[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!"]