A VIDEO

I watched this video where a girl named Joseanna dropped out of school because during the school year she used to leave early to work in a farm for months then come back several days later and has to catch up in school and she is unable to, so she dropped out. MET motivates drop outs to stay in school because instead of leaving school to work in a farm to earn money, MET pays each child minimum wage to go to school and study.

In a child that does labor's view

Dear Journal,

I am a child in the US that is in child labor. I have to work in a farm everyday and pick crops all day with no break for hours. My day is very tiring. I am not able to go to school and get an education. I have to work all day and only get paid 2 dollars an hour, adults get paid more than me.In the United States Child labor is illegal except on farms. My parents made me, there is no option. I have to do labor everyday to make money for my family even though there is a low pay.If I am able to change anything in my life it will be to be able to get an education, so that I won't have to be working outside in the blazing sun picking crops all day for hours with only a pay of 2 dollars an hour.

Love, Poor Child in Child Labor

I am a Gold digger. I am not the Gold digger you think I am a child, in Africa that does mining to raise money for my family. I dig for gold as my job. I have to do it. I am a slave. I wake up early in the morning and walk everyday to the gold mining pit with not shoes and ripped up clothes. It is tiring and I have to work hard. I live a lonely life, no time for friends, and sometimes no time for my own family. In the mines I dig for gold and I am unable to keep them I have to give them in.In Africa every night I go home tired with my hands aching glad to be home in bed, dreaming of having a regular childhood.

Interview of important adult in my life!

This my interview of an important adult in my life I choose my aunt ( Q.= me A.= adult)

Q. What are your earliest memories of when you were a child?

A. My earliest memories of when I was a child was when I was 10 years old living in Puerto Rico. I remember waking up every morning seeing my grandfather and going places with him.

Q. What was life when you were my age?What did you do with your time when you was young?Did you go to school or work?Where did you live?What games did you play?  

A. My life was amazing and awesome when i was your age. My life was good. I was into sports, school,i was very active. I was on a swimming team. I was a tom boy I liked a lot of boy things. I went to school and started to work at the age 15. I will go to school then work.I use to live in New Jersey. I use to play hide&seek and i also use to play one of those old school game boys. But mostly ride bike outside.

Q. Can you tell me any stories to show me the way you were when you were when you were very young? 

A. One story was when i was in High School and I was on a swimming team and use to have a lot of meets. One time I remember was when I won 100 millimeter backstroke. I was proud of myself.

Q. What was the most important thing that happened in your life? 

A. The most important thing that happened in my life was my 7 children.

Q. What was your greatest adventure?

A. My greatest adventure was when I went parachuting in Puerto Rico. I had a lot of fun.