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Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.00,0:00:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to open your minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.71,0:00:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can anyone guess what I have in common\Nwith this drawing of an elephant?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.04,0:00:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe the eyes, the ears, the posture?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.37,0:00:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The true message I'm trying to connect\Nwith this drawing of an elephant
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.01,0:00:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a child with a learning disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.15,0:00:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people see the colors or patterns,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.19,0:00:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but from what I connect
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.45,0:00:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is how a child with a learning disability\Nthinks or reacts to life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.83,0:00:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Attention deficit disorder, or ADD,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.22,0:00:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I was technically born with,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.88,0:00:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at the age of nine,\NI was fully diagnosed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.59,0:00:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the real topic at hand
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.28,0:00:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is children in classes right now\Nwith learning disabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.14,0:01:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,molded into the idea\Nof the "perfect student."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.58,0:01:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, my idea of perfect\Nis not having to attend class
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.08,0:01:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or do homework.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.11,0:01:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there's no such thing as perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.50,0:01:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.75,0:01:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One in seven Americans is noted to have\Nsome type of learning disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.64,0:01:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, facts are facts,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.95,0:01:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I'm trying to talk about\Nis more than just stating facts,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.62,0:01:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is supporting creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.41,0:01:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Creativity such like art, cooking,\Ndance, theater, and so much more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.38,0:01:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I have noticed is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.44,0:01:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that kids with learning disabilities\Nhave creativity oozing out of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.35,0:01:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, not like physically oozing,\Nbut like mentally oozing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.85,0:01:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We, as a society, should not try to fix\Na child with a learning disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.62,0:01:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We, as a society, should try to support\Na child with a learning disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.76,0:01:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is scientifically proven that people\Nthat allow their creative powers to flow
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.90,0:01:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are, actually, happier in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.13,0:01:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Creativity wants to come out\Nof kids with learning disabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.75,0:02:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they have never had\Nthe proper understanding or teaching
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.59,0:02:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows them to grasp\Nwho they really are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.02,0:02:06.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I might sell myself\Na little bit here,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.65,0:02:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that's alright with all of you guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.53,0:02:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, may I please have a drum roll?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.78,0:02:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.66,0:02:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is what I truly got on my ACT.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.74,0:02:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A little old 19.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.47,0:02:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in order to be "average," they say,\Nyou have to have at least a 21 or higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.21,0:02:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I guess I'm not average.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.08,0:02:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Much like the elephant with its curves,\Ncolors, and patterns,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.30,0:02:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't be labeled by one thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.31,0:02:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've always told lies\Nabout my score on my ACT,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.32,0:02:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but why be scared of the talent\Nthat I know I have inside myself?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.85,0:02:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That elephant tells more about myself\Nthan any grade or score can ever do.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.94,0:02:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a senior that's been\Nthrough a lot of crap,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.45,0:02:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but next year, this elephant\Nis going to DePaul University.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.61,0:02:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.61,0:03:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I know DePaul isn't Harvard,\Nbut it's my Harvard,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.69,0:03:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I know a score doesn't determine\Nmy own success in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.02,0:03:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I determine my own success in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.48,0:03:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.90,0:03:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Times have changed in major ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.85,0:03:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to think outside the box\Nof education for children.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.02,0:03:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The younger generation needs to see\Nthe classroom as a map over a jail cell.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.19,0:03:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Teachers should support and celebrate\Nchildren who learn differently,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.16,0:03:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,support the mistakes,\Nencourage the failures.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.76,0:03:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the only way to truly learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.00,0:03:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Creativity is in our future.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.98,0:03:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you guys open to it?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.42,0:03:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.