The stand up kid

http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/youn...
How many teachers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Introducing Michael, the 'stand up kid'. Watch the clip to see if he makes you laugh...

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[ttcnow2008]

Hi there, this video is a starting point for people finding out more about mental health problems. On our website, we've got lots of bloggers (of all ages, but at the moment, we're featuring blogs from younger people) who are sharing their experiences & how their mental illness and the stigma that surrounds it impacts on their lives and those of their families. We also link to Mind and Rethink Mental Illness so people can find out more about mental illness. Do google Time to Change to find us.

[Justin McBride]

not sure I like the new season of skins.

[ashley hernandez]

Good job kid

[iluvdancin]

impeccable acting

[Oohyoutouchmytalala]

Four years ago I had teachers ask me what was wrong with me when returning to class after several weeks absence even though they had been notified of my situation (even after saying 'I was ill' they quizzed me further in front of entire classes of my peers), teachers telling me i had an attitude problem, and being told i was lazy and letting my work down. They absolutely are often part of the problem.

[Oohyoutouchmytalala]

I'm a person who fell ill when i was 15, missed a lot of school and ended up being taken out of education by my doctors. This video is incredibly helpful. I faced constant harassment and invasion of my privacy due to my absence, and the jokes and shitty teachers are all very real things. Mental illness destroys families, but also people's educations. If i had seen this, it would have not only helped me a lot but perhaps encouraged everyone around me to be less difficult and unhelpful.

[iamveryaverage]

I'm not saying that teachers are a problem, (I myself have a few wonderful ones), but the advert is making a very general classroom environment to make it more relatable. most teenager with mental health problems don't see their teacher as an ally, just someone who piles on the work, regardless of situation. This might not be the teacher's fault, but the whole point was to put the viewer in the teenager's shoes

[DeathnoteBB]

@DigiDestined5555 THAT'S THE POINT. No one realizes he's dealing with a mental illness, and If they do they think it's just him being lazy. (the one kid makes a joke that implies micheal has been out of school for the fun of it) I

[DeathnoteBB]

@Kerami Roberts Are you seriously trying to make this about the TEACHER? Just take the message as it is and stop trying to make the teacher the point here.

[ArdreeH]

Im kind of in love with this.

[Kerami Roberts]

Hmmmm, becuase youtube isn;t just a popularity contest.....

But I do agree the video is awful and looks like a comedy....

[Kerami Roberts]

You know its a fictional teacher don't you?

I don;t mean that harshly I just mean don't assume all teacher are like this becuase of one video. Hopefully another one will be made where its the teacher fighting for that student, fighting agains the world of bullying and ignorance instead of being showed as the enemy.  :( Teachers have mental health problems to you know, they are not robots who exist to help the researchers of Waterloo Road