Pearl Arredondo: My story, from gangland daughter to star teacher

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Zeeva Livshitz
00:13
So I grew up in East Los Angeles,
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ืื– ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก,
00:16
not even realizing I was poor.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื ื™ื”.
00:18
My dad was a high-ranking gang member who ran the streets.
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ืื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื—ื‘ืจ ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื” ืจื ื“ืจื’ ืฉืฉืœื˜ ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
00:22
Everyone knew who I was,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืžื™ ืื ื™,
00:23
so I thought I was a pretty big deal, and I was protected,
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ืื– ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื’ื ืช,
00:27
and even though my dad spent most of my life
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืื‘ื™ ื‘ื™ืœื” ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื—ื™ื™
00:29
in and out of jail,
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ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื•ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ื›ืœื,
00:31
I had an amazing mom who was just fiercely independent.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืืžื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืขืฆืžืื™ืช ืœื”ืคืœื™ื.
00:35
She worked at the local high school
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ื”ื™ื ืขื‘ื“ื” ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™
00:37
as a secretary in the dean's office,
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ื›ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื ื”ืœ,
00:39
so she got to see all the kids that got thrown out of class,
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ืื– ื™ืฆื ืœื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื ื–ืจืงื• ืžื”ื›ื™ืชื”,
00:42
for whatever reason, who were waiting to be disciplined.
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ืžื›ืœ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื, ืฉื—ื™ื›ื• ืœืขื•ื ืฉ.
00:45
Man, her office was packed.
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ืชืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™, ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืคื•ืฆืฅ.
00:48
So, see, kids like us, we have a lot of things to deal with
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ืื–, ืชืจืื•, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื•, ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืื™ืชื
00:52
outside of school,
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ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
00:54
and sometimes we're just not ready to focus.
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœื”ืชืžืงื“.
00:57
But that doesn't mean that we can't.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื.
00:59
It just takes a little bit more.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:01
Like, I remember one day I found my dad
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ื›ืžื•, ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืื‘ื™
01:04
convulsing, foaming at the mouth,
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ืžืคืจืคืจ, ืžืขืœื” ืงืฆืฃ ืžืคื™ื•,
01:07
OD-ing on the bathroom floor.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืœืงื— ืžื ืช ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ืจืฆืคืช ื”ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื.
01:09
Really, do you think that doing my homework that night
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ื‘ืืžืช, ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื‘
01:11
was at the top of my priority list?
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ืกื“ืจ ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™?
01:14
Not so much.
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ืœื ืžืžืฉ.
01:15
But I really needed a support network,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืจืฉืช ืชืžื™ื›ื”,
01:18
a group of people who were going to help me
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ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™
01:21
make sure that I wasn't going to be
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ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืื”ืคื•ืš
01:23
a victim of my own circumstance,
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ืœืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื™,
01:26
that they were going to push me
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ืฉื”ื ื™ื“ื—ืคื• ืื•ืชื™
01:27
beyond what I even thought I could do.
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžื” ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
01:30
I needed teachers, in the classroom, every day,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืžื•ืจื™ื, ื‘ื›ื™ืชื”, ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
01:33
who were going to say, "You can move beyond that."
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ืฉื™ื’ื™ื“ื• ืœื™, "ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื”."
01:37
And unfortunately, the local junior high
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ื•ืœืฆืขืจื™, ื”ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช
01:40
was not going to offer that.
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ืœื ืขืžื“ื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืืช ื–ื”.
01:42
It was gang-infested, huge teacher turnover rate.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื ื’ื•ืขื” ื‘ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื•ืช, ื—ืœื•ืคืช ืžื•ืจื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”.
01:46
So my mom said, "You're going on a bus
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ืื– ืื™ืžื™ ืืžืจื”, "ืืช ืชืขืœื™ ืขืœ ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก
01:49
an hour and a half away from where we live every day."
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ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืขื” ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืžืื™ืคื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื’ืจื™ื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื."
01:55
So for the next two years, that's what I did.
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ืื– ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช, ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™.
01:57
I took a school bus to the fancy side of town.
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ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœืฆื“ ื”ืžื”ื•ื“ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ.
02:02
And eventually, I ended up at a school
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ
02:04
where there was a mixture.
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื” ืขื™ืจื•ื‘.
02:06
There were some people who were really gang-affiliated,
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ื”ื™ื• ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœื›ื ื•ืคื™ื•ืช,
02:09
and then there were those of us
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื• ืืœื” ืžืื™ืชื ื•
02:10
really trying to make it to high school.
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ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื ื™ืกื• ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:12
Well, trying to stay out of trouble was a little unavoidable.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืืจ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืฆืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื”.
02:16
You had to survive.
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืฉืจื•ื“.
02:17
You just had to do things sometimes.
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื“ื™ ืคืขื.
02:20
So there were a lot of teachers who were like,
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ืื– ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื›ืื™ืœื•,
02:22
"She's never going to make it.
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"ื”ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชืฆืœื™ื—.
02:24
She has an issue with authority.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืขื ืกืžื›ื•ืช.
02:25
She's not going to go anywhere."
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื."
02:27
Some teachers completely wrote me off as a lost cause.
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ื›ืžื” ืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื•ื™ืชืจื• ืขืœื™ ื›ืขืœ ืื‘ื•ื“ื”.
02:31
But then, they were very surprised
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ืื‘ืœ ืื–, ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžื•ืคืชืขื™ื
02:34
when I graduated from high school.
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ื›ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:38
I was accepted to Pepperdine University,
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ื”ืชืงื‘ืœืชื™ ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืคืคืจื“ื™ื™ืŸ,
02:40
and I came back to the same school that I attended
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ื•ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืื•ืชื• ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื‘ื• ืœืžื“ืชื™
02:43
to be a special ed assistant.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื™ื™ืขืช ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืžื™ื•ื—ื“.
02:45
And then I told them, "I want to be a teacher."
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ื•ืื– ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื”ื, "ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื”."
02:50
And boy, they were like, "What? Why?
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ื•ืœื ืชืืžื™ื ื•, ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืื™ืœื•, "ืžื”" ืœืžื”?
02:53
Why would you want to do that?"
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ืœืžื” ืฉืชืจืฆื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”?"
02:55
So I began my teaching career
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืืช ืงืจื™ื™ืจืช ื”ื”ื•ืจืื” ืฉืœื™
02:57
at the exact same middle school that I attended,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื” ืœืžื“ืชื™,
03:01
and I really wanted to try to save more kids
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ื•ื‘ืืžืช ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื
03:04
who were just like me.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
03:06
And so every year, I share my background with my kids,
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ืื– ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ื—ืœืงืชื™ ืืช ื”ืจืงืข ืฉืœื™ ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
03:09
because they need to know that everyone has a story,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืฉืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ,
03:12
everyone has a struggle,
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ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ืฉ ืžืื‘ืง,
03:15
and everyone needs help along the way.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืฆืจื™ืš ืขื–ืจื” ื‘ื“ืจืš.
03:18
And I am going to be their help along the way.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ื”ืขื–ืจื” ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื“ืจืš.
03:23
So as a rookie teacher, I created opportunity.
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ืื– ื›ืžื•ืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื”, ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช.
03:29
I had a kid one day come into my class
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื™ืœื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉื ื›ื ืก ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืœื›ื™ืชื”
03:31
having been stabbed the night before.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ื“ืงืจ ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
03:34
I was like, "You need to go to a hospital,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืžืจืชื™, "ืืชื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืœื›ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
03:37
the school nurse, something."
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ืœืื—ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ, ืžืฉื”ื•."
03:40
He's like, "No, Miss, I'm not going.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืœื ื’ื‘ื™ืจืชื™, ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืœืš.
03:42
I need to be in class because I need to graduate."
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกื™ื™ื."
03:45
So he knew that I was not going to let him be a victim
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ื™ื“ืข ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืืชืŸ ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ
03:49
of his circumstance,
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ืฉืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช,
03:50
but we were going to push forward and keep moving on.
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ืืœื ืฉื ื“ื—ืฃ ืงื“ื™ืžื” ื•ื ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื ื•ืข.
03:54
And this idea of creating a safe haven for our kids
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ื•ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
03:58
and getting to know exactly what they're going through,
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ื•ืœื“ืขืช ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ื”ื ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื,
04:02
getting to know their families -- I wanted that,
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ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื -- ืื ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”,
04:06
but I couldn't do it in a school with 1,600 kids,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืขื 1,600 ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
04:11
and teachers turning over year after year after year.
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ื•ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžืชื—ืœืคื™ื ืฉื ื” ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื” ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื”.
04:15
How do you get to build those relationships?
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ืื™ืš ืืชื ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื”ืืœื”?
04:19
So we created a new school.
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ืื– ื™ืฆืจื ื• ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื—ื“ืฉ.
04:22
And we created
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ื•ื™ืฆืจื ื•
04:24
the San Fernando Institute for Applied Media.
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ืืช ืžื›ื•ืŸ ืกืŸ ืคืจื ื ื“ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื” ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ืช.
04:27
And we made sure that we were still attached
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ื•ื“ืื’ื ื• ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื
04:31
to our school district for funding, for support.
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ืœืžื—ื•ื– ืœืžื™ืžื•ืŸ, ืœืชืžื™ื›ื”.
04:35
But with that, we were going to gain freedom:
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื ื–ืืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืงื‘ืœ ืขืฆืžืื•ืช:
04:38
freedom to hire the teachers
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ืขืฆืžืื•ืช ื‘ืฉื›ื™ืจืช ืžื•ืจื™ื
04:40
that we knew were going to be effective;
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ืฉื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื;
04:43
freedom to control the curriculum
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ื—ื•ืคืฉ ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“
04:46
so that we're not doing lesson 1.2 on page five, no;
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ื›ืš ืฉืœื ื ืขืฉื” ืืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ 1.2 ื‘ืขืžื•ื“ ื—ืžืฉ, ืœื;
04:52
and freedom to control a budget,
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ื•ื—ื•ืคืฉ ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ืชืงืฆื™ื‘,
04:55
to spend money where it matters,
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ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื›ืกืฃ ืื™ืคื” ืฉื—ืฉื•ื‘,
04:57
not how a district or a state says you have to do it.
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ืœื ืื™ืš ืฉื”ืžื—ื•ื– ืื• ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
05:01
We wanted those freedoms.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ื—ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
05:04
But now, shifting an entire paradigm,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืฉื”ืกื˜ื ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื”,
05:06
it hasn't been an easy journey, nor is it even complete.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกืข ืงืœ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืžื•ืฉืœื.
05:10
But we had to do it.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
05:13
Our community deserved a new way of doing things.
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ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื“ืจืš ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:17
And as the very first pilot middle school
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ื•ื›ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื ืกื™ื•ื ื™ืช
05:20
in all of Los Angeles Unified School District,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื—ื•ื– ื”ืžืื•ื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก,
05:24
you better believe there was some opposition.
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ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชืืžื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช.
05:27
And it was out of fear --
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืคื—ื“ --
05:29
fear of, well, what if they get it wrong?
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ืคื—ื“ ืž-, ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืžื” ืื ื”ื ื™ืฉื’ื•?
05:32
Yeah, what if we get it wrong?
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ื›ืŸ, ืžื” ืื ื ื˜ืขื”?
05:34
But what if we get it right?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื ืฆืœื™ื—?
05:36
And we did.
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ื•ื”ืฆืœื—ื ื•.
05:38
So even though teachers were against it
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ืื– ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื ื’ื“ ื–ื”
05:41
because we employ one-year contracts --
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืขืกืงื™ื ืขื ื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื ื” --
05:44
you can't teach, or you don't want to teach,
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ืืชื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœืžื“, ืื• ืฉืืชื” ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœืžื“,
05:48
you don't get to be at my school with my kids.
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ืืชื” ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
05:51
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:58
So in our third year, how did we do it?
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•, ืื™ืš ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”?
06:01
Well, we're making school worth coming to every day.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืืœื™ื• ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
06:05
We make our kids feel like they matter to us.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื ื•.
06:07
We make our curriculum rigorous and relevant to them,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืืช ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืฉืœื ื• ืงืคื“ื ื™ ื•ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ ืœื”ื,
06:11
and they use all the technology that they're used to.
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ื•ื”ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืืœื™ื”ืŸ.
06:14
Laptops, computers, tablets -- you name it, they have it.
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ืžื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื ื™ื™ื“ื™ื, ืžื—ืฉื‘ื™ื, ื˜ืื‘ืœื˜ื™ื -- ืืชื ืชื’ื™ื“ื•, ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืืช ื–ื”.
06:17
Animation, software, moviemaking software, they have it all.
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ืื ื™ืžืฆื™ื”, ืชื•ื›ื ื”, ืชื•ื›ื ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืกืจื˜ื™ื, ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื”ื›ืœ.
06:21
And because we connect it to what they're doing โ€”
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ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ืœืžื” ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื --
06:25
For example, they made public service announcements
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ื”ื ื™ืฆืจื• ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืจื•ืช ืœืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ
06:28
for the Cancer Society.
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ืœืื’ื•ื“ืช ื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ.
06:29
These were played in the local trolley system.
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ืืœื” ื”ื•ืงืจื ื• ื‘ืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื.
06:32
Teaching elements of persuasion,
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ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืืœืžื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื›ื ื•ืข,
06:34
it doesn't get any more real than that.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื ืขืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื™ ืžื–ื”.
06:37
Our state test scores have gone up
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ื”ืžื‘ื—ื ื™ื ื”ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื ืขืœื•
06:39
more than 80 points since we've become our own school.
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ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 80 ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ืžืื– ืฉื”ืคื›ื ื• ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืขืฆืžืื™.
06:42
But it's taken all stakeholders, working together --
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ, ืฉื™ืขื‘ื“ื• ื™ื—ื“ --
06:45
teachers and principals on one-year contracts,
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ืžื•ืจื™ื ื•ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช,
06:49
working over and above and beyond their contract hours
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืžืขืœ ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ื–ื” ืฉืœื”ื
06:52
without compensation.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืคื™ืฆื•ื™.
06:55
And it takes a school board member
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ื•ื–ื” ื“ื•ืจืฉ ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื”ืœื”
06:58
who is going to lobby for you and say,
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ืฉื™ืœืš ื•ื™ืฉืชื“ืœ ืœืžืขื ืš ื•ื™ื’ื™ื“,
07:00
"Know, the district is trying to impose this,
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"ืชื“ืข, ื”ืžื—ื•ื– ืžื ืกื” ืœื›ืคื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”,
07:02
but you have the freedom to do otherwise."
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืืช ื”ื—ืจื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื—ืจืช."
07:05
And it takes an active parent center
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ื•ื–ื” ื“ื•ืจืฉ ื•ืขื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืคืขื™ืœ
07:08
who is not only there, showing a presence every day,
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ืฉืœื ืจืง ื ืžืฆื ืฉื, ืžืจืื” ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
07:12
but who is part of our governance,
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ืืœื ืฉื”ื•ื ื’ื ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื”ื ื”ืœื”,
07:15
making decisions for their kids, our kids.
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ืžืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื, ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
07:20
Because why should our students have to go
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืœืžื” ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืœื›ืช
07:22
so far away from where they live?
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืื™ืคื” ืฉื”ื ื’ืจื™ื?
07:25
They deserve a quality school in their neighborhood,
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืื™ื›ื•ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื”ื,
07:29
a school that they can be proud to say they attend,
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ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืฉื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื’ืื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชื™ื™ืš ืืœื™ื•,
07:32
and a school that the community can be proud of as well,
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ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืฉื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ืื” ื‘ื• ื’ื,
07:36
and they need teachers to fight for them every day
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ื•ื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉื™ืœื—ืžื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
07:40
and empower them to move beyond their circumstances.
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ื•ื™ื—ื–ืงื• ืื•ืชื ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
07:45
Because it's time that kids like me
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™
07:48
stop being the exception, and we become the norm.
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ื™ืคืกื™ืงื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ, ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืš ืœื ื•ืจืžื”.
07:53
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
07:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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