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S9, Ep5 How to Fail: Ovie Soko

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

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The Pressure to Assimilate in Secondary School

I think that was definitely a big effect. Once I was in secondary school, especially in Millhill, it's a great area, really good school. And with the perks of obviously having access to a really good education, come with this pressure almost to fit in with these kids that come from well off backgrounds. They come from different backgrounds pretty much. With me trying to keep up, I saw that I felt like if I didn't have certain things or if I wasn't able to come in with certain kicks, I couldn't be one of the top boys... It's a weird kind of pay pressure because it's not something that anyone would necessarily say to you, but if everyone has

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