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hello my name is Michael Morris and I’m
hello my name is Michael Morris and I’m going to talk to you today about how
going to talk to you today about how
going to talk to you today about how school take him fly it what does this
school take him fly it what does this
school take him fly it what does this mean to me it means the beginning of a
mean to me it means the beginning of a
mean to me it means the beginning of a journey to start to a course the first
journey to start to a course the first
journey to start to a course the first of many events that come to be honest
of many events that come to be honest
of many events that come to be honest the thing taking flight didn’t take me a
the thing taking flight didn’t take me a
the thing taking flight didn’t take me a surprise because everyone doing a talk
surprise because everyone doing a talk
surprise because everyone doing a talk today is taking fight right now
today is taking fight right now
today is taking fight right now their destination this is the future
their destination this is the future
their destination this is the future that they chose to aim for which is
that they chose to aim for which is
that they chose to aim for which is probably up there talk was about I like
probably up there talk was about I like
probably up there talk was about I like to be but everyone takes flight every
to be but everyone takes flight every
to be but everyone takes flight every day whether that be washing up the
day whether that be washing up the
day whether that be washing up the dishes to get them clean or a huge
dishes to get them clean or a huge
dishes to get them clean or a huge project or decide their future I think
project or decide their future I think
project or decide their future I think everyone should think like this you get
everyone should think like this you get
everyone should think like this you get the job done and in the end you get your
the job done and in the end you get your
the job done and in the end you get your award for it think of it as a holiday
award for it think of it as a holiday
award for it think of it as a holiday you take flight after working tirelessly
you take flight after working tirelessly
you take flight after working tirelessly to afford it and your destination it’s
to afford it and your destination it’s
to afford it and your destination it’s paradise this is how you should think
paradise this is how you should think
paradise this is how you should think every day always look at the positives
every day always look at the positives
every day always look at the positives and it’ll help you get through negatives
and it’ll help you get through negatives
and it’ll help you get through negatives so begin your journey we need to start
so begin your journey we need to start
so begin your journey we need to start over or it all begins
over or it all begins
over or it all begins obviously school or preschool if you
obviously school or preschool if you
obviously school or preschool if you want to be smart about it but school is
want to be smart about it but school is
want to be smart about it but school is a place that you were sent to to go and
a place that you were sent to to go and
a place that you were sent to to go and learn stuff that you can use for the
learn stuff that you can use for the
learn stuff that you can use for the future right it sounds so simple you get
future right it sounds so simple you get
future right it sounds so simple you get up at 7 you get a uniform on stop to eat
up at 7 you get a uniform on stop to eat
up at 7 you get a uniform on stop to eat and drink do your hair you know and you
and drink do your hair you know and you
and drink do your hair you know and you can get your equipment ready simple
can get your equipment ready simple
can get your equipment ready simple daily routine when you arrive at school
daily routine when you arrive at school
daily routine when you arrive at school you do some lessons break more lessons
you do some lessons break more lessons
you do some lessons break more lessons lunch and even more lessons before you
lunch and even more lessons before you
lunch and even more lessons before you finally get to go home it seems so
finally get to go home it seems so
finally get to go home it seems so simple but it’s really not there are
simple but it’s really not there are
simple but it’s really not there are many many many barriers and obstacles
many many many barriers and obstacles
many many many barriers and obstacles that stop your child from reaching their
that stop your child from reaching their
that stop your child from reaching their full potential every day let’s start
full potential every day let’s start
full potential every day let’s start with work think of it as the wings of
with work think of it as the wings of
with work think of it as the wings of our plane one of the main things needed
our plane one of the main things needed
our plane one of the main things needed to make your child a real star what
to make your child a real star what
to make your child a real star what differs to the level that your child can
differs to the level that your child can
differs to the level that your child can do you know they can always ask teachers
do you know they can always ask teachers
do you know they can always ask teachers for help and they’ll all always give
for help and they’ll all always give
for help and they’ll all always give challenges to explain their learning
challenges to explain their learning
challenges to explain their learning this is primary school suffering his
this is primary school suffering his
this is primary school suffering his secondary school however everyone is
secondary school however everyone is
secondary school however everyone is expected through the work that has been
expected through the work that has been
expected through the work that has been said while they can ask for help they’ll
said while they can ask for help they’ll
said while they can ask for help they’ll have no help during their exams so
teachers will always help the child and
teachers will always help the child and give them changes to extend their
give them changes to extend their
give them changes to extend their learning his secondary school though
learning his secondary school though
learning his secondary school though everyone is expected through the work
everyone is expected through the work
everyone is expected through the work set well they may ask for help when when
set well they may ask for help when when
set well they may ask for help when when they do their exams they are required to
they do their exams they are required to
they do their exams they are required to learn whatever the school sets them
learn whatever the school sets them
learn whatever the school sets them wherever isn’t their GCSE paper they
wherever isn’t their GCSE paper they
wherever isn’t their GCSE paper they have to learn it otherwise they fail how
have to learn it otherwise they fail how
have to learn it otherwise they fail how do you feel knowing that you have to put
do you feel knowing that you have to put
do you feel knowing that you have to put your full trust and the teachers because
your full trust and the teachers because
your full trust and the teachers because you don’t know algebra or language
you don’t know algebra or language
you don’t know algebra or language analysis how do you feel knowing that
analysis how do you feel knowing that
analysis how do you feel knowing that your child may foul because they don’t
your child may foul because they don’t
your child may foul because they don’t understand one bit at school this leads
understand one bit at school this leads
understand one bit at school this leads me on to my second point or the body of
me on to my second point or the body of
me on to my second point or the body of our playing the support recent studies
our playing the support recent studies
our playing the support recent studies show that out of 800 parents nearly a
show that out of 800 parents nearly a
show that out of 800 parents nearly a quarter of them feel more pressure near
quarter of them feel more pressure near
quarter of them feel more pressure near an exam than the students themselves
an exam than the students themselves
an exam than the students themselves first studies show that show that half
first studies show that show that half
first studies show that show that half of them seek advice they don’t
of them seek advice they don’t
of them seek advice they don’t understand the work that their child has
understand the work that their child has
understand the work that their child has been said they hire private tutors
been said they hire private tutors
been said they hire private tutors obstacle revision or once one tuition a
obstacle revision or once one tuition a
obstacle revision or once one tuition a third apparent also offer money as as a
third apparent also offer money as as a
third apparent also offer money as as a rewards that boosts their child’s
rewards that boosts their child’s
rewards that boosts their child’s confidence and make them want to succeed
confidence and make them want to succeed
confidence and make them want to succeed more how is your child meant to take
more how is your child meant to take
more how is your child meant to take flight if they haven’t got enough
flight if they haven’t got enough
flight if they haven’t got enough support how do you feel knowing that
support how do you feel knowing that
support how do you feel knowing that your child learn that you have to put
your child learn that you have to put
your child learn that you have to put your full trust in the teachers because
your full trust in the teachers because
your full trust in the teachers because you don’t know algebra language analysis
you don’t know algebra language analysis
you don’t know algebra language analysis the third and final part is the engine
the third and final part is the engine
the third and final part is the engine at school you’re sure your child has
at school you’re sure your child has
at school you’re sure your child has friends that always support each other
friends that always support each other
friends that always support each other and mess around together there are also
and mess around together there are also
and mess around together there are also people a police that wants to knock down
people a police that wants to knock down
people a police that wants to knock down your child’s confidence I could tell you
your child’s confidence I could tell you
your child’s confidence I could tell you most is from personal experience I don’t
most is from personal experience I don’t
most is from personal experience I don’t understand school anymore
understand school anymore
understand school anymore it’s become survival of the fittest a
it’s become survival of the fittest a
it’s become survival of the fittest a popularity contest doesn’t how smart you
popularity contest doesn’t how smart you
popularity contest doesn’t how smart you are how could you look or how much the
are how could you look or how much the
are how could you look or how much the teachers like you if you’re not liked by
teachers like you if you’re not liked by
teachers like you if you’re not liked by the popular people or the bullies you’re
the popular people or the bullies you’re
the popular people or the bullies you’re in for a rough ride
in for a rough ride
in for a rough ride this isn’t how school should be why
this isn’t how school should be why
this isn’t how school should be why should your child we put be put down by
should your child we put be put down by
should your child we put be put down by someone who treats school as a
someone who treats school as a
someone who treats school as a punishment not a privilege
punishment not a privilege
punishment not a privilege people are minded constantly that they
people are minded constantly that they
people are minded constantly that they are a geek or a nerd or like they’re fat
are a geek or a nerd or like they’re fat
are a geek or a nerd or like they’re fat or that they’re ugly well that they have
or that they’re ugly well that they have
or that they’re ugly well that they have a different skin
a different skin
a different skin well they have a different religion well
well they have a different religion well
well they have a different religion well that they just have different lives they
that they just have different lives they
that they just have different lives they are discriminated against because they
are discriminated against because they
are discriminated against because they are different actually they’re not
are different actually they’re not
are different actually they’re not different because no one is normal you
different because no one is normal you
different because no one is normal you are not them also how could you say
are not them also how could you say
are not them also how could you say someone’s weird every day an incident
someone’s weird every day an incident
someone’s weird every day an incident like this happens some will call someone
like this happens some will call someone
like this happens some will call someone else a name whoever offends them or not
else a name whoever offends them or not
else a name whoever offends them or not I do not know but I get called names
I do not know but I get called names
I do not know but I get called names every day they start to believe it it
every day they start to believe it it
every day they start to believe it it stays on their mind if if you think that
stays on their mind if if you think that
stays on their mind if if you think that your child has been bullied at school
your child has been bullied at school
your child has been bullied at school ask them tell them to talk to a teacher
ask them tell them to talk to a teacher
ask them tell them to talk to a teacher tell them tell other friends tell them
tell them tell other friends tell them
tell them tell other friends tell them not to listen to the bullies how is your
not to listen to the bullies how is your
not to listen to the bullies how is your house your child going to feel if they
house your child going to feel if they
house your child going to feel if they get bullied every day at school
get bullied every day at school
get bullied every day at school and they think that and they’re never
and they think that and they’re never
and they think that and they’re never going to make it free school so this is
going to make it free school so this is
going to make it free school so this is what taking fight means to me we need
what taking fight means to me we need
what taking fight means to me we need all the components to make our plane fly
all the components to make our plane fly
all the components to make our plane fly after that we just need to study hard
after that we just need to study hard
after that we just need to study hard and wants us to achieve why you can have
and wants us to achieve why you can have
and wants us to achieve why you can have a plane just sitting there if you don’t
a plane just sitting there if you don’t
a plane just sitting there if you don’t do anything with it you’re not going
do anything with it you’re not going
do anything with it you’re not going anywhere there’s a soundbar Will Rogers
anywhere there’s a soundbar Will Rogers
anywhere there’s a soundbar Will Rogers and it goes like this
and it goes like this
and it goes like this even if you’re on the right track if you
even if you’re on the right track if you
even if you’re on the right track if you sit there you’re going to get run over
sit there you’re going to get run over
sit there you’re going to get run over by the train this means that even if you
by the train this means that even if you
by the train this means that even if you have everything you need you need the
have everything you need you need the
have everything you need you need the courage and the strength to do it to
courage and the strength to do it to
courage and the strength to do it to push on to achieve everything you can so
push on to achieve everything you can so
push on to achieve everything you can so to everyone out there are you guys to
to everyone out there are you guys to
to everyone out there are you guys to sit down on the track or are you going
sit down on the track or are you going
sit down on the track or are you going to be ahead of everyone else on the
to be ahead of everyone else on the
to be ahead of everyone else on the train thank you
fantastic thank you that was good how’d
fantastic thank you that was good how’d you feel
you feel
you feel I was pretty exciting that should be I
I was pretty exciting that should be I
I was pretty exciting that should be I said to Michael out that part right
said to Michael out that part right
said to Michael out that part right Michael you know I’m you know you’re my
Michael you know I’m you know you’re my
Michael you know I’m you know you’re my hero right and he went yeah so listen
hero right and he went yeah so listen
hero right and he went yeah so listen you standing up here and talk mice
you standing up here and talk mice
you standing up here and talk mice because how old are you 13 and we talked
because how old are you 13 and we talked
because how old are you 13 and we talked about because of your size that people
about because of your size that people
about because of your size that people mistake you for younger a younger boy
mistake you for younger a younger boy
mistake you for younger a younger boy sometimes an 8 year old an 8 year old
sometimes an 8 year old an 8 year old
sometimes an 8 year old an 8 year old but when you hear him talk if you close
but when you hear him talk if you close
but when you hear him talk if you close your eyes he could be a 20 year old
your eyes he could be a 20 year old
your eyes he could be a 20 year old could need the articulation how how you
could need the articulation how how you
could need the articulation how how you form your words and it’s not just that
form your words and it’s not just that
form your words and it’s not just that it’s your thinking how you’ve processed
it’s your thinking how you’ve processed
it’s your thinking how you’ve processed this and thought about it and I’m
this and thought about it and I’m
this and thought about it and I’m especially interested in the stuff you
especially interested in the stuff you
especially interested in the stuff you say about bullying so what’s your
say about bullying so what’s your
say about bullying so what’s your experience of that what do you see being
experience of that what do you see being
experience of that what do you see being the kind of main causes of that well
the kind of main causes of that well
the kind of main causes of that well there’s people at school that they don’t
there’s people at school that they don’t
there’s people at school that they don’t want to be there and they just feel the
want to be there and they just feel the
want to be there and they just feel the need to bring others down with them and
need to bring others down with them and
need to bring others down with them and it’s it’s a bit like you know everyone
it’s it’s a bit like you know everyone
it’s it’s a bit like you know everyone everyone’s read Harry Potter it’s like
everyone’s read Harry Potter it’s like
everyone’s read Harry Potter it’s like Harry he’s always bullied and it’s like
Harry he’s always bullied and it’s like
Harry he’s always bullied and it’s like it kind of reminds me of myself how in
it kind of reminds me of myself how in
it kind of reminds me of myself how in the end you just like hardened to it
the end you just like hardened to it
the end you just like hardened to it it’s like well if you don’t want to
it’s like well if you don’t want to
it’s like well if you don’t want to enjoy school why should you bring me
enjoy school why should you bring me
enjoy school why should you bring me down with you yeah yeah and actually a
down with you yeah yeah and actually a
down with you yeah yeah and actually a lot of the time like in Harry Potter
lot of the time like in Harry Potter
lot of the time like in Harry Potter people who experienced that it’s almost
people who experienced that it’s almost
people who experienced that it’s almost like resilience training isn’t it it
like resilience training isn’t it it
like resilience training isn’t it it almost kind of makes you feel well I’m
almost kind of makes you feel well I’m
almost kind of makes you feel well I’m gonna go on beyond that so what are your
gonna go on beyond that so what are your
gonna go on beyond that so what are your I mean you’re already a a speech giver
I mean you’re already a a speech giver
I mean you’re already a a speech giver you already literally lined up to change
you already literally lined up to change
you already literally lined up to change the world so what do you want to go on
the world so what do you want to go on
the world so what do you want to go on to how do you see your role in love your
to how do you see your role in love your
to how do you see your role in love your metaphor of the airplane so how do you
metaphor of the airplane so how do you
metaphor of the airplane so how do you see your role of kind of taking flight
see your role of kind of taking flight
see your role of kind of taking flight beyond school and what happens after
beyond school and what happens after
beyond school and what happens after that well the idea is that if you you
that well the idea is that if you you
that well the idea is that if you you know study hard and you don’t listen to
know study hard and you don’t listen to
know study hard and you don’t listen to anyone that wants to pull you down you
anyone that wants to pull you down you
anyone that wants to pull you down you will succeed and you can one day go and
will succeed and you can one day go and
will succeed and you can one day go and change to AA during your own you can if
change to AA during your own you can if
change to AA during your own you can if someone’s already changed it you can
someone’s already changed it you can
someone’s already changed it you can even add to it and make it even better
even add to it and make it even better
even add to it and make it even better so if I change the world one day I want
so if I change the world one day I want
so if I change the world one day I want people to join me and make it even
people to join me and make it even
people to join me and make it even better I just
better I just
better I just what guy
what guy
what guy [Applause]
if this you know what gives us our sight
if this you know what gives us our sight Michael said early on is that this this
Michael said early on is that this this
Michael said early on is that this this is our future
is our future
is our future this is what the world looks like and
this is what the world looks like and
this is what the world looks like and the why there’s a sign in a toilet that
the why there’s a sign in a toilet that
the why there’s a sign in a toilet that I’m in a school and there’s a sign in
I’m in a school and there’s a sign in
I’m in a school and there’s a sign in the toilet it says please leave these
the toilet it says please leave these
the toilet it says please leave these toilets as you find them and I always
toilets as you find them and I always
toilets as you find them and I always want to write underneath please leave
want to write underneath please leave
want to write underneath please leave these toilets better than you find them
these toilets better than you find them
these toilets better than you find them and I think when I look in you Michael I
and I think when I look in you Michael I
and I think when I look in you Michael I think this is ills leaving the planet
think this is ills leaving the planet
think this is ills leaving the planet better than when we got here having
better than when we got here having
better than when we got here having young people like this so really ramped
young people like this so really ramped
young people like this so really ramped it up for this boy what a guy
it up for this boy what a guy
it up for this boy what a guy [Applause]
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