#AForEffort: Held back by the education system
March 30, 2015![Nur für Life Links - Marlou Deutschland](https://static.dw.com/image/18340113_800.webp)
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For some kids, being born in the wrong place - even in a rich Germany - can make it difficult for them to do well at school. Fresh thinking, new activities and a step away from the purely academic can help them escape from their background. But: "some of the children even want to stay there," says Marlou. She’s determined to make sure that they don’t.