good afternoon I hope you’re all doing well my name is Frances I’m 17 and hang
well my name is Frances I’m 17 and hang
well my name is Frances I’m 17 and hang on a second can you guys all hear me ok
on a second can you guys all hear me ok
on a second can you guys all hear me ok good that’s really good because in this
good that’s really good because in this
good that’s really good because in this day and age for a youth that isn’t
day and age for a youth that isn’t
day and age for a youth that isn’t always the case in 1966 the monkeys
always the case in 1966 the monkeys
always the case in 1966 the monkeys recorded the lyrics we just want to be
recorded the lyrics we just want to be
recorded the lyrics we just want to be friendly come watch us sing and play
friendly come watch us sing and play
friendly come watch us sing and play where the new generation and we have
where the new generation and we have
where the new generation and we have something to say which tells me that
something to say which tells me that
something to say which tells me that over the past 50 years youth are still
over the past 50 years youth are still
over the past 50 years youth are still asking for the same thing they have been
asking for the same thing they have been
asking for the same thing they have been for centuries to be heard a quick
for centuries to be heard a quick
for centuries to be heard a quick introduction of myself and just to let
introduction of myself and just to let
introduction of myself and just to let you know all the slides you see behind
you know all the slides you see behind
you know all the slides you see behind me today are done by youth aged 5 and up
me today are done by youth aged 5 and up
me today are done by youth aged 5 and up the current one being a portrait of
the current one being a portrait of
the current one being a portrait of myself as drawn by my sister I am mostly
myself as drawn by my sister I am mostly
myself as drawn by my sister I am mostly and I’m mostly involved with three
and I’m mostly involved with three
and I’m mostly involved with three organizations the help project miss bc
organizations the help project miss bc
organizations the help project miss bc and ASAP a parent’s group at my school
and ASAP a parent’s group at my school
and ASAP a parent’s group at my school but throughout the year I often like to
but throughout the year I often like to
but throughout the year I often like to attend other community meetings to you
attend other community meetings to you
attend other community meetings to you know network and experience and bring
know network and experience and bring
know network and experience and bring home fresh ideas I am the current Miss
home fresh ideas I am the current Miss
home fresh ideas I am the current Miss Teen Fraser Valley chose based on
Teen Fraser Valley chose based on
Teen Fraser Valley chose based on community involvement I attend a small
community involvement I attend a small
community involvement I attend a small alternate school in a community that’s
alternate school in a community that’s
alternate school in a community that’s almost as small and I’m involved in it
almost as small and I’m involved in it
almost as small and I’m involved in it as much as possible I enjoy helping it
as much as possible I enjoy helping it
as much as possible I enjoy helping it at the local elementary school and I
at the local elementary school and I
at the local elementary school and I spent all of October raising money for
spent all of October raising money for
spent all of October raising money for the Cinderella Project by volunteering
the Cinderella Project by volunteering
the Cinderella Project by volunteering at a haunted house which somehow managed
at a haunted house which somehow managed
at a haunted house which somehow managed to be less scary than standing up here
to be less scary than standing up here
to be less scary than standing up here right now is and I am incredibly
right now is and I am incredibly
right now is and I am incredibly impatiently waiting for the day I am
impatiently waiting for the day I am
impatiently waiting for the day I am allowed to have a say in my community as
allowed to have a say in my community as
allowed to have a say in my community as a youth myself and based on the many
a youth myself and based on the many
a youth myself and based on the many conversations I have with my peers I can
conversations I have with my peers I can
conversations I have with my peers I can tell you that we often feel like we’re
tell you that we often feel like we’re
tell you that we often feel like we’re screaming at the top of our lungs and
screaming at the top of our lungs and
screaming at the top of our lungs and still we’re not being heard after all
still we’re not being heard after all
still we’re not being heard after all what good could we have to say what
what good could we have to say what
what good could we have to say what opinions do we have when we spend all
opinions do we have when we spend all
opinions do we have when we spend all our time drinking doing drugs listening
our time drinking doing drugs listening
our time drinking doing drugs listening to music with a heavy bass line and even
to music with a heavy bass line and even
to music with a heavy bass line and even heavier content except that’s not me
heavier content except that’s not me
heavier content except that’s not me except that’s not my friends except that
except that’s not my friends except that
except that’s not my friends except that is in fact on minority there are far
is in fact on minority there are far
is in fact on minority there are far more of us working out in our community
more of us working out in our community
more of us working out in our community every day through things like cleaning
every day through things like cleaning
every day through things like cleaning up the coastline volunteering in seniors
up the coastline volunteering in seniors
up the coastline volunteering in seniors homes in elementary schools collecting
homes in elementary schools collecting
homes in elementary schools collecting food donations and below 0 weather and
food donations and below 0 weather and
food donations and below 0 weather and maybe planning world domination and yes
maybe planning world domination and yes
maybe planning world domination and yes I’ve done most of these viewed our
I’ve done most of these viewed our
I’ve done most of these viewed our everywhere they’re just biting at the
everywhere they’re just biting at the
everywhere they’re just biting at the bit to evoke change and yet still we
bit to evoke change and yet still we
bit to evoke change and yet still we don’t seem to be taken seriously
don’t seem to be taken seriously
don’t seem to be taken seriously and why shouldn’t we be heard when it
and why shouldn’t we be heard when it
and why shouldn’t we be heard when it comes to things like community meetings
comes to things like community meetings
comes to things like community meetings where we’re deciding on new housing
where we’re deciding on new housing
where we’re deciding on new housing developments when we’re the ones who are
developments when we’re the ones who are
developments when we’re the ones who are inheriting this future we’re the ones
inheriting this future we’re the ones
inheriting this future we’re the ones who will be there when the trees are
who will be there when the trees are
who will be there when the trees are gone and the houses are built help us
gone and the houses are built help us
gone and the houses are built help us make this decision today so we can take
make this decision today so we can take
make this decision today so we can take ownership of it because we’ll be the
ownership of it because we’ll be the
ownership of it because we’ll be the ones feeling the ecological and
ones feeling the ecological and
ones feeling the ecological and economical effects of it far into our
economical effects of it far into our
economical effects of it far into our future we are more ecologically educated
future we are more ecologically educated
future we are more ecologically educated than any generation before our own our
than any generation before our own our
than any generation before our own our textbooks are constantly changing and
textbooks are constantly changing and
textbooks are constantly changing and updating perhaps we’ve learned something
updating perhaps we’ve learned something
updating perhaps we’ve learned something that just wasn’t there for you to learn
that just wasn’t there for you to learn
that just wasn’t there for you to learn before i do see hope though and it comes
before i do see hope though and it comes
before i do see hope though and it comes admittedly slowly a bit too slowly for
admittedly slowly a bit too slowly for
admittedly slowly a bit too slowly for the fast-paced brains of youth but it’s
the fast-paced brains of youth but it’s
the fast-paced brains of youth but it’s coming i am currently waiting to stand
coming i am currently waiting to stand
coming i am currently waiting to stand on the board of the help project which
on the board of the help project which
on the board of the help project which is an organization dedicated to
is an organization dedicated to
is an organization dedicated to connecting youth in mental health and
connecting youth in mental health and
connecting youth in mental health and family crisis to resources and I say
family crisis to resources and I say
family crisis to resources and I say Stan not sit purposely because no one
Stan not sit purposely because no one
Stan not sit purposely because no one gets anything done sitting these days I
gets anything done sitting these days I
gets anything done sitting these days I am currently on the youth council since
am currently on the youth council since
am currently on the youth council since March 2016 with my peers providing
March 2016 with my peers providing
March 2016 with my peers providing insight into what we the youth want in
insight into what we the youth want in
insight into what we the youth want in need and recently I was contacted by one
need and recently I was contacted by one
need and recently I was contacted by one of their members saying they had been
of their members saying they had been
of their members saying they had been sort of throwing around the idea of
sort of throwing around the idea of
sort of throwing around the idea of putting me into a director’s position
putting me into a director’s position
putting me into a director’s position and of course I was honored and thrilled
and of course I was honored and thrilled
and of course I was honored and thrilled but we found out later I couldn’t do
but we found out later I couldn’t do
but we found out later I couldn’t do that and it wasn’t because they didn’t
that and it wasn’t because they didn’t
that and it wasn’t because they didn’t want me anymore or because I didn’t want
want me anymore or because I didn’t want
want me anymore or because I didn’t want to do it it was because someone who had
to do it it was because someone who had
to do it it was because someone who had never met me far away decided I wasn’t
never met me far away decided I wasn’t
never met me far away decided I wasn’t capable yet we have so much potential
capable yet we have so much potential
capable yet we have so much potential progress coming and yet the outdated
progress coming and yet the outdated
progress coming and yet the outdated system brings out all to a halt with a
system brings out all to a halt with a
system brings out all to a halt with a lack of trust in our youth I understand
lack of trust in our youth I understand
lack of trust in our youth I understand that we have a lot to learn but most
that we have a lot to learn but most
that we have a lot to learn but most youth are better educated today hands on
youth are better educated today hands on
youth are better educated today hands on anyways and I’m not asking for all youth
anyways and I’m not asking for all youth
anyways and I’m not asking for all youth to be given a leadership role like
to be given a leadership role like
to be given a leadership role like become a director of a not-for-profit
become a director of a not-for-profit
become a director of a not-for-profit but I am asking for us to create
but I am asking for us to create
but I am asking for us to create legitimate roles in our societies for
legitimate roles in our societies for
legitimate roles in our societies for them and if you shows they are capable
them and if you shows they are capable
them and if you shows they are capable and willing on a case-by-case basis let
and willing on a case-by-case basis let
and willing on a case-by-case basis let the organization organization that works
the organization organization that works
the organization organization that works with them decide what level of
with them decide what level of
with them decide what level of involvement their roles can be in their
involvement their roles can be in their
involvement their roles can be in their leadership another thing that I think
leadership another thing that I think
leadership another thing that I think makes it easy for a youth goat to go
makes it easy for a youth goat to go
makes it easy for a youth goat to go unheard is we have evolutionary science
unheard is we have evolutionary science
unheard is we have evolutionary science working against us I have a secret for
working against us I have a secret for
working against us I have a secret for you my frontal lobe isn’t quite full
you my frontal lobe isn’t quite full
you my frontal lobe isn’t quite full we developed at least the connections
we developed at least the connections
we developed at least the connections aren’t neither are those of the brains
aren’t neither are those of the brains
aren’t neither are those of the brains of most people under 21 this means the
of most people under 21 this means the
of most people under 21 this means the connections are made a little bit slower
connections are made a little bit slower
connections are made a little bit slower social-economic says that fifty two
social-economic says that fifty two
social-economic says that fifty two percent of our population is under 30
percent of our population is under 30
percent of our population is under 30 this means about fifty percent of us
this means about fifty percent of us
this means about fifty percent of us have a bit of a harder time reaching our
have a bit of a harder time reaching our
have a bit of a harder time reaching our cause and effects part of our brain but
cause and effects part of our brain but
cause and effects part of our brain but I think that makes us dream bigger
I think that makes us dream bigger
I think that makes us dream bigger because of it I don’t seem to get so
because of it I don’t seem to get so
because of it I don’t seem to get so caught up and how dangerous it can be
caught up and how dangerous it can be
caught up and how dangerous it can be for us but because you have learned
for us but because you have learned
for us but because you have learned about this through technology and while
about this through technology and while
about this through technology and while the internet we’ve learned how to work
the internet we’ve learned how to work
the internet we’ve learned how to work with it creating something that could
with it creating something that could
with it creating something that could have been a limitation that isn’t really
have been a limitation that isn’t really
have been a limitation that isn’t really a limitation anymore in fact I’d argue
a limitation anymore in fact I’d argue
a limitation anymore in fact I’d argue it’s a creative superpower when we have
it’s a creative superpower when we have
it’s a creative superpower when we have the time to truly think about something
the time to truly think about something
the time to truly think about something and then come back down to earth we are
and then come back down to earth we are
and then come back down to earth we are able to first think without limits and
able to first think without limits and
able to first think without limits and then plan accordingly so I ask of you
then plan accordingly so I ask of you
then plan accordingly so I ask of you what could happen if we teamed up the
what could happen if we teamed up the
what could happen if we teamed up the adults in the youth I mean I think
adults in the youth I mean I think
adults in the youth I mean I think something pretty amazing if we brought
something pretty amazing if we brought
something pretty amazing if we brought together the unlimited dreamer and the
together the unlimited dreamer and the
together the unlimited dreamer and the highly honed problem solver when we take
highly honed problem solver when we take
highly honed problem solver when we take the time to all listen to each other and
the time to all listen to each other and
the time to all listen to each other and I mean really listen we can get on the
I mean really listen we can get on the
I mean really listen we can get on the same level and will achieve a global
same level and will achieve a global
same level and will achieve a global cross generation way of thinking we need
cross generation way of thinking we need
cross generation way of thinking we need to stop sticking two groups of age and
to stop sticking two groups of age and
to stop sticking two groups of age and personality where conversation owes
personality where conversation owes
personality where conversation owes freely and easily because once we do
freely and easily because once we do
freely and easily because once we do that we will be more rounded and
that we will be more rounded and
that we will be more rounded and educated people because we’ll learn from
educated people because we’ll learn from
educated people because we’ll learn from each other coming from an alternate high
each other coming from an alternate high
each other coming from an alternate high school I can tell you that a lot of the
school I can tell you that a lot of the
school I can tell you that a lot of the scene there’s a lot of stigma
scene there’s a lot of stigma
scene there’s a lot of stigma surrounding being a youth we’re good for
surrounding being a youth we’re good for
surrounding being a youth we’re good for nothing we don’t care about what goes on
nothing we don’t care about what goes on
nothing we don’t care about what goes on in our community all we care about is
in our community all we care about is
in our community all we care about is our video games I’ve heard it all up
our video games I’ve heard it all up
our video games I’ve heard it all up until very recently the commute elders
until very recently the commute elders
until very recently the commute elders within my community were genuinely
within my community were genuinely
within my community were genuinely afraid of us it took years of
afraid of us it took years of
afraid of us it took years of painstakingly planned community outreach
painstakingly planned community outreach
painstakingly planned community outreach from the classes before my own and my
from the classes before my own and my
from the classes before my own and my principal and teachers to gain a level
principal and teachers to gain a level
principal and teachers to gain a level of respect with the seniors and because
of respect with the seniors and because
of respect with the seniors and because of that now we plan events throughout
of that now we plan events throughout
of that now we plan events throughout the year like senior team lunches where
the year like senior team lunches where
the year like senior team lunches where the high school students and the
the high school students and the
the high school students and the elementary students serve lunch to the
elementary students serve lunch to the
elementary students serve lunch to the seniors and love is shared and stories
seniors and love is shared and stories
seniors and love is shared and stories of life experience are swapped and so
of life experience are swapped and so
of life experience are swapped and so much has come from that trust we’ve
much has come from that trust we’ve
much has come from that trust we’ve formed now of course I’m not saying all
formed now of course I’m not saying all
formed now of course I’m not saying all youth a perfect
youth a perfect
youth a perfect and the sigmas are completely untrue for
and the sigmas are completely untrue for
and the sigmas are completely untrue for everybody because no one’s perfect
everybody because no one’s perfect
everybody because no one’s perfect especially not the adults if they were
especially not the adults if they were
especially not the adults if they were certain politicians definitely would not
certain politicians definitely would not
certain politicians definitely would not be in power right now thank you however
be in power right now thank you however
be in power right now thank you however we do need to raise the bar on what we
we do need to raise the bar on what we
we do need to raise the bar on what we think a youth is capable of because the
think a youth is capable of because the
think a youth is capable of because the more respect we give youth the better
more respect we give youth the better
more respect we give youth the better they were performed and it becomes a
they were performed and it becomes a
they were performed and it becomes a two-way street if you give us your
two-way street if you give us your
two-way street if you give us your respect we will give it back to you when
respect we will give it back to you when
respect we will give it back to you when the seniors of my community sparked us
the seniors of my community sparked us
the seniors of my community sparked us in this way we were driven to prove them
in this way we were driven to prove them
in this way we were driven to prove them right p it through stopping in the
right p it through stopping in the
right p it through stopping in the middle of the street to help them with
middle of the street to help them with
middle of the street to help them with groceries or holding a door we just
groceries or holding a door we just
groceries or holding a door we just wanted to prove to them that we are
wanted to prove to them that we are
wanted to prove to them that we are worthy of that respect but when you
worthy of that respect but when you
worthy of that respect but when you continue to label us with these self
continue to label us with these self
continue to label us with these self enabling Sigma’s we don’t see a reason
enabling Sigma’s we don’t see a reason
enabling Sigma’s we don’t see a reason to try any harder it’s just easier
to try any harder it’s just easier
to try any harder it’s just easier sometimes to be bad if you don’t have
sometimes to be bad if you don’t have
sometimes to be bad if you don’t have faith in our youth how are we supposed
faith in our youth how are we supposed
faith in our youth how are we supposed to have faith in ourselves but if you
to have faith in ourselves but if you
to have faith in ourselves but if you give us a spark we will be inspired to
give us a spark we will be inspired to
give us a spark we will be inspired to listen to you in return and I think a
listen to you in return and I think a
listen to you in return and I think a lot of good things could come from that
lot of good things could come from that
lot of good things could come from that teamwork I have sat in on countless
teamwork I have sat in on countless
teamwork I have sat in on countless community meetings listening to adults
community meetings listening to adults
community meetings listening to adults talk over myself and other youth who
talk over myself and other youth who
talk over myself and other youth who they invited there in the first place
they invited there in the first place
they invited there in the first place for their opinions these adults seem
for their opinions these adults seem
for their opinions these adults seem like they’re the ones who wanted to
like they’re the ones who wanted to
like they’re the ones who wanted to spark us but the second we gather the
spark us but the second we gather the
spark us but the second we gather the courage to speak up and it doesn’t go
courage to speak up and it doesn’t go
courage to speak up and it doesn’t go with their opinion we’re easily brushed
with their opinion we’re easily brushed
with their opinion we’re easily brushed over and ignored does he leave the youth
over and ignored does he leave the youth
over and ignored does he leave the youth feeling rejected and questioning their
feeling rejected and questioning their
feeling rejected and questioning their own intellect how can you expect our
own intellect how can you expect our
own intellect how can you expect our youth to turning the caring
youth to turning the caring
youth to turning the caring compassionate respectful adults if we
compassionate respectful adults if we
compassionate respectful adults if we aren’t first shown how by our adults I
talked to a lot of youth through local
talked to a lot of youth through local community conversation and skype calls
community conversation and skype calls
community conversation and skype calls all around the world and they all have
all around the world and they all have
all around the world and they all have at least one story of a time they spoke
at least one story of a time they spoke
at least one story of a time they spoke up or against something and felt unheard
up or against something and felt unheard
up or against something and felt unheard I wish I had a dollar for every time I
I wish I had a dollar for every time I
I wish I had a dollar for every time I was like hey how’s it goin and then I
was like hey how’s it goin and then I
was like hey how’s it goin and then I got a rant as a response it’s things
got a rant as a response it’s things
got a rant as a response it’s things like teachers who don’t want to hear a
like teachers who don’t want to hear a
like teachers who don’t want to hear a question they’re asking therapists you
question they’re asking therapists you
question they’re asking therapists you don’t want to understand quite why
don’t want to understand quite why
don’t want to understand quite why they’re feeling a certain way bosses who
they’re feeling a certain way bosses who
they’re feeling a certain way bosses who don’t want to hear any way
don’t want to hear any way
don’t want to hear any way idea because the old ways were perfectly
idea because the old ways were perfectly
idea because the old ways were perfectly fine up till now and parents you just
fine up till now and parents you just
fine up till now and parents you just can’t understand why their youth are
can’t understand why their youth are
can’t understand why their youth are acting away they wouldn’t sometimes as a
acting away they wouldn’t sometimes as a
acting away they wouldn’t sometimes as a youth it can feel like when the adults
youth it can feel like when the adults
youth it can feel like when the adults don’t understand who they don’t want to
don’t understand who they don’t want to
don’t understand who they don’t want to take the time to do that I however can
take the time to do that I however can
take the time to do that I however can understand a little bit why it’s hard to
understand a little bit why it’s hard to
understand a little bit why it’s hard to trust you in the past it’s fair to say
trust you in the past it’s fair to say
trust you in the past it’s fair to say we didn’t have the best access to
we didn’t have the best access to
we didn’t have the best access to knowledge which meant we got a lot of
knowledge which meant we got a lot of
knowledge which meant we got a lot of our info from newspapers or word of
our info from newspapers or word of
our info from newspapers or word of mouth this led to a biased game of
mouth this led to a biased game of
mouth this led to a biased game of community telephone where details were
community telephone where details were
community telephone where details were lost in fact and fiction became one safe
lost in fact and fiction became one safe
lost in fact and fiction became one safe to say it did a pretty good job of
to say it did a pretty good job of
to say it did a pretty good job of taking away from our credibility however
taking away from our credibility however
taking away from our credibility however today in our new age we have been raised
today in our new age we have been raised
today in our new age we have been raised in a world where we have access to all
in a world where we have access to all
in a world where we have access to all the information we could ever need at
the information we could ever need at
the information we could ever need at our fingertips I can fact check articles
our fingertips I can fact check articles
our fingertips I can fact check articles with a quick stroke few quick strokes of
with a quick stroke few quick strokes of
with a quick stroke few quick strokes of the keyboard I can scroll through
the keyboard I can scroll through
the keyboard I can scroll through countless studies while listening to
countless studies while listening to
countless studies while listening to podcasts like radio lab on unlimited
podcasts like radio lab on unlimited
podcasts like radio lab on unlimited topics I can further my education far
topics I can further my education far
topics I can further my education far beyond the previous limits through
beyond the previous limits through
beyond the previous limits through youtube channels like scishow and crash
youtube channels like scishow and crash
youtube channels like scishow and crash course i can create whole domains out of
course i can create whole domains out of
course i can create whole domains out of nothing there are sixth graders far
nothing there are sixth graders far
nothing there are sixth graders far younger than me learning coding the same
younger than me learning coding the same
younger than me learning coding the same way my generation learn to speak french
way my generation learn to speak french
way my generation learn to speak french only it’s far more universal and much
only it’s far more universal and much
only it’s far more universal and much there’s a much greater need for it now
there’s a much greater need for it now
there’s a much greater need for it now we have the information and the
we have the information and the
we have the information and the technology giving us access to it we
technology giving us access to it we
technology giving us access to it we have the classes teaching us the lead so
have the classes teaching us the lead so
have the classes teaching us the lead so let us let us be dreamers without limits
let us let us be dreamers without limits
let us let us be dreamers without limits let us fill the roles on societies that
let us fill the roles on societies that
let us fill the roles on societies that would have otherwise been left empty
would have otherwise been left empty
would have otherwise been left empty because no other person’s better suited
because no other person’s better suited
because no other person’s better suited to fill it let us discover what happens
to fill it let us discover what happens
to fill it let us discover what happens when these gaps in our society become
when these gaps in our society become
when these gaps in our society become bridged let us lead let us change the
bridged let us lead let us change the
bridged let us lead let us change the world and i do believe we’re capable of
world and i do believe we’re capable of
world and i do believe we’re capable of changing the world because there are so
changing the world because there are so
changing the world because there are so many of us with so many amazing ideas
many of us with so many amazing ideas
many of us with so many amazing ideas and goals really there’s an army of us
and goals really there’s an army of us
and goals really there’s an army of us we’re sitting on local action teams on
we’re sitting on local action teams on
we’re sitting on local action teams on the weekend and in leadership classes
the weekend and in leadership classes
the weekend and in leadership classes before the Sun even rises we are
before the Sun even rises we are
before the Sun even rises we are approving our dedication over and over
approving our dedication over and over
approving our dedication over and over again and still we are not being heard
again and still we are not being heard
again and still we are not being heard and out of all the things I wish to
and out of all the things I wish to
and out of all the things I wish to change in this world
change in this world
change in this world that is the most important to me because
that is the most important to me because
that is the most important to me because once we have done that our collective
once we have done that our collective
once we have done that our collective minds will work to make the rest happen
minds will work to make the rest happen
minds will work to make the rest happen with a fresh young perspective our
with a fresh young perspective our
with a fresh young perspective our inspired youth are pragmatic pertinent
inspired youth are pragmatic pertinent
inspired youth are pragmatic pertinent and prevalent and here like me at TEDx
and prevalent and here like me at TEDx
and prevalent and here like me at TEDx today ready to create noise until we
today ready to create noise until we
today ready to create noise until we become heard and in the last couple
become heard and in the last couple
become heard and in the last couple seconds I have with you I just like to
seconds I have with you I just like to
seconds I have with you I just like to tell you a bit about a district forum i
tell you a bit about a district forum i
tell you a bit about a district forum i attended recently for a grade where we
attended recently for a grade where we
attended recently for a grade where we helped look at what the new 9 to 12
helped look at what the new 9 to 12
helped look at what the new 9 to 12 curriculum might look like they brought
curriculum might look like they brought
curriculum might look like they brought in this wonderful speaker who said
in this wonderful speaker who said
in this wonderful speaker who said something that truly resonated with me
something that truly resonated with me
something that truly resonated with me the past should be a place of reference
the past should be a place of reference
the past should be a place of reference not residents so I asked him you today
not residents so I asked him you today
not residents so I asked him you today tell me why are we still residing along
tell me why are we still residing along
tell me why are we still residing along the preconceived ideas of what a youth
the preconceived ideas of what a youth
the preconceived ideas of what a youth is capable of why are we still residing
is capable of why are we still residing
is capable of why are we still residing in a world where our children are seen
in a world where our children are seen
in a world where our children are seen and not heard I ask you to step out of
and not heard I ask you to step out of
and not heard I ask you to step out of the past and into the future with me and
the past and into the future with me and
the past and into the future with me and help me work to make it so that all the
help me work to make it so that all the
help me work to make it so that all the generations after my own can truly be
generations after my own can truly be
generations after my own can truly be youth out loud
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