throughout my life I’ve been told that our education system is broken and when
our education system is broken and when
our education system is broken and when I look back on my own educational
I look back on my own educational
I look back on my own educational experiences it’s easy to see how we
experiences it’s easy to see how we
experiences it’s easy to see how we might believe that’s true when I was in
might believe that’s true when I was in
might believe that’s true when I was in elementary school I was tracked into the
elementary school I was tracked into the
elementary school I was tracked into the lowest math class
lowest math class
lowest math class not because I was tested not because my
not because I was tested not because my
not because I was tested not because my parents were contacted but because of
parents were contacted but because of
parents were contacted but because of the color of my skin after my parents
the color of my skin after my parents
the color of my skin after my parents advocated for me I was put into the
advocated for me I was put into the
advocated for me I was put into the advanced class talented and gifted
advanced class talented and gifted
advanced class talented and gifted because my parents were both the first
because my parents were both the first
because my parents were both the first and their families to go to college they
and their families to go to college they
and their families to go to college they knew how important it was and how
knew how important it was and how
knew how important it was and how important their advocacy was going to be
important their advocacy was going to be
important their advocacy was going to be to ensure that I had the opportunities
to ensure that I had the opportunities
to ensure that I had the opportunities that they did when I was in the more
that they did when I was in the more
that they did when I was in the more advanced classes I saw right away how
advanced classes I saw right away how
advanced classes I saw right away how more how much more rigorous engaging
more how much more rigorous engaging
more how much more rigorous engaging real words world centered and fun these
real words world centered and fun these
real words world centered and fun these classes were I also saw that I was one
classes were I also saw that I was one
classes were I also saw that I was one of the only kids who looked like me it
of the only kids who looked like me it
of the only kids who looked like me it was my first lesson in structural racism
was my first lesson in structural racism
was my first lesson in structural racism and implicit bias I was ten I learned
and implicit bias I was ten I learned
and implicit bias I was ten I learned the shame of low expectations I doubted
the shame of low expectations I doubted
the shame of low expectations I doubted my own intelligence and capabilities as
my own intelligence and capabilities as
my own intelligence and capabilities as an eager student I was quite a rule
an eager student I was quite a rule
an eager student I was quite a rule follower and loved pleasing adults it
follower and loved pleasing adults it
follower and loved pleasing adults it was my first lesson in learning that not
was my first lesson in learning that not
was my first lesson in learning that not every adult would see the beauty and the
every adult would see the beauty and the
every adult would see the beauty and the brilliance in me and it was my job and
brilliance in me and it was my job and
brilliance in me and it was my job and my family’s job to ensure that they did
my family’s job to ensure that they did
my family’s job to ensure that they did also in elementary school there was a
also in elementary school there was a
also in elementary school there was a year where I was repeatedly called the
year where I was repeatedly called the
year where I was repeatedly called the n-word and a troll doll when I
n-word and a troll doll when I
n-word and a troll doll when I approached my teacher about these and
approached my teacher about these and
approached my teacher about these and other incidents she told me to have
other incidents she told me to have
other incidents she told me to have empathy for the white girl who bullied
empathy for the white girl who bullied
empathy for the white girl who bullied me because she wasn’t from a
me because she wasn’t from a
me because she wasn’t from a middle-class background like I was what
middle-class background like I was what
middle-class background like I was what I learned in that instance was that this
I learned in that instance was that this
I learned in that instance was that this girl deserved my empathy and
girl deserved my empathy and
girl deserved my empathy and understanding while I needed to suffer
understanding while I needed to suffer
understanding while I needed to suffer her abuses on my own in high school when
her abuses on my own in high school when
her abuses on my own in high school when I found out that I got into Brown
I found out that I got into Brown
I found out that I got into Brown University I was so excited to tell all
University I was so excited to tell all
University I was so excited to tell all of my friends
of my friends
of my friends there was a party later on that night
there was a party later on that night
there was a party later on that night and when I showed up and excitedly told
and when I showed up and excitedly told
and when I showed up and excitedly told everyone I was approached by one of my
everyone I was approached by one of my
everyone I was approached by one of my white male friends and he asked me to my
white male friends and he asked me to my
white male friends and he asked me to my face how it felt to get into an Ivy
face how it felt to get into an Ivy
face how it felt to get into an Ivy League school just because I was black I
League school just because I was black I
League school just because I was black I played three sports had almost a 4.0 GPA
played three sports had almost a 4.0 GPA
played three sports had almost a 4.0 GPA sang in three choirs did other
sang in three choirs did other
sang in three choirs did other extracurriculars volunteered every week
extracurriculars volunteered every week
extracurriculars volunteered every week and worked on top of it and what I
and worked on top of it and what I
and worked on top of it and what I learned in that moment is that even many
learned in that moment is that even many
learned in that moment is that even many of my closest white friends would never
of my closest white friends would never
of my closest white friends would never believe that I deserved achievements
believe that I deserved achievements
believe that I deserved achievements such as that now it wasn’t all bad I had
such as that now it wasn’t all bad I had
such as that now it wasn’t all bad I had teachers who saw something in me who
teachers who saw something in me who
teachers who saw something in me who encouraged me to apply to top colleges
encouraged me to apply to top colleges
encouraged me to apply to top colleges and universities across the country who
and universities across the country who
and universities across the country who were there for me during the one time my
were there for me during the one time my
were there for me during the one time my parents were not able to support me when
parents were not able to support me when
parents were not able to support me when I had my first girlfriend
I had my first girlfriend
I had my first girlfriend they sat with me while I cried and
they sat with me while I cried and
they sat with me while I cried and shuddered in their offices not knowing
shuddered in their offices not knowing
shuddered in their offices not knowing what was going to happen to me they made
what was going to happen to me they made
what was going to happen to me they made me feel whole and lovable when I was
me feel whole and lovable when I was
me feel whole and lovable when I was called disgusting names by my peers my
called disgusting names by my peers my
called disgusting names by my peers my experiences as a student led me to want
experiences as a student led me to want
experiences as a student led me to want to become a teacher fueled my passion
to become a teacher fueled my passion
to become a teacher fueled my passion for education I wanted to be the teacher
for education I wanted to be the teacher
for education I wanted to be the teacher that I always needed and that often
that I always needed and that often
that I always needed and that often times I did have when I began teaching
times I did have when I began teaching
times I did have when I began teaching in East New York Brooklyn I right away
in East New York Brooklyn I right away
in East New York Brooklyn I right away saw the brilliance and the beauty in my
saw the brilliance and the beauty in my
saw the brilliance and the beauty in my fourth-grade students but I also saw
fourth-grade students but I also saw
fourth-grade students but I also saw that they had already been jaded by so
that they had already been jaded by so
that they had already been jaded by so many of the same messages that I had
many of the same messages that I had
many of the same messages that I had received as a student in some ways I was
received as a student in some ways I was
received as a student in some ways I was able to be revolutionary we talked about
able to be revolutionary we talked about
able to be revolutionary we talked about racism we talked about the stereotypes
racism we talked about the stereotypes
racism we talked about the stereotypes that they faced not only in our school
that they faced not only in our school
that they faced not only in our school building but in the broader world around
building but in the broader world around
building but in the broader world around us we went on trips to plays to baseball
us we went on trips to plays to baseball
us we went on trips to plays to baseball games to Coney Island they inspired me
games to Coney Island they inspired me
games to Coney Island they inspired me to be the best version of myself I could
to be the best version of myself I could
to be the best version of myself I could be but the system isn’t set up for
be but the system isn’t set up for
be but the system isn’t set up for teachers to be revolutionary actors and
teachers to be revolutionary actors and
teachers to be revolutionary actors and despite my efforts I also complied with
despite my efforts I also complied with
despite my efforts I also complied with a system that was not designed to bring
a system that was not designed to bring
a system that was not designed to bring out their brilliance
out their brilliance
out their brilliance I taught test prep for months even
I taught test prep for months even
I taught test prep for months even though I knew that was not the way to
though I knew that was not the way to
though I knew that was not the way to unlock
unlock
unlock brilliance I even let my own biases play
brilliance I even let my own biases play
brilliance I even let my own biases play out in the classroom in ways that I am
out in the classroom in ways that I am
out in the classroom in ways that I am ashamed to admit we don’t create spaces
ashamed to admit we don’t create spaces
ashamed to admit we don’t create spaces for teachers to be able to talk about
for teachers to be able to talk about
for teachers to be able to talk about their own struggles their own biases
their own struggles their own biases
their own struggles their own biases their own needs to be whole happy people
their own needs to be whole happy people
their own needs to be whole happy people my experiences as a teacher led me to
my experiences as a teacher led me to
my experiences as a teacher led me to become a teacher coach and as a teacher
become a teacher coach and as a teacher
become a teacher coach and as a teacher coach working all across New York City I
coach working all across New York City I
coach working all across New York City I saw that the conditions in my school
saw that the conditions in my school
saw that the conditions in my school were not unique
were not unique
were not unique they were the rule kids all across the
they were the rule kids all across the
they were the rule kids all across the city were being stripped of their
city were being stripped of their
city were being stripped of their potential being dehumanized not being
potential being dehumanized not being
potential being dehumanized not being taught that their own histories their
taught that their own histories their
taught that their own histories their own people’s their own cultures had
own people’s their own cultures had
own people’s their own cultures had contributed so much to this country and
contributed so much to this country and
contributed so much to this country and to our world they were being funneled
to our world they were being funneled
to our world they were being funneled into juvenile detention centers and
into juvenile detention centers and
into juvenile detention centers and ultimately prison they were being
ultimately prison they were being
ultimately prison they were being tracked into special education
tracked into special education
tracked into special education classrooms in which they did not belong
classrooms in which they did not belong
classrooms in which they did not belong they too were being impacted by the
they too were being impacted by the
they too were being impacted by the insidiousness of low expectations after
insidiousness of low expectations after
insidiousness of low expectations after working as a teacher coach and seeing
working as a teacher coach and seeing
working as a teacher coach and seeing how hard my teachers worked every single
how hard my teachers worked every single
how hard my teachers worked every single one of them entering the system to be
one of them entering the system to be
one of them entering the system to be that teacher that we all had and every
that teacher that we all had and every
that teacher that we all had and every single one of them struggling every day
single one of them struggling every day
single one of them struggling every day to keep that commitment at the forefront
to keep that commitment at the forefront
to keep that commitment at the forefront and to fight against the system that was
and to fight against the system that was
and to fight against the system that was not set up for them to do the work that
not set up for them to do the work that
not set up for them to do the work that they wanted to do I then started working
they wanted to do I then started working
they wanted to do I then started working in nonprofits eventually becoming
in nonprofits eventually becoming
in nonprofits eventually becoming executive director and I saw themes all
executive director and I saw themes all
executive director and I saw themes all across the state of Washington that
across the state of Washington that
across the state of Washington that confirmed this again these stories are
confirmed this again these stories are
confirmed this again these stories are not the exception
not the exception
not the exception they are the rule as a program officer
they are the rule as a program officer
they are the rule as a program officer at the Raikes foundation I’m able to see
at the Raikes foundation I’m able to see
at the Raikes foundation I’m able to see what’s happening in education all across
what’s happening in education all across
what’s happening in education all across the country and it finally led me to
the country and it finally led me to
the country and it finally led me to actually take a step back and unpack
actually take a step back and unpack
actually take a step back and unpack what is the history of the education
what is the history of the education
what is the history of the education system here in the United States what
system here in the United States what
system here in the United States what was it designed to do who was it
was it designed to do who was it
was it designed to do who was it designed for it’s pretty incredible that
designed for it’s pretty incredible that
designed for it’s pretty incredible that I could have gone my entire career up to
I could have gone my entire career up to
I could have gone my entire career up to that point without actually knowing that
that point without actually knowing that
that point without actually knowing that so I started by look
so I started by look
so I started by look listening to leaders reading as many
listening to leaders reading as many
listening to leaders reading as many books as I could watching different
books as I could watching different
books as I could watching different films and what I discovered is that our
films and what I discovered is that our
films and what I discovered is that our education system was developed in the
education system was developed in the
education system was developed in the late 1800s based largely on European
late 1800s based largely on European
late 1800s based largely on European systems specifically that in Germany the
systems specifically that in Germany the
systems specifically that in Germany the goal was not to unlock the genius in
goal was not to unlock the genius in
goal was not to unlock the genius in every child the goal was not to inspire
every child the goal was not to inspire
every child the goal was not to inspire their curiosity and to help them follow
their curiosity and to help them follow
their curiosity and to help them follow their passions to help them become the
their passions to help them become the
their passions to help them become the leaders that our world needs the goal of
leaders that our world needs the goal of
leaders that our world needs the goal of our education system was to sort track
our education system was to sort track
our education system was to sort track and indoctrinate as Thomas Jefferson
and indoctrinate as Thomas Jefferson
and indoctrinate as Thomas Jefferson said to separate the wheat from the
said to separate the wheat from the
said to separate the wheat from the chaff
chaff
chaff we were funneling certain people who
we were funneling certain people who
we were funneling certain people who were deemed as privileged and
were deemed as privileged and
were deemed as privileged and intelligent enough into elite status and
intelligent enough into elite status and
intelligent enough into elite status and the rest of us were forced into a
the rest of us were forced into a
the rest of us were forced into a compulsory schooling model that prepared
compulsory schooling model that prepared
compulsory schooling model that prepared us for jobs to serve the elite we also
us for jobs to serve the elite we also
us for jobs to serve the elite we also know that education was kept from
know that education was kept from
know that education was kept from communities like African Americans for
communities like African Americans for
communities like African Americans for centuries because of the power that
centuries because of the power that
centuries because of the power that education can hold education was largely
education can hold education was largely
education can hold education was largely seen as unnecessary for women we most
seen as unnecessary for women we most
seen as unnecessary for women we most certainly didn’t design schools for
certainly didn’t design schools for
certainly didn’t design schools for LGBTQ students and in the worst cases
LGBTQ students and in the worst cases
LGBTQ students and in the worst cases possible we built schools like Native
possible we built schools like Native
possible we built schools like Native American boarding schools intentionally
American boarding schools intentionally
American boarding schools intentionally designed to inflict cultural genocide
designed to inflict cultural genocide
designed to inflict cultural genocide stripping people of their language their
stripping people of their language their
stripping people of their language their histories their cultures their humanity
histories their cultures their humanity
histories their cultures their humanity the motto of the Carlisle Indian School
the motto of the Carlisle Indian School
the motto of the Carlisle Indian School was literally kill the Indian to save
was literally kill the Indian to save
was literally kill the Indian to save the man education is not and has never
the man education is not and has never
the man education is not and has never been neutral this is the real foundation
been neutral this is the real foundation
been neutral this is the real foundation of our education system to oppress to
of our education system to oppress to
of our education system to oppress to assimilate to indoctrinate and to
assimilate to indoctrinate and to
assimilate to indoctrinate and to control in Seattle where I live a city
control in Seattle where I live a city
control in Seattle where I live a city on the west coast of the United States
on the west coast of the United States
on the west coast of the United States we’ve been having conversations about
we’ve been having conversations about
we’ve been having conversations about closing gaps for 70 years 70 years we’ve
closing gaps for 70 years 70 years we’ve
closing gaps for 70 years 70 years we’ve failed generation
failed generation
failed generation after generation of young people
after generation of young people
after generation of young people families and communities and we still
families and communities and we still
families and communities and we still don’t consider this a crisis we still
don’t consider this a crisis we still
don’t consider this a crisis we still prioritize the good intentions of adults
prioritize the good intentions of adults
prioritize the good intentions of adults in our system over the real needs of our
in our system over the real needs of our
in our system over the real needs of our students over real change we’re afraid
students over real change we’re afraid
students over real change we’re afraid to have the conversations that would
to have the conversations that would
to have the conversations that would actually move the needle for young
actually move the needle for young
actually move the needle for young people because they’re not politically
people because they’re not politically
people because they’re not politically safe because not everyone wants to talk
safe because not everyone wants to talk
safe because not everyone wants to talk about oppression because not everyone
about oppression because not everyone
about oppression because not everyone understands the history of our system
understands the history of our system
understands the history of our system and who suffers most certainly there are
and who suffers most certainly there are
and who suffers most certainly there are adults suffering in our system but this
adults suffering in our system but this
adults suffering in our system but this is on the backs of our children the
is on the backs of our children the
is on the backs of our children the exact people we should be looking out
exact people we should be looking out
exact people we should be looking out for the most when I dug into the history
for the most when I dug into the history
for the most when I dug into the history more it was clear to me that we needed
more it was clear to me that we needed
more it was clear to me that we needed to address the rotting foundation of
to address the rotting foundation of
to address the rotting foundation of American education it made me think
American education it made me think
American education it made me think about a remodel in our own house
about a remodel in our own house
about a remodel in our own house no superficial remodel of this system
no superficial remodel of this system
no superficial remodel of this system can possibly overcome a cracked and
can possibly overcome a cracked and
can possibly overcome a cracked and rotting foundation we know this to be
rotting foundation we know this to be
rotting foundation we know this to be true
and while there have been a lot of
and while there have been a lot of hard-working passionate people myself
hard-working passionate people myself
hard-working passionate people myself included working on this problem for
included working on this problem for
included working on this problem for decades the changes we’ve seen are
decades the changes we’ve seen are
decades the changes we’ve seen are minimal at best and at worst we’ve
minimal at best and at worst we’ve
minimal at best and at worst we’ve actually seen gaps grow at the college
actually seen gaps grow at the college
actually seen gaps grow at the college level the college completion gap has
level the college completion gap has
level the college completion gap has grown between african-american students
grown between african-american students
grown between african-american students and white students in the last 30 years
and white students in the last 30 years
and white students in the last 30 years we’ve made things worse
we’ve made things worse
we’ve made things worse none of us entered this system in order
none of us entered this system in order
none of us entered this system in order to do that but it’s a bigger problem
to do that but it’s a bigger problem
to do that but it’s a bigger problem than any one of us this is not a problem
than any one of us this is not a problem
than any one of us this is not a problem about people it’s a problem of design
about people it’s a problem of design
about people it’s a problem of design and we need to liberate ourselves to
and we need to liberate ourselves to
and we need to liberate ourselves to take dramatically different steps to
take dramatically different steps to
take dramatically different steps to have real conversations and to push
have real conversations and to push
have real conversations and to push ourselves and each other to do something
ourselves and each other to do something
ourselves and each other to do something dramatically different through my work
dramatically different through my work
dramatically different through my work I’ve had the opportunity to learn from
I’ve had the opportunity to learn from
I’ve had the opportunity to learn from incredible ordinary people doing
incredible ordinary people doing
incredible ordinary people doing extraordinary things all across our
extraordinary things all across our
extraordinary things all across our system folks like Nate Gibbs bowling the
system folks like Nate Gibbs bowling the
system folks like Nate Gibbs bowling the 2016 Washington State Teacher of the
2016 Washington State Teacher of the
2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year and runner up for National Teacher
Year and runner up for National Teacher
Year and runner up for National Teacher of the Year Nate teaches a wide variety
of the Year Nate teaches a wide variety
of the Year Nate teaches a wide variety of histories in his classes and even
of histories in his classes and even
of histories in his classes and even creates space for his young people to
creates space for his young people to
creates space for his young people to talk about what they need to do if
talk about what they need to do if
talk about what they need to do if they’re pulled over by the police what
they’re pulled over by the police what
they’re pulled over by the police what their rights are folks like Chris
their rights are folks like Chris
their rights are folks like Chris Chapman and his team in the office of
Chapman and his team in the office of
Chapman and his team in the office of equity in Oakland Unified School
equity in Oakland Unified School
equity in Oakland Unified School District who developed our nation’s
District who developed our nation’s
District who developed our nation’s first office of african-american male
first office of african-american male
first office of african-american male achievement when then superintendent
achievement when then superintendent
achievement when then superintendent Tony Smith realized they were sending
Tony Smith realized they were sending
Tony Smith realized they were sending more black young men to prison then to
more black young men to prison then to
more black young men to prison then to college as a school district that is
college as a school district that is
college as a school district that is unethical so they established this
unethical so they established this
unethical so they established this office to create the freedom in the
office to create the freedom in the
office to create the freedom in the space to actually listen to young men
space to actually listen to young men
space to actually listen to young men families and communities and redesign
families and communities and redesign
families and communities and redesign elements of the education system to
elements of the education system to
elements of the education system to better support them in classes like the
better support them in classes like the
better support them in classes like the manhood development course black male
manhood development course black male
manhood development course black male teachers
teachers
teachers teach young black men about the
teach young black men about the
teach young black men about the stereotypes they’re indoctrinated with
stereotypes they’re indoctrinated with
stereotypes they’re indoctrinated with as they call it the matrix and how they
as they call it the matrix and how they
as they call it the matrix and how they can lead through that how they can
can lead through that how they can
can lead through that how they can buffer themselves against stereotypes
buffer themselves against stereotypes
buffer themselves against stereotypes they learn about the histories of
they learn about the histories of
they learn about the histories of Africans and African Americans that I
Africans and African Americans that I
Africans and African Americans that I never got to learn about in my k12
never got to learn about in my k12
never got to learn about in my k12 experience they’re empowered to believe
experience they’re empowered to believe
experience they’re empowered to believe that they can change things in our
that they can change things in our
that they can change things in our country they have career pathway
country they have career pathway
country they have career pathway programs that connect them to meaningful
programs that connect them to meaningful
programs that connect them to meaningful opportunities in their own communities
opportunities in their own communities
opportunities in their own communities and they are not sent a message to get
and they are not sent a message to get
and they are not sent a message to get out they are sent the message that where
out they are sent the message that where
out they are sent the message that where they are from and who they are is
they are from and who they are is
they are from and who they are is beautiful and that they can stay and be
beautiful and that they can stay and be
beautiful and that they can stay and be the kings that they know they are there
the kings that they know they are there
the kings that they know they are there are many other educators doing
are many other educators doing
are many other educators doing incredibly important things
incredibly important things
incredibly important things groups like wildflower intentionally
groups like wildflower intentionally
groups like wildflower intentionally diverse schools that are embedding
diverse schools that are embedding
diverse schools that are embedding schools back in our community not
schools back in our community not
schools back in our community not isolating young people away from what’s
isolating young people away from what’s
isolating young people away from what’s happening in the world all of these
happening in the world all of these
happening in the world all of these examples show one thing every single one
examples show one thing every single one
examples show one thing every single one of us regardless of where we are
of us regardless of where we are
of us regardless of where we are situated in this system can be more
situated in this system can be more
situated in this system can be more revolutionary reform is not enough we
revolutionary reform is not enough we
revolutionary reform is not enough we must be revolutionary
if we know and understand and can fully
if we know and understand and can fully own what this system was designed to do
own what this system was designed to do
own what this system was designed to do I would push you to consider this think
I would push you to consider this think
I would push you to consider this think about other systems that we’ve designed
about other systems that we’ve designed
about other systems that we’ve designed in this country to a press sort and
in this country to a press sort and
in this country to a press sort and track did we reform them or did we
track did we reform them or did we
track did we reform them or did we revolutionize or even abolish them we’ve
revolutionize or even abolish them we’ve
revolutionize or even abolish them we’ve all been told that public education is a
all been told that public education is a
all been told that public education is a public good but it has not lived up to
public good but it has not lived up to
public good but it has not lived up to that potential for far too many young
that potential for far too many young
that potential for far too many young people by design I had the opportunity
people by design I had the opportunity
people by design I had the opportunity to hear art Longworth and the concerned
to hear art Longworth and the concerned
to hear art Longworth and the concerned lifers organization at Munro
lifers organization at Munro
lifers organization at Munro penitentiary in Monroe Washington
penitentiary in Monroe Washington
penitentiary in Monroe Washington recently a group of incredible men
recently a group of incredible men
recently a group of incredible men quoting Maslow and talking about other
quoting Maslow and talking about other
quoting Maslow and talking about other psychologists and Lotte leaders it was a
psychologists and Lotte leaders it was a
psychologists and Lotte leaders it was a humbling vulnerable deeply human
humbling vulnerable deeply human
humbling vulnerable deeply human experience to see these men who’ve been
experience to see these men who’ve been
experience to see these men who’ve been shuffled through our foster care
shuffled through our foster care
shuffled through our foster care homeless homelessness and education
homeless homelessness and education
homeless homelessness and education pushed out of our education system who
pushed out of our education system who
pushed out of our education system who have the ability to make our country and
have the ability to make our country and
have the ability to make our country and our world so much better their potential
our world so much better their potential
our world so much better their potential and their brilliance locked away with no
and their brilliance locked away with no
and their brilliance locked away with no chance of parole
chance of parole
chance of parole art said something that I thought was
art said something that I thought was
art said something that I thought was incredibly powerful and I asked if it
incredibly powerful and I asked if it
incredibly powerful and I asked if it was okay to share it with all of you he
was okay to share it with all of you he
was okay to share it with all of you he said before you can reform a system you
said before you can reform a system you
said before you can reform a system you must acknowledge the harm it has caused
must acknowledge the harm it has caused
must acknowledge the harm it has caused and you must make a real commitment to
and you must make a real commitment to
and you must make a real commitment to not cause additional harm it’s time to
not cause additional harm it’s time to
not cause additional harm it’s time to wake up take stock and make amends we
wake up take stock and make amends we
wake up take stock and make amends we cannot fix this system until we
cannot fix this system until we
cannot fix this system until we acknowledge what it was designed to do
acknowledge what it was designed to do
acknowledge what it was designed to do and what and the ways in which we are
and what and the ways in which we are
and what and the ways in which we are all complicit we didn’t design this
all complicit we didn’t design this
all complicit we didn’t design this system it’s not our fault
system it’s not our fault
system it’s not our fault but once we know better it is our job to
but once we know better it is our job to
but once we know better it is our job to do better thank you
do better thank you
do better thank you you
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