guy in red shoes

Not everyone in society grows up with the same privileges as others have. Most people might see it as a disadvantage, not having the resources that would make you go after your passion in life a bit easier. But others see it the other way around. The lack of privileges you grow up with could also aid you in the long run and help you strive harder than ever before to chase your passions. The young man known as "the guy in red shoes",  Jeff Bliss, a high school student, was extremely set on getting every single advantage out of his education as possible. Having dropped out of high school for a year and then deciding to return he was eager to put every step forward towards getting an education and making something with his future. "What i soon realized was without that education i'm not gonna make any step forward toward my future",  says Bliss in an interview. His lack of privileges made him want to work harder for what those with privileges don't have to work for.  Knowing what he needs to succeed with as an adult, Bliss was extremely unsatisfied with the lack of effort the teacher was putting into by not just doing her job, but not truly caring what kinds of ideas and concepts are in her students minds about the subject taught. With a teacher with no passion for her job, Bliss was disappointed in the lack of effort his teacher was putting into interacting and getting involved with her students which was no help to students like Jeff who don't want to get cheated out of their education with teachers who don't probe their students' minds. "When i had dropped out and decided to come back i was determined to do better for myself, and build that future because before i had dropped out i didn't have a dream, i didn't have a vision from 5-10 years from now, and when i think of that i think of how many other students out there in this country are faced with the same thing. And that's one of the key points is it's not just my education it's OUR education, and if we embrace this we can make a positive change. But if we just wanna push this to the side, i expect to put the same problems again and again." Bliss knows exactly what the outcome is to teachers like this, and the stand he created was not just for his own purposes, but for the bigger picture. Bliss knows that not every student comes from a household that can provide the privileges that allow people to go after their passions, and that's exactly what he's standing for.