1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,720 [HUMAN MIC STYLE] 2 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:01,935 Our students are being marginalized! 3 00:00:01,935 --> 00:00:04,304 OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING MARGINALIZED! 4 00:00:04,304 --> 00:00:05,472 by the words 5 00:00:05,472 --> 00:00:06,907 BY THE WORDS! 6 00:00:06,907 --> 00:00:08,197 "special needs" 7 00:00:08,197 --> 00:00:09,443 "SPECIAL NEEDS"! 8 00:00:09,443 --> 00:00:10,944 I am a student! 9 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:12,346 I AM A STUDENT! 10 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:14,081 my peers are students! 11 00:00:14,081 --> 00:00:15,883 MY PEERS ARE STUDENTS! 12 00:00:15,883 --> 00:00:17,117 everyone 13 00:00:17,117 --> 00:00:18,519 EVERYONE! 14 00:00:18,519 --> 00:00:19,419 of our needs 15 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:20,643 OF OUR NEEDS! 16 00:00:20,643 --> 00:00:21,711 is special! 17 00:00:21,711 --> 00:00:23,197 IS SPECIAL! 18 00:00:23,197 --> 00:00:24,525 I am tired! 19 00:00:24,525 --> 00:00:25,859 I AM TIRED! 20 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:27,828 of my teachers being tired! 21 00:00:27,828 --> 00:00:29,930 OF MY TEACHERS BEING TIRED! 22 00:00:29,930 --> 00:00:33,267 and not having enough energy to teach me! 23 00:00:33,267 --> 00:00:36,303 AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH ENERGY TO TEACH ME! 24 00:00:36,303 --> 00:00:38,940 and having to participate in a system 25 00:00:38,940 --> 00:00:41,775 AND HAVING TO PARTICIPATE IN A SYSTEM! 26 00:00:41,775 --> 00:00:43,610 where knowledge is not learned 27 00:00:43,610 --> 00:00:45,746 WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT LEARNED! 28 00:00:45,746 --> 00:00:47,781 it is regurgitated. 29 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:49,621 IT IS REGURGITATED! 30 00:00:49,621 --> 00:00:58,630 [CHEERS] 31 00:00:58,630 --> 00:01:04,097 MIC CHECK! 32 00:01:04,097 --> 00:01:05,198 I am tired! 33 00:01:05,198 --> 00:01:06,525 I AM TIRED! 34 00:01:06,525 --> 00:01:08,402 of this colonial curriculum! 35 00:01:08,402 --> 00:01:10,798 OF THIS COLONIAL CURRICULUM! 36 00:01:10,798 --> 00:01:13,340 and having to continually unlearn 37 00:01:13,340 --> 00:01:16,243 AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY UNLEARN! 38 00:01:16,243 --> 00:01:18,042 the so-called "education" 39 00:01:18,042 --> 00:01:20,179 THE SO-CALLED "EDUCATION"! 40 00:01:20,179 --> 00:01:21,815 that you give me! 41 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:23,754 THAT YOU GIVE ME! 42 00:01:23,754 --> 00:01:25,319 I will never tire! 43 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,087 I WILL NEVER TIRE! 44 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:29,022 of fighting for what is right! 45 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:31,425 OF FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT! 46 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:32,859 I support my teachers! 47 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:34,528 I SUPPORT MY TEACHERS! 48 00:01:34,528 --> 00:01:36,863 I dare you to take that away from me! 49 00:01:36,863 --> 00:01:39,312 I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 50 00:01:39,312 --> 00:01:41,134 I support my education! 51 00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:43,070 I SUPPORT MY EDUCATION! 52 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:45,305 I dare you to take that away from me! 53 00:01:45,305 --> 00:01:47,764 I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 54 00:01:47,764 --> 00:01:49,436 I support my community! 55 00:01:49,436 --> 00:01:51,211 I SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY! 56 00:01:51,211 --> 00:01:53,614 I dare you to take that away from me! 57 00:01:53,614 --> 00:01:56,216 I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 58 00:01:56,216 --> 00:01:58,452 I dare you, Christy Clark 59 00:01:58,452 --> 00:02:00,887 I DARE YOU, CHRISTY CLARK! 60 00:02:00,887 --> 00:02:03,056 to TRY and take that away from me! 61 00:02:03,056 --> 00:02:06,340 TO TRY AND TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 62 00:02:06,340 --> 00:02:12,432 [CHEERS] 63 00:02:12,432 --> 99:59:59,999 [in background: I'm so proud to know you!"]