WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.720 [HUMAN MIC STYLE] 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:01.935 Our students are being marginalized! 00:00:01.935 --> 00:00:04.304 OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING MARGINALIZED! 00:00:04.304 --> 00:00:05.472 by the words 00:00:05.472 --> 00:00:06.907 BY THE WORDS! 00:00:06.907 --> 00:00:08.197 "special needs" 00:00:08.197 --> 00:00:09.443 "SPECIAL NEEDS"! 00:00:09.443 --> 00:00:10.944 I am a student! 00:00:10.944 --> 00:00:12.346 I AM A STUDENT! 00:00:12.346 --> 00:00:14.081 my peers are students! 00:00:14.081 --> 00:00:15.883 MY PEERS ARE STUDENTS! 00:00:15.883 --> 00:00:17.117 everyone 00:00:17.117 --> 00:00:18.519 EVERYONE! 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:19.419 of our needs 00:00:19.419 --> 00:00:20.643 OF OUR NEEDS! 00:00:20.643 --> 00:00:21.711 is special! 00:00:21.711 --> 00:00:23.197 IS SPECIAL! 00:00:23.197 --> 00:00:24.525 I am tired! 00:00:24.525 --> 00:00:25.859 I AM TIRED! 00:00:25.859 --> 00:00:27.828 of my teachers being tired! 00:00:27.828 --> 00:00:29.930 OF MY TEACHERS BEING TIRED! 00:00:29.930 --> 00:00:33.267 and not having enough energy to teach me! 00:00:33.267 --> 00:00:36.303 AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH ENERGY TO TEACH ME! 00:00:36.303 --> 00:00:38.940 and having to participate in a system 00:00:38.940 --> 00:00:41.775 AND HAVING TO PARTICIPATE IN A SYSTEM! 00:00:41.775 --> 00:00:43.610 where knowledge is not learned 00:00:43.610 --> 00:00:45.746 WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT LEARNED! 00:00:45.746 --> 00:00:47.781 it is regurgitated. 00:00:47.781 --> 00:00:49.621 IT IS REGURGITATED! 00:00:49.621 --> 00:00:58.630 [CHEERS] 00:00:58.630 --> 00:01:04.097 MIC CHECK! 00:01:04.097 --> 00:01:05.198 I am tired! 00:01:05.198 --> 00:01:06.525 I AM TIRED! 00:01:06.525 --> 00:01:08.402 of this colonial curriculum! 00:01:08.402 --> 00:01:10.798 OF THIS COLONIAL CURRICULUM! 00:01:10.798 --> 00:01:13.340 and having to continually unlearn 00:01:13.340 --> 00:01:16.243 AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY UNLEARN! 00:01:16.243 --> 00:01:18.042 the so-called "education" 00:01:18.042 --> 00:01:20.179 THE SO-CALLED "EDUCATION"! 00:01:20.179 --> 00:01:21.815 that you give me! 00:01:21.815 --> 00:01:23.754 THAT YOU GIVE ME! 00:01:23.754 --> 00:01:25.319 I will never tire! 00:01:25.319 --> 00:01:27.087 I WILL NEVER TIRE! 00:01:27.087 --> 00:01:29.022 of fighting for what is right! 00:01:29.022 --> 00:01:31.425 OF FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT! 00:01:31.425 --> 00:01:32.859 I support my teachers! 00:01:32.859 --> 00:01:34.528 I SUPPORT MY TEACHERS! 00:01:34.528 --> 00:01:36.863 I dare you to take that away from me! 00:01:36.863 --> 00:01:39.312 I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 00:01:39.312 --> 00:01:41.134 I support my education! 00:01:41.134 --> 00:01:43.070 I SUPPORT MY EDUCATION! 00:01:43.070 --> 00:01:45.305 I dare you to take that away from me! 00:01:45.305 --> 00:01:47.764 I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 00:01:47.764 --> 00:01:49.436 I support my community! 00:01:49.436 --> 00:01:51.211 I SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY! 00:01:51.211 --> 00:01:53.614 I dare you to take that away from me! 00:01:53.614 --> 00:01:56.216 I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 00:01:56.216 --> 00:01:58.452 I dare you, Christy Clark 00:01:58.452 --> 00:02:00.887 I DARE YOU, CHRISTY CLARK! 00:02:00.887 --> 00:02:03.056 to TRY and take that away from me! 00:02:03.056 --> 00:02:06.340 TO TRY AND TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! 00:02:06.340 --> 00:02:12.432 [CHEERS] 00:02:12.432 --> 99:59:59.999 [in background: I'm so proud to know you!"]