[HUMAN MIC STYLE]
Our students are being marginalized!
OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING MARGINALIZED!
by the words
BY THE WORDS!
"special needs"
"SPECIAL NEEDS"!
I am a student!
I AM A STUDENT!
my peers are students!
MY PEERS ARE STUDENTS!
everyone
EVERYONE!
of our needs
OF OUR NEEDS!
is special!
IS SPECIAL!
I am tired!
I AM TIRED!
of my teachers being tired!
OF MY TEACHERS BEING TIRED!
and not having enough energy to teach me!
AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH ENERGY TO TEACH ME!
and having to participate in a system
AND HAVING TO PARTICIPATE IN A SYSTEM!
where knowledge is not learned
WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT LEARNED!
it is regurgitated.
IT IS REGURGITATED!
[CHEERS]
MIC CHECK!
I am tired!
I AM TIRED!
of this colonial curriculum!
OF THIS COLONIAL CURRICULUM!
and having to continually unlearn
AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY UNLEARN!
the so-called "education"
THE SO-CALLED "EDUCATION"!
that you give me!
THAT YOU GIVE ME!
I will never tire!
I WILL NEVER TIRE!
of fighting for what is right!
OF FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!
I support my teachers!
I SUPPORT MY TEACHERS!
I dare you to take that away from me!
I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
I support my education!
I SUPPORT MY EDUCATION!
I dare you to take that away from me!
I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
I support my community!
I SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY!
I dare you to take that away from me!
I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
I dare you, Christy Clark
I DARE YOU, CHRISTY CLARK!
to TRY and take that away from me!
TO TRY AND TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
[CHEERS]
[in background: I'm so proud to know you!"]