the way.

Marlou is a trainee teacher from the 'wrong' side of the tracks. She wants to inspire disadvantaged children that they can become something too. But the rigid rules of Germany’s education system are getting in the way.

<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/aforeffort-held-back-by-the-education-system/av-18346174?maca=en-Life-links-en-15859-xml-mrss" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Marlou is a trainee teacher from the 'wrong' side of the tracks. She wants to inspire disadvantaged children that they can become something too. But the rigid rules of Germany’s education system are getting in the way.

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