#EducationHelpedMe follow my dreams: How school shapes children's lives

By Phoebe Parke, for CNN

Updated 0959 GMT (1759 HKT) June 30, 2015

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To highlight how education can help end child labor, you sent us your old school photos and told us how education has helped you. This submission is from <a href="https://twitter.com/carlajohnsonATL" target="_blank">@carlajohnsonATL</a>, Atlanta, USA. Click through the slideshow to see more.
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To highlight how education can help end child labor, you sent us your old school photos and told us how education has helped you. This submission is from @carlajohnsonATL, Atlanta, USA. Click through the slideshow to see more.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/jaysonsnts" target="_blank">@jaysonsnts</a>, Manila, Philippines.
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@jaysonsnts, Manila, Philippines.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/kcgoode219" target="_blank">@kcgoode219</a>.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/haseebayazi" target="_blank">@haseebayazi</a>, Pakistan, Asia.
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@haseebayazi, Pakistan, Asia.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/mslaurettap" target="_blank">@mslaurettap</a>, Huntsville, USA.
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@mslaurettap, Huntsville, USA.
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