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The Four E’s: Expression, Education, Empowerment and Engagement | Greg Corbin | TEDxYouth@DSA


my hands which is a program is dedicated

my hands which is a program is dedicated to helping young people discover the

to helping young people discover the

to helping young people discover the power of their voices voices that they

power of their voices voices that they

power of their voices voices that they already born with not voices that

already born with not voices that

already born with not voices that teachers give though voices that mentors

teachers give though voices that mentors

teachers give though voices that mentors or adults get them we believe strictly a

or adults get them we believe strictly a

or adults get them we believe strictly a young people already have the power

young people already have the power

young people already have the power within the informants those things the

within the informants those things the

within the informants those things the thing that we focus on we focus on one

thing that we focus on we focus on one

thing that we focus on we focus on one of course expression we believe that

of course expression we believe that

of course expression we believe that when a young person find the value of

when a young person find the value of

when a young person find the value of their voice inside the bathroom

their voice inside the bathroom

their voice inside the bathroom themselves in turn allows how many Poles

themselves in turn allows how many Poles

themselves in turn allows how many Poles we have no one raised hands your vibrant

we have no one raised hands your vibrant

we have no one raised hands your vibrant any sort raise your hand if you like

any sort raise your hand if you like

any sort raise your hand if you like poetry okay most of you will like crazy

poetry okay most of you will like crazy

poetry okay most of you will like crazy and you fight records review another

and you fight records review another

and you fight records review another country it’s all poetry emoji I think

country it’s all poetry emoji I think

country it’s all poetry emoji I think they’re talking about the 4g is like the

they’re talking about the 4g is like the

they’re talking about the 4g is like the moment

cool down ladybug so I wish I won it

cool down ladybug so I wish I won it like poetry definitely has layers to it

like poetry definitely has layers to it

like poetry definitely has layers to it there’s different ways to look at it but

there’s different ways to look at it but

there’s different ways to look at it but we believe in yelps wooden final value

we believe in yelps wooden final value

we believe in yelps wooden final value of invoice you find that value

of invoice you find that value

of invoice you find that value themselves they learn how to celebrate

themselves they learn how to celebrate

themselves they learn how to celebrate self they learn how to take ownership of

self they learn how to take ownership of

self they learn how to take ownership of their story their narrative can they

their story their narrative can they

their story their narrative can they become what they need to be put

become what they need to be put

become what they need to be put themselves and not the society tell them

themselves and not the society tell them

themselves and not the society tell them has anybody been today where the world

has anybody been today where the world

has anybody been today where the world when did the last time you took a step

when did the last time you took a step

when did the last time you took a step within and you listen to yourself

expression

expression so much happening because people don’t

so much happening because people don’t

so much happening because people don’t do this some of my may seem younger guys

do this some of my may seem younger guys

do this some of my may seem younger guys end up in a street fight should be put

end up in a street fight should be put

end up in a street fight should be put in fact that make a communicator or

in fact that make a communicator or

in fact that make a communicator or second or they don’t have them okay it’s

second or they don’t have them okay it’s

second or they don’t have them okay it’s so important to express yourself second

so important to express yourself second

so important to express yourself second education we believe in homelessness

education we believe in homelessness

education we believe in homelessness education we look at it from a whole

education we look at it from a whole

education we look at it from a whole person perspective schools unique invest

person perspective schools unique invest

person perspective schools unique invest in the intellectual part of the scheme

in the intellectual part of the scheme

in the intellectual part of the scheme but really do they really focus in the

but really do they really focus in the

but really do they really focus in the one with mental and the emotion of the

one with mental and the emotion of the

one with mental and the emotion of the government other person so we talk about

government other person so we talk about

government other person so we talk about wellness we look at whole person we’re

wellness we look at whole person we’re

wellness we look at whole person we’re looking at all these ways we can

looking at all these ways we can

looking at all these ways we can actually help build a lasting the third

actually help build a lasting the third

actually help build a lasting the third I want to talk about empower power

come back to finish the poetry classes

come back to finish the poetry classes that the transformation giving them the

that the transformation giving them the

that the transformation giving them the skills that we can use outside of the

skills that we can use outside of the

skills that we can use outside of the classroom in real life scenarios and

classroom in real life scenarios and

classroom in real life scenarios and actually makes them think and make some

actually makes them think and make some

actually makes them think and make some money ok class engaging from the city

money ok class engaging from the city

money ok class engaging from the city recycle what happens when we take the

recycle what happens when we take the

recycle what happens when we take the stage and we move off the stage and we

stage and we move off the stage and we

stage and we move off the stage and we move it into real life it’s one thing to

move it into real life it’s one thing to

move it into real life it’s one thing to do thousands of poems about how we want

do thousands of poems about how we want

do thousands of poems about how we want to change the world how we want to

to change the world how we want to

to change the world how we want to infect the world but how can we impact

infect the world but how can we impact

infect the world but how can we impact the world we are inspirational stage so

the world we are inspirational stage so

the world we are inspirational stage so with these young people positions our

with these young people positions our

with these young people positions our leadership when it comes to the

leadership when it comes to the

leadership when it comes to the Philadelphia student union or possibly

Philadelphia student union or possibly

Philadelphia student union or possibly thing to go to your school student

thing to go to your school student

thing to go to your school student government teach you know how Congress

government teach you know how Congress

government teach you know how Congress and the Senate work together things of

and the Senate work together things of

and the Senate work together things of that nature are so important for young

that nature are so important for young

that nature are so important for young people to actually take over

people to actually take over

people to actually take over here so I’m not I’m pretty much going to

here so I’m not I’m pretty much going to

here so I’m not I’m pretty much going to plow through this bring now but you’ll

plow through this bring now but you’ll

plow through this bring now but you’ll catch anything so I want to take it back

catch anything so I want to take it back

catch anything so I want to take it back to decide how come to the plate in

to decide how come to the plate in

to decide how come to the plate in waukee waukee I was teaching in a

waukee waukee I was teaching in a

waukee waukee I was teaching in a classroom notice that there wasn’t

classroom notice that there wasn’t

classroom notice that there wasn’t enough youth culture in the classroom I

enough youth culture in the classroom I

enough youth culture in the classroom I notice that you were born disengage

notice that you were born disengage

notice that you were born disengage because of traditional curriculum and I

because of traditional curriculum and I

because of traditional curriculum and I started bringing hip-hop and poetry and

started bringing hip-hop and poetry and

started bringing hip-hop and poetry and some other visual resources into the

some other visual resources into the

some other visual resources into the classroom and in turn on class around so

classroom and in turn on class around so

classroom and in turn on class around so much that I was everybody’s babies okay

much that I was everybody’s babies okay

much that I was everybody’s babies okay because well in fact that I was bringing

because well in fact that I was bringing

because well in fact that I was bringing something evil relate to me to the

something evil relate to me to the

something evil relate to me to the classroom they saw themselves in the

classroom they saw themselves in the

classroom they saw themselves in the lesson they saw smiley cared about them

lesson they saw smiley cared about them

lesson they saw smiley cared about them yourself honey what if they learn about

yourself honey what if they learn about

yourself honey what if they learn about themselves so I started to our p.m. and

themselves so I started to our p.m. and

themselves so I started to our p.m. and 2006 we went to a competition called

2006 we went to a competition called

2006 we went to a competition called breaking voices and I remember to put my

breaking voices and I remember to put my

breaking voices and I remember to put my money into it really just running with

money into it really just running with

money into it really just running with I saw something special but before the

I saw something special but before the

I saw something special but before the impetus of

and my father ya know the stage the

and my father ya know the stage the irony of that is it was a dawn 2001 all

irony of that is it was a dawn 2001 all

irony of that is it was a dawn 2001 all this Sun beating down on his skin is

this Sun beating down on his skin is

this Sun beating down on his skin is tears sweat during down his cheek bones

tears sweat during down his cheek bones

tears sweat during down his cheek bones unknowingly my father had stage four

unknowingly my father had stage four

unknowingly my father had stage four lung cancer me in the dark annabelle

lung cancer me in the dark annabelle

lung cancer me in the dark annabelle while he took a hammer like huge on

while he took a hammer like huge on

while he took a hammer like huge on Henry to a piece of wood to a piece of

Henry to a piece of wood to a piece of

Henry to a piece of wood to a piece of wood to a piece of wood to a piece of

wood to a piece of wood to a piece of

wood to a piece of wood to a piece of wood built a stage for me a stage for me

wood built a stage for me a stage for me

wood built a stage for me a stage for me to stand horn unselfishly with his life

to stand horn unselfishly with his life

to stand horn unselfishly with his life on the line I mean my father was so good

on the line I mean my father was so good

on the line I mean my father was so good with his hands he could make those a new

with his hands he could make those a new

with his hands he could make those a new rules seem like gourmet been smoking

which is great with his hands and the

which is great with his hands and the way he built that stage that they were

way he built that stage that they were

way he built that stage that they were determination in his face sweat

determination in his face sweat

determination in his face sweat trickling from brow he was so focused it

trickling from brow he was so focused it

trickling from brow he was so focused it was a laser I watched him become a

was a laser I watched him become a

was a laser I watched him become a Archer like being on the spot my father

Archer like being on the spot my father

Archer like being on the spot my father may be made the 2002 he will leave for

may be made the 2002 he will leave for

may be made the 2002 he will leave for another stage the tears were triple all

another stage the tears were triple all

another stage the tears were triple all the way through our family the blood and

the way through our family the blood and

the way through our family the blood and the sweat and the tears I still the same

the sweat and the tears I still the same

the sweat and the tears I still the same man that taught me how to fix my

man that taught me how to fix my

man that taught me how to fix my mistakes moments when I couldn’t handle

mistakes moments when I couldn’t handle

mistakes moments when I couldn’t handle my anger for my own lack of expression

my anger for my own lack of expression

my anger for my own lack of expression but I punch holes and shoot rock he

but I punch holes and shoot rock he

but I punch holes and shoot rock he would look at me insane boy pray do I

would look at me insane boy pray do I

would look at me insane boy pray do I got him job my father took his top and

got him job my father took his top and

got him job my father took his top and car ride brought all the materials

car ride brought all the materials

car ride brought all the materials brought it back to the house

special like stage the stage in 2010

special like stage the stage in 2010 I’ve doubted it young man named Victor

I’ve doubted it young man named Victor

I’ve doubted it young man named Victor Jackson Billie poetry me he wanted to be

Jackson Billie poetry me he wanted to be

Jackson Billie poetry me he wanted to be on stage he knocked on my door okay

on stage he knocked on my door okay

on stage he knocked on my door okay surprise me we just kicked out 16 years

surprise me we just kicked out 16 years

surprise me we just kicked out 16 years old salts of the two special too many

old salts of the two special too many

old salts of the two special too many people would give up but I remember

people would give up but I remember

people would give up but I remember during summer olympics in barcelona

during summer olympics in barcelona

during summer olympics in barcelona spain i wanted by the name of the

spain i wanted by the name of the

spain i wanted by the name of the starting blocks running back to the

starting blocks running back to the

starting blocks running back to the locomotive spark me he would tear in

locomotive spark me he would tear in

locomotive spark me he would tear in Hampshire and I know man came from the

Hampshire and I know man came from the

Hampshire and I know man came from the Cylon places all around him help them

Cylon places all around him help them

Cylon places all around him help them towards the finish line later on the

towards the finish line later on the

towards the finish line later on the entire world will find out that that was

entire world will find out that that was

entire world will find out that that was his father real fathers never stop

his father real fathers never stop

his father real fathers never stop running for their children some fathers

running for their children some fathers

running for their children some fathers do the part of the pet time the hoxsey

do the part of the pet time the hoxsey

do the part of the pet time the hoxsey collection of their son afraid that the

collection of their son afraid that the

collection of their son afraid that the shine is to brighter than the race so

shine is to brighter than the race so

shine is to brighter than the race so they become moonlit darkness Cold War

they become moonlit darkness Cold War

they become moonlit darkness Cold War heartless walking on the doors even if

heartless walking on the doors even if

heartless walking on the doors even if there’s no exit car to the home they

there’s no exit car to the home they

there’s no exit car to the home they appealed leaving his sons alone to trip

appealed leaving his sons alone to trip

appealed leaving his sons alone to trip in the seat up confusion hungry for

in the seat up confusion hungry for

in the seat up confusion hungry for clarity they became asking questions

clarity they became asking questions

clarity they became asking questions wonder why no one ever pass them to the

wonder why no one ever pass them to the

wonder why no one ever pass them to the time fact when the commack December

time fact when the commack December

time fact when the commack December thought the Luba knock on my door I

thought the Luba knock on my door I

thought the Luba knock on my door I would catch my responsibility folding in

would catch my responsibility folding in

would catch my responsibility folding in the wind back freedom so much having

the wind back freedom so much having

the wind back freedom so much having children it’s out soon to be back you

children it’s out soon to be back you

children it’s out soon to be back you know my father lives that I had a great

know my father lives that I had a great

know my father lives that I had a great one back I knew something was special

one back I knew something was special

one back I knew something was special about you the moment you walk through

about you the moment you walk through

about you the moment you walk through the door which I eyes wide hidden cloud

the door which I eyes wide hidden cloud

the door which I eyes wide hidden cloud you love the dream so much that you say

you love the dream so much that you say

you love the dream so much that you say things there are galaxies away your

things there are galaxies away your

things there are galaxies away your vintage fashion expert a rebellious

vintage fashion expert a rebellious

vintage fashion expert a rebellious sneak ahead trying to take your name

sneak ahead trying to take your name

sneak ahead trying to take your name into the track of light footstep time to

into the track of light footstep time to

into the track of light footstep time to lead memory

nostalgic one how many times I got to

nostalgic one how many times I got to tell you the chocolate like it’s not

tell you the chocolate like it’s not

tell you the chocolate like it’s not like you’re paying me of that you do two

like you’re paying me of that you do two

like you’re paying me of that you do two dishes been the same for like three days

dishes been the same for like three days

dishes been the same for like three days they’re like for real three ye Li Bo

they’re like for real three ye Li Bo

they’re like for real three ye Li Bo stinky socks next to the joystick I want

stinky socks next to the joystick I want

stinky socks next to the joystick I want to play video games 24 who wants buy a

to play video games 24 who wants buy a

to play video games 24 who wants buy a bag of trash when they weigh out the

bag of trash when they weigh out the

bag of trash when they weigh out the house Bob remind you so much of myself a

house Bob remind you so much of myself a

house Bob remind you so much of myself a hopeful romantic fall in love seconds

hopeful romantic fall in love seconds

hopeful romantic fall in love seconds breaking up in minutes aiming for the

breaking up in minutes aiming for the

breaking up in minutes aiming for the stars no new constellation is what you

stars no new constellation is what you

stars no new constellation is what you really want ask a turkey is afraid that

really want ask a turkey is afraid that

really want ask a turkey is afraid that too much normal or maybe too predictable

too much normal or maybe too predictable

too much normal or maybe too predictable too typical and now mr. grown up at all

too typical and now mr. grown up at all

too typical and now mr. grown up at all not mantua nothing oh I something about

not mantua nothing oh I something about

not mantua nothing oh I something about the both of us then love being outcast

the both of us then love being outcast

the both of us then love being outcast something about the Volvo with the love

something about the Volvo with the love

something about the Volvo with the love being weirdos in the world on a robust

being weirdos in the world on a robust

being weirdos in the world on a robust robusta forgot how to feel through my

robusta forgot how to feel through my

robusta forgot how to feel through my knee how to fill your mommy I love your

knee how to fill your mommy I love your

knee how to fill your mommy I love your top we have patience goes to

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