Our failing schools. Enough is enough! - Geoffrey Canada
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i'm a little nervous because my wife
i'm a little nervous because my wife
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yvonne said to me she said jeff you
yvonne said to me she said jeff you
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watched the ted talks i said yes honey i
watched the ted talks i said yes honey i
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love ted talks she said you know they're
love ted talks she said you know they're
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like really smart talented i know i know
like really smart talented i know i know
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she said they they don't want like the
she said they they don't want like the
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so i said no i'm gonna be good honey i'm
so i said no i'm gonna be good honey i'm
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gonna be good i am
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and the last time i looked
and the last time i looked
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this is this is why i'm i'm excited but
this is this is why i'm i'm excited but
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i'm angry
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this year they're going to be millions
this year they're going to be millions
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of our children that we're going to
of our children that we're going to
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needlessly lose
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that they that we could right now
that they that we could right now
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we could save them all
we could save them all
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you saw the quality of the educators who
you saw the quality of the educators who
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were here do not tell me they could not
were here do not tell me they could not
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reach those kids and save them i know
reach those kids and save them i know
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they could it is absolutely possible
they could it is absolutely possible
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why haven't we fixed this
why haven't we fixed this
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those of us in education have held on to
those of us in education have held on to
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a business plan that we don't care how
a business plan that we don't care how
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many millions of young people fail we're
many millions of young people fail we're
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going to continue to do the same thing
going to continue to do the same thing
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that didn't work and nobody nobody is
that didn't work and nobody nobody is
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getting crazy about it
getting crazy about it
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right enough to say enough is enough so
right enough to say enough is enough so
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here's a business plan that simply does
here's a business plan that simply does
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not make any sense you know i i grew up
not make any sense you know i i grew up
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in the inner city and there were kids
in the inner city and there were kids
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who were failing
who were failing
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in schools
in schools
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56 years ago when i first went to school
56 years ago when i first went to school
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and those schools are still lousy today
and those schools are still lousy today
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56 years later and you know something
56 years later and you know something
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about a lousy school it's not like a
about a lousy school it's not like a
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bottle of wine
bottle of wine
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where you say like 87 was like a good
where you say like 87 was like a good
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year right that's not how this thing i
year right that's not how this thing i
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mean every single year it's still the
mean every single year it's still the
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same approach right one size fits all if
same approach right one size fits all if
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you get it fine and if you don't tough
you get it fine and if you don't tough
luck
luck
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just tough luck
just tough luck
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why haven't we allowed innovation to
why haven't we allowed innovation to
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happen do not tell me we can't do better
happen do not tell me we can't do better
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than this look you go into a place
than this look you go into a place
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that's failed kids
that's failed kids
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for 50 years
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and you say so what's the plan
and you say so what's the plan
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and they say well we're going to do
and they say well we're going to do
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what we did last year this year
what we did last year this year
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what kind of business model is that
what kind of business model is that
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banks used to open and operate
banks used to open and operate
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between ten and three
between ten and three
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they offered ten to three
they offered ten to three
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they they were closed for lunch hour
they they were closed for lunch hour
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who can bank between ten and three
who can bank between ten and three
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the unemployed they don't need banks
the unemployed they don't need banks
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they got no money in the banks who
they got no money in the banks who
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created that business model right and it
created that business model right and it
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went on for decades
went on for decades
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you know why because they didn't care
you know why because they didn't care
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this wasn't about the customers
this wasn't about the customers
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this wasn't about it was about
this wasn't about it was about
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bankers
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they created something that works for
they created something that works for
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them how could you go to the bank when
them how could you go to the bank when
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you were at work it didn't matter then
you were at work it didn't matter then
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they don't care whether or not jeff is
they don't care whether or not jeff is
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upset he can't go to the bank go find
upset he can't go to the bank go find
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another bank they all operate the same
another bank they all operate the same
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now one day some crazy banker had an
now one day some crazy banker had an
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idea maybe we should keep the bank open
idea maybe we should keep the bank open
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when people come home from work they
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might like that what about a saturday
might like that what about a saturday
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what about introducing technology
what about introducing technology
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now look i'm a technology fan but i have
now look i'm a technology fan but i have
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to admit to you all i'm a little i'm a
to admit to you all i'm a little i'm a
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little old so it was a little slow and i
little old so it was a little slow and i
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did not trust technology and when they
did not trust technology and when they
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first came out with those new
first came out with those new
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these tellers that you put in a card and
these tellers that you put in a card and
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they give you money i was like there's
they give you money i was like there's
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no way that machine is going to count
no way that machine is going to count
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that money right i am never using that
that money right i am never using that
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right so
right so
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technology has changed things have
technology has changed things have
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changed yet not in education why
changed yet not in education why
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why is it that
why is it that
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when we had rotary phones
when we had rotary phones
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when we were having folks being crippled
when we were having folks being crippled
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by polio
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uh that we were teaching
uh that we were teaching
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the same way then that we're doing right
the same way then that we're doing right
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now and if you come up with a a plan to
now and if you come up with a a plan to
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change things
change things
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people consider you radical they will
people consider you radical they will
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say the worst things about you i said
say the worst things about you i said
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when they were look if the science says
when they were look if the science says
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this is science not me
this is science not me
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that our poorest children lose
that our poorest children lose
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ground in the summertime right you see
ground in the summertime right you see
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where they are in june say okay they're
where they are in june say okay they're
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there you look at them in september
there you look at them in september
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they've gone down they say woo
they've gone down they say woo
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so i heard about that in 75 when i was
so i heard about that in 75 when i was
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at the edge school at harvard it was i
at the edge school at harvard it was i
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said oh wow this is an important study
said oh wow this is an important study
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because it suggests
because it suggests
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every 10 years they reproduce the same
every 10 years they reproduce the same
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study says exactly the same thing poor
study says exactly the same thing poor
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kids lose ground in the summertime the
kids lose ground in the summertime the
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decides you can't run schools in the
decides you can't run schools in the
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summer you know i wonder who like makes
summer you know i wonder who like makes
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up those rules
up those rules
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for years i went to look i went to the
for years i went to look i went to the
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harvard ed school i thought i knew
harvard ed school i thought i knew
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something they said it was the agrarian
something they said it was the agrarian
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calendar and the people had but let me
calendar and the people had but let me
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tell you why that doesn't make sense
tell you why that doesn't make sense
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they never i never got that
they never i never got that
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i never got that because anyone who
i never got that because anyone who
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knows if you farm
knows if you farm
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you don't plant crops in july and august
you don't plant crops in july and august
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you plant them in the spring so who came
you plant them in the spring so who came
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up with this idea
up with this idea
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who owns it why did we ever do it
who owns it why did we ever do it
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well it just turns out in the 1840s we
well it just turns out in the 1840s we
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did have schools were open all year it
did have schools were open all year it
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was a whole year because we had a lot of
was a whole year because we had a lot of
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folks who had to work all day to have
folks who had to work all day to have
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any place for their kids to go was a
any place for their kids to go was a
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perfect place to have schools so this is
perfect place to have schools so this is
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not something that is ordained from the
not something that is ordained from the
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education guards
education guards
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so why don't we
so why don't we
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why not because our business has refused
why not because our business has refused
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to use science
to use science
science
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you have bill gates coming out and say
you have bill gates coming out and say
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look this works right we can do this
look this works right we can do this
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how many places in america are going to
how many places in america are going to
change
change
change
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none okay you got there too all right
none okay you got there too all right
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yes there'll be some place there because
yes there'll be some place there because
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some folks do to do the right thing
some folks do to do the right thing
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uh as a profession we have to stop this
uh as a profession we have to stop this
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the science is clear
the science is clear
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here's what we know
here's what we know
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we know
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that the problem begins
that the problem begins
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immediately
immediately
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this this idea zero to three
this this idea zero to three
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my wife yvonne and i we have four kids
my wife yvonne and i we have four kids
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uh three grown ones and a 15 year old
uh three grown ones and a 15 year old
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it's a longer story
it's a longer story
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with our first kids we did not know the
with our first kids we did not know the
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science about brain development we
science about brain development we
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didn't know how critical those first
didn't know how critical those first
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three years were we didn't know what was
three years were we didn't know what was
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happening in those young brains we
happening in those young brains we
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didn't know the role that language a
didn't know the role that language a
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stimulus in response call and response
stimulus in response call and response
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how important that was in developing
how important that was in developing
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those children we know that now
those children we know that now
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what are we doing about it
what are we doing about it
nothing
nothing
nothing
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wealthy people know
wealthy people know
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educated people know and their kids have
educated people know and their kids have
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an advantage poor people don't know and
an advantage poor people don't know and
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we're not doing anything to help them at
we're not doing anything to help them at
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all what we notice is critical now
all what we notice is critical now
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you take
you take
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pre-kindergarten we know it's important
pre-kindergarten we know it's important
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for kids poor kids need that experience
for kids poor kids need that experience
nope
nope
nope
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lots of places doesn't exist
lots of places doesn't exist
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we know health services matter people
we know health services matter people
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you know we provide health services and
you know we provide health services and
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people are always fussing at me about
people are always fussing at me about
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you know because i'm all into you know
you know because i'm all into you know
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accountability and data and all of that
accountability and data and all of that
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good stuff but
good stuff but
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when you do health services i have to
when you do health services i have to
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raise a lot of money people used to say
raise a lot of money people used to say
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when they come fund us jeff why do you
when they come fund us jeff why do you
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why do you provide these health services
why do you provide these health services
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i said make stuff up right i'd say well
i said make stuff up right i'd say well
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you know a child
you know a child
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uh who
uh who
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has cavities is not going to
has cavities is not going to
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be able to study as well and i had to
be able to study as well and i had to
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because i had to raise the money
because i had to raise the money
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but now i'm older and you know what i
but now i'm older and you know what i
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tell them you know i provide kids with
tell them you know i provide kids with
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those health
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benefits and the sports and the
benefits and the sports and the
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recreational arts because i actually
recreational arts because i actually
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like kids
like kids
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i actually like kids
i actually like kids
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but when they really get pushy people
but when they really get pushy people
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really get pushy i say i do it because
really get pushy i say i do it because
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you do it for your kid
you do it for your kid
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and you've never read a study from mit
and you've never read a study from mit
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that says giving your kid dance
that says giving your kid dance
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instruction right is going to help them
instruction right is going to help them
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do algebra better but you will give that
do algebra better but you will give that
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kid dance instruction and you will be
kid dance instruction and you will be
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thrilled that that kid wants to do dance
thrilled that that kid wants to do dance
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instruction and it'll make your day and
instruction and it'll make your day and
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why shouldn't poor kids have the same
why shouldn't poor kids have the same
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opportunity it's the it's the floor
opportunity it's the it's the floor
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for these children so
for these children so
so
so
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here's the other thing
here's the other thing
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i'm a tester guy i believe you need data
i'm a tester guy i believe you need data
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you need information because you work at
you need information because you work at
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something you think it's working and you
something you think it's working and you
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find out it's not working
find out it's not working
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right i mean educators you work you say
right i mean educators you work you say
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you think you got it you're great no you
you think you got it you're great no you
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find out they didn't get it uh but
find out they didn't get it uh but
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here's the problem with testing
here's the problem with testing
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the testing that we do we're gonna have
the testing that we do we're gonna have
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our test in new york next week
our test in new york next week
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right it's in april
right it's in april
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you know we're gonna get the results
you know we're gonna get the results
back
back
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maybe july maybe june
maybe july maybe june
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and and so and and the results have
and and so and and the results have
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great data they'll tell you raheem
great data they'll tell you raheem
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really struggled you couldn't do
really struggled you couldn't do
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two-digit multiplication and it's a
two-digit multiplication and it's a
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great data but you're getting it back
great data but you're getting it back
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after school is over and so what do you
after school is over and so what do you
do
do
do
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you go on vacation
you go on vacation
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you come back from vacation now you've
you come back from vacation now you've
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got all of this test data
got all of this test data
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from last year
from last year
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you don't look at it
you don't look at it
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why would you look at it
why would you look at it
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you're going to go and teach this year
you're going to go and teach this year
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so how much money did we just spend on
so how much money did we just spend on
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all of that
all of that
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billions and billions of dollars for
billions and billions of dollars for
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data that it's too late to use it i need
data that it's too late to use it i need
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that data in september i need that data
that data in september i need that data
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in november i need to know you're
in november i need to know you're
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struggling and i need to know whether or
struggling and i need to know whether or
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not what i did corrected that i need to
not what i did corrected that i need to
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know that this week i don't need to know
know that this week i don't need to know
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that at the end of the year when it's
that at the end of the year when it's
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too late because in my older years i've
too late because in my older years i've
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become somewhat of a clairvoyant
become somewhat of a clairvoyant
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i can i can predict school scores
i can i can predict school scores
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you take me to any school
you take me to any school
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i'm really good at inner-city schools
i'm really good at inner-city schools
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that are struggling and you tell me last
that are struggling and you tell me last
year
year
year
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48 of those kids
48 of those kids
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were on grade level
were on grade level
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and i said okay what's the plan what did
and i said okay what's the plan what did
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we do from last year to this year you
we do from last year to this year you
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say we're doing the same thing
say we're doing the same thing
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i'm gonna make a prediction
i'm gonna make a prediction
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this year somewhere between 44 and 52 of
this year somewhere between 44 and 52 of
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those kids will be on grade level and i
those kids will be on grade level and i
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will be right every single time
will be right every single time
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right so we're spending all of this
right so we're spending all of this
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money but we're getting what
money but we're getting what
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teachers need real information right now
teachers need real information right now
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about what's happening to their kids the
about what's happening to their kids the
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high stakes is today because you can do
high stakes is today because you can do
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something about it
something about it
so
so
so
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here's the
here's the
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other issue that i just think we've got
other issue that i just think we've got
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to be
to be
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concerned about we can't
concerned about we can't
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stifle innovation in our business we
stifle innovation in our business we
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have to innovate and people in our
have to innovate and people in our
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business get mad about innovation they
business get mad about innovation they
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get angry if you do something different
get angry if you do something different
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if you try something new people always
if you try something new people always
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ask you who always charter school hands
ask you who always charter school hands
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charlie let's try some stuff let's see
charlie let's try some stuff let's see
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this stuff hasn't worked for 55 years
this stuff hasn't worked for 55 years
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let's try something different and here's
let's try something different and here's
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the rub some of it's not going to work
the rub some of it's not going to work
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you know people tell me hey those
you know people tell me hey those
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charter schools a lot of them don't work
charter schools a lot of them don't work
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a lot of them don't
a lot of them don't
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they should be closed i mean i really
they should be closed i mean i really
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believe they should be closed but we
believe they should be closed but we
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can't confuse
can't confuse
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figuring out the science and things not
figuring out the science and things not
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working with we shouldn't therefore do
working with we shouldn't therefore do
anything
anything
anything
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right because that's not the way the
right because that's not the way the
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world works you think about technology
world works you think about technology
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imagine if that's how we thought about
imagine if that's how we thought about
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technology every time something didn't
technology every time something didn't
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work we just do in the tower and said
work we just do in the tower and said
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let's forget it right
let's forget it right
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you know they convinced me i'm sure some
you know they convinced me i'm sure some
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of you would like me
of you would like me
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the latest and greatest thing
the latest and greatest thing
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the palm pilot
the palm pilot
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they told me jeff if you get this palm
they told me jeff if you get this palm
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pilot you'll never need another thing
pilot you'll never need another thing
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that thing lasted all of three weeks
that thing lasted all of three weeks
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it was over
it was over
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i was so disgusted i spent my money on
i was so disgusted i spent my money on
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this thing
this thing
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did anybody stop inventing
did anybody stop inventing
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not a person not a soul
not a person not a soul
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the folks went out there they kept in
the folks went out there they kept in
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the fact that you have failure that
the fact that you have failure that
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shouldn't stop you from from pushing the
shouldn't stop you from from pushing the
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science forward
science forward
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uh our job is educated there's some
uh our job is educated there's some
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stuff we know that we can do
stuff we know that we can do
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and we've got to do better the
and we've got to do better the
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evaluation we have to start with kids
evaluation we have to start with kids
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early we have to make sure that we
early we have to make sure that we
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provide the supports of young people
provide the supports of young people
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we've got to give them all of these
we've got to give them all of these
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opportunities so that we have to do but
opportunities so that we have to do but
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this innovation issue this idea that
this innovation issue this idea that
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we've got to keep
we've got to keep
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innovating until we really nail this
innovating until we really nail this
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science down it's something that is
science down it's something that is
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absolutely critical and this is
absolutely critical and this is
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something by the way
something by the way
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that i think is going to be a challenge
that i think is going to be a challenge
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for our entire field
for our entire field
america
america
america
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cannot wait another 50 years to get this
cannot wait another 50 years to get this
right
right
right
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we have run out of time
we have run out of time
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i don't know about a fiscal cliff but i
i don't know about a fiscal cliff but i
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know there's an educational cliff that
know there's an educational cliff that
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we are walking over right this very
we are walking over right this very
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second and if we allow folk to continue
second and if we allow folk to continue
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this foolishness
this foolishness
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about saying we can't afford this
about saying we can't afford this
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so bill gates says it's going to cost 5
so bill gates says it's going to cost 5
billion
billion
billion
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what is 5 billion to the united states
what is 5 billion to the united states
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what did we spend in afghanistan this
what did we spend in afghanistan this
year
year
year
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how much how many trillions
how much how many trillions
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when when the country cares about
when when the country cares about
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something we'll spend a trillion dollars
something we'll spend a trillion dollars
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without blinking an eye
without blinking an eye
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when the safety of america is threatened
when the safety of america is threatened
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we will spend any amount of money
we will spend any amount of money
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the real safety of our nation is
the real safety of our nation is
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preparing its next generation so that
preparing its next generation so that
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they can take our place uh and be the
they can take our place uh and be the
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leaders of the world when it comes to
leaders of the world when it comes to
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thinking and technology and democracy
thinking and technology and democracy
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and all that stuff we care about
and all that stuff we care about
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i dare say
i dare say
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it's a pittance
it's a pittance
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it's a pittance
it's a pittance
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uh what it would require for us to
uh what it would require for us to
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really begin to solve some of these
really begin to solve some of these
problems
problems
problems
so
so
so
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uh once we do that
uh once we do that
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i'll no longer be angry
i'll no longer be angry
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so uh
so uh
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you guys
you guys
right
right
right
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help me get there
help me get there
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so what is the high school dropout rate
so what is the high school dropout rate
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at harlem children's zone well you know
at harlem children's zone well you know
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uh john 100 of our kids graduate high
uh john 100 of our kids graduate high
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school last year in my school 100 of
school last year in my school 100 of
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them went to college this year seniors
them went to college this year seniors
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will have 100 graduating high school
will have 100 graduating high school
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last i heard we had 93 accepted to
last i heard we had 93 accepted to
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college we better get that other seven
college we better get that other seven
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percent uh
percent uh
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and so how do you stick with them after
and so how do you stick with them after
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they they leave high school yeah well
they they leave high school yeah well
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you know the one of the bad uh problems
you know the one of the bad uh problems
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we have in this country is these kids
we have in this country is these kids
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the same kids these same vulnerable kids
the same kids these same vulnerable kids
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when you get them to school they drop
when you get them to school they drop
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out in record numbers and so we've
out in record numbers and so we've
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figured out that you've got to really
figured out that you've got to really
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design a network of supports for these
design a network of supports for these
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kids that in many ways mimics what a
kids that in many ways mimics what a
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good parent does they harass you right
good parent does they harass you right
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they call you they say i want to see
they call you they say i want to see
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your grades how are you doing that last
your grades how are you doing that last
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test uh what are you talking about that
test uh what are you talking about that
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you know you want to leave school you're
you know you want to leave school you're
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not coming back here so a bunch of my
not coming back here so a bunch of my
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kids know you can't come back to harlem
kids know you can't come back to harlem
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because jeff is looking for you right
because jeff is looking for you right
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here like i really can't come back no
here like i really can't come back no
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you better stay in school but but you
you better stay in school but but you
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know i'm not kidding about some of this
know i'm not kidding about some of this
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and it gets a little bit to the grit
and it gets a little bit to the grit
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issue when kids know
issue when kids know
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that you refuse to let them fail right
that you refuse to let them fail right
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it puts a different pressure on them and
it puts a different pressure on them and
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they don't give up as easy so sometimes
they don't give up as easy so sometimes
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they don't have it inside
they don't have it inside
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and they're like you know i don't want
and they're like you know i don't want
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to do this but i know uh my mother's
to do this but i know uh my mother's
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gonna be mad or well that matters to
gonna be mad or well that matters to
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kids and it helps get them through we
kids and it helps get them through we
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try to create a set of strategies that
try to create a set of strategies that
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gets them tutoring and help and support
gets them tutoring and help and support
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but also a set of encouragements that
but also a set of encouragements that
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say to them you can do it it is going to
say to them you can do it it is going to
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be hard but we refuse to let you fail
be hard but we refuse to let you fail
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well thank you dr canada please give it
well thank you dr canada please give it
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up on one more time
up on one more time
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