How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader | Alvin Irby

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Inbar Alali ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
As an elementary school teacher,
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ื›ืžื•ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™,
00:14
my mom did everything she could to ensure I had good reading skills.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืขืฉืชื” ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ืงืจื™ืื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื
00:20
This usually consisted of weekend reading lessons at our kitchen table
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ืœืจื•ื‘ ื–ื” ื›ืœืœ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืงืจื™ืื” ื‘ืกื•ืคื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืœืฆื“ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืžื˜ื‘ื— ืฉืœื ื•
00:24
while my friends played outside.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืฉื™ื—ืงื• ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
00:26
My reading ability improved,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืงืจื™ืื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฉืชืคืจื”,
00:29
but these forced reading lessons didn't exactly inspire a love of reading.
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ืืš ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ืงืจื™ืื” ื”ื›ืคื•ื™ื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขื•ืจืจื• ืื”ื‘ื” ืœืงืจื™ืื”.
00:35
High school changed everything.
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ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื ื” ื”ื›ืœ.
00:38
In 10th grade, my regular English class read short stories and did spelling tests.
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ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื™', ื›ื™ืชืช ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืขื” ืฉืœื™ ืงืจืื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ื•ืขืจื›ื” ืžื‘ื—ื ื™ ืื™ื•ืช.
00:45
Out of sheer boredom, I asked to be switched into another class.
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ืžืชื•ืš ืฉืขืžื•ื ืžื•ื—ืœื˜, ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœื›ื™ืชื” ืื—ืจืช.
00:48
The next semester, I joined advanced English.
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ื‘ืกืžืกื˜ืจ ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคืชื™ ืœืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื.
00:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:53
We read two novels and wrote two book reports that semester.
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ืงืจืื ื• ืฉื ื™ ืจื•ืžื ื™ื ื•ื›ืชื‘ื ื• ืฉื ื™ ื™ื•ืžื ื™ ืงืจื™ืื” ื‘ืกืžืกื˜ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
00:57
The drastic difference and rigor between these two English classes
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ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื”ื“ืจืกื˜ื™ ื•ื”ืงืคื“ื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืชื™ ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืœืœื•
01:01
angered me and spurred questions like,
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ื”ื›ืขื™ืก ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืขื•ืจืจ ืฉืืœื•ืช ื›ืžื•,
01:05
"Where did all these white people come from?"
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"ืžืื™ืคื” ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”?"
01:07
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:09
My high school was over 70 percent black and Latino,
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ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžืขืœ 70 ืื—ื•ื– ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื
01:13
but this advanced English class had white students everywhere.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ื™ืชืช ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื
01:18
This personal encounter with institutionalized racism
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ื”ืžืคื’ืฉ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ื”ื–ื” ืขื ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช ืžืžื•ืกื“ืช
01:22
altered my relationship with reading forever.
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ืฉื™ื ืชื” ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืงืจื™ืื” ืœืขื“
01:25
I learned that I couldn't depend on a school, a teacher or curriculum
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืกืชืžืš ืขืœ ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ, ืžื•ืจื” ืื• ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื
01:29
to teach me what I needed to know.
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ืฉื™ืœืžื“ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช.
01:31
And more out of like, rebellion, than being intellectual,
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืžืจื“, ืžืืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื›ื™ืœ,
01:35
I decided I would no longer allow other people to dictate
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืœื ืืจืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื”ื›ืชื™ื‘
01:39
when and what I read.
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ืžืชื™ ืื• ืžื” ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื.
01:41
And without realizing it, I had stumbled upon a key
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ื•ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ืืช, ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ืคืชืจื•ืŸ
01:45
to helping children read.
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ืฉื™ืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืงืจื•ื.
01:47
Identity.
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ื–ื”ื•ืช.
01:49
Instead of fixating on skills
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืข ืขืœ ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื
01:52
and moving students from one reading level to another,
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ื•ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืžืจืžืช ืงืจื™ืื” ืื—ืช ืœืื—ืจืช,
01:55
or forcing struggling readers to memorize lists of unfamiliar words,
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ืื• ืœื”ื›ืจื™ื— ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืฉืžืชืงืฉื™ื ืœืฉื ืŸ ืจืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืœื ืžื•ื›ืจื•ืช,
02:01
we should be asking ourselves this question:
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ืื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื‘ืื”:
02:05
How can we inspire children to identify as readers?
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ืื™ืš ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื”ื–ื“ื”ื•ืช ื›ืงื•ืจืื™ื?
02:10
DeSean, a brilliant first-grader I taught in the Bronx,
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ื“ืฉื•ืŸ, ื™ืœื“ ืžื‘ืจื™ืง ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื' ืฉืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก,
02:15
he helped me understand how identity shapes learning.
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ื”ื•ื ืขื–ืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ื–ื”ื•ืช ืžืขืฆื‘ืช ืœืžื™ื“ื”.
02:18
One day during math, I walk up to DeSean, and I say,
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงื”, ืื ื™ ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืœื“ืฉื•ืŸ, ื•ืื•ืžืจ,
02:22
"DeSean, you're a great mathematician."
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"ื“ืฉื•ืŸ, ืืชื” ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงืื™ ื ื”ื“ืจ."
02:25
He looks at me and responds,
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ื”ื•ื ืžืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœื™ื™ ื•ืขื•ื ื”,
02:27
"I'm not a mathematician, I'm a math genius!"
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"ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงืื™, ืื ื™ ื’ืื•ืŸ ืžืชืžื˜ื™!"
02:29
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:31
OK DeSean, right?
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ืื•ืงื™ื™ ื“ืฉื•ืŸ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:34
Reading?
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ืงืจื™ืื”?
02:35
Completely different story.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ืœื’ืžืจื™.
02:37
"Mr. Irby, I can't read.
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"ืžืจ ืื™ืจื‘ื™, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื.
02:39
I'm never going to learn to read," he would say.
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ืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืœืžื“ ืœืงืจื•ื," ื”ื•ื ื ื”ื’ ืœื•ืžืจ.
02:42
I taught DeSean to read,
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ืื ื™ ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื“ืฉื•ืŸ ืœืงืจื•ื,
02:44
but there are countless black boys who remain trapped in illiteracy.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืื™ื ืกืคื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื ื•ืชืจื™ื ืœื›ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืื ืืœืคื‘ื™ืชื™ื•ืช.
02:50
According to the US Department of Education,
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ืขืœ ืคื™ ืžื—ืœืงืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืœ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
02:53
more than 85 percent of black male fourth graders
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-85 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื“'
02:57
are not proficient in reading.
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ืื™ื ื ื‘ืงื™ืื™ื ื‘ืงืจื™ืื”.
02:59
85 percent!
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85 ืื—ื•ื–!
03:02
The more challenges to reading children face,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืื™ืชื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืงื•ืจืื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“,
03:07
the more culturally competent educators need to be.
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ื›ืš ืื ืฉื™ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืกืžื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช.
03:11
Moonlighting as a stand-up comedian for the past eight years,
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ื›ืกื˜ื ื“ืืคื™ืกื˜ ืฉืžื—ืœื˜ืจ ื‘ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
03:15
I understand the importance of cultural competency,
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช,
03:18
which I define as the ability to translate
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ืื•ืชื” ืื ื™ ืžื’ื“ื™ืจ ื›ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœืชืจื’ื
03:20
what you want someone else to know or be able to do
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ืžื” ืฉื ืจืฆื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ื™ื™ื“ืข ืื• ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช
03:25
into communication or experiences that they find relevant and engaging.
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ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืื• ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื™ืžืฆื ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ื™ื ื•ืžืจืชืงื™ื.
03:30
Before going on stage, I assess an audience.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืœื” ืœื‘ืžื”, ืื ื™ ืื•ืžื“ ืืช ื”ืงื”ืœ.
03:33
Are they white, are they Latino?
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ื”ืื ื”ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื, ื”ืื ื”ื ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื?
03:36
Are they old, young, professional, conservative?
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ื”ืื ื”ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื, ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื, ืฉืžืจื ื™ื?
03:40
Then I curate and modify my jokes
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ื•ืื– ืื ื™ ืื•ืฆืจ ื•ืžืชืื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
03:43
based on what I think would generate the most laughter.
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ื‘ื”ืชื‘ืกืก ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืœื“ืขืชื™ ื™ืคื™ืง ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฆื—ื•ืง.
03:46
While performing in a church, I could tell bar jokes.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื•ืคืขื” ื‘ื›ื ืกื™ื™ื”, ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืกืคืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ื.
03:50
But that might not result in laughter.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœืฆื—ื•ืง.
03:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:54
As a society, we're creating reading experiences for children
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ื›ื—ื‘ืจื”, ืื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืงืจื™ืื” ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื
03:59
that are the equivalent of telling bar jokes in a church.
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ืฉื”ืŸ ื”ืžืงื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ืœืœืกืคืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ื ืกื™ื™ื”.
04:03
And then we wonder why so many children don't read.
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ื•ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืœืžื” ื›"ื› ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ืงื•ืจืื™ื.
04:07
Educator and philosopher Paulo Freire
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ื”ืžื—ื ืš ื•ื”ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืฃ ืคืื•ืœื• ืคืจื™ื™ืจื”
04:10
believed that teaching and learning should be two-way.
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ื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ืจืื” ื•ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื“ื•-ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
04:13
Students shouldn't be viewed as empty buckets to be filled with facts
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ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืชืคืก ื›ื“ืœื™ื™ื ืจื™ืงื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืžืœืื ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช
04:18
but as cocreators of knowledge.
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ืืœื ื›ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื™ื“ืข.
04:21
Cookie-cutter curriculums and school policies
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ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืชื‘ื ื™ืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ
04:25
that require students to sit statue-still
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ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉื•ืช ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœืฉื‘ืช ืœืœื ืชื–ื•ื–ื” ื›ืคืกืœื™ื
04:28
or to work in complete silence --
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ืื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื“ืžืžื” ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช --
04:30
these environments often exclude the individual learning needs,
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืืœื• ืœืจื•ื‘ ืื™ื ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืœื•ืช ืืช ืฆืจื›ื™ ื”ืœืžื™ื“ื” ื”ืคืจื˜ื ื™ื™ื,
04:35
the interest and expertise of children.
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ืืช ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ื“ืข ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
04:39
Especially black boys.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
04:41
Many of the children's books promoted to black boys
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืกืคืจื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืžืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
04:44
focus on serious topics, like slavery, civil rights and biographies.
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ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื, ื›ืžื• ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช, ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื–ืจื— ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื•ืช.
04:50
Less than two percent of teachers in the United States are black males.
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ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืฉื ื™ ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื”ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
04:54
And a majority of black boys are raised by single mothers.
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ื•ืืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืžื’ื“ืœื•ืช ืืžื”ื•ืช ื—ื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ื•ืช.
04:58
There are literally young black boys who have never seen a black man reading.
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ื™ืฉ ืžืžืฉ ื ืขืจื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืื• ืื“ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืงื•ืจื.
05:04
Or never had a black man encourage him to read.
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ืื• ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืฉื™ืขื•ื“ื“ ืื•ืชื• ืœืงืจื•ื
05:09
What cultural factors, what social cues are present
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ืื™ืœื• ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื™ื, ืื™ืœื• ืจืžื–ื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ืžื•ืฆื’ื™ื
05:14
that would lead a young black boy to conclude
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ืฉื™ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ื ืขืจ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืœื”ืกื™ืง
05:16
that reading is even something he should do?
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ืฉืงืจื™ืื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
05:19
This is why I created Barbershop Books.
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ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืงืžืชื™ ืืช ืกืคืจื™ ื”ืžืกืคืจื”.
05:24
It's a literacy nonprofit
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ื–ื• ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœื™ื“ื™ืขืช ืงืจื•ื ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘
05:26
that creates child-friendly reading spaces in barber shops.
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ืฉื™ื•ืฆืจืช ื—ืœืœื™ ืงืจื™ืื” ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืกืคืจื•ืช.
05:31
The mission is simple:
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ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”:
05:33
to help young black boys identify as readers.
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ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื ืขืจื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื–ื“ื”ื•ืช ื›ืงื•ืจืื™ื.
05:37
Lots of black boys go to the barber shop once or twice a month.
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ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืžืกืคืจื” ืคืขื ืื• ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
05:41
Some see their barbers more than they see their fathers.
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ื—ืœืง ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื”ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืื‘ื ืฉืœื”ื.
05:46
Barbershop Books connects reading to a male-centered space
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ืกืคืจื™ื ื‘ืžืกืคืจื•ืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืงืจื™ืื” ืœืžืจื—ื‘ ืฉืžืจื›ื–ื• ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื
05:50
and involves black men and boys' early reading experiences.
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ื•ื›ืจื•ืš ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืงืจื™ืื” ืžื•ืงื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
05:55
This identity-based reading program
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ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืงืจื™ืื” ื”ื–ื• ื”ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช
05:57
uses a curated list of children's books recommended by black boys.
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ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ืžืื•ืฆืจืช ืฉืœ ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืžืœืฆื™ื ืข"ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
06:01
These are the books that they actually want to read.
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ืืœื• ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืงืจื•ื.
06:06
Scholastic's 2016 Kids and Family Report
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื”ืคืฆื” ืกืงื•ืœืกื˜ื™ืง ืœืฉื ืช 2016
06:10
found that the number one thing children look for when choosing a book
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ื ืžืฆื ื›ื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืกืคืจ
06:16
is a book that will make them laugh.
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ื”ื•ื ืกืคืจ ืฉื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื”ื ืœืฆื—ื•ืง.
06:19
So if we're serious about helping black boys and other children to read
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ืื– ืื ืื ื• ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืงืจื•ื
06:24
when it's not required,
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ื›ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื ื“ืจืฉ,
06:26
we need to incorporate relevant male reading models
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ืื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืœื‘ ืžื•ื“ืœื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื™ื ื•ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืงื•ืจืื™ื
06:29
into early literacy
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ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื™ื“ื™ืขืช ื”ืงืจื•ื ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘
06:31
and exchange some of the children's books that adults love so much
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ื•ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ื—ืœืง ืžืกืคืจื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš
06:36
for funny, silly or even gross books, like "Gross Greg".
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ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื™ื, ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉื™ื ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื’ืขื™ืœื™ื, ื›ืžื• "ื’ืจื’ ื”ืžื’ืขื™ืœ".
06:41
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:45
"You call them boogers. Greg calls them delicious little sugars."
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"ืืชื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื–ื” ื ื–ืœืช. ื’ืจื’ ืงื•ืจื ืœื–ื” ืกื•ื›ืจื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ื˜ืขื™ืžื™ื."
06:50
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:52
That laugh, that positive reaction
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ื”ืฆื—ื•ืง ื”ื–ื”, ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
06:56
or gross reaction some of you just had,
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ืื• ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื ื’ืขืœืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืจื’ืข ืœื—ืœืง ืžื›ื,
06:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:59
black boys deserve and desperately need more of that.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืจืื•ื™ื™ื ื•ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืœืขื•ื“ ืžื–ื”.
07:05
Dismantling the savage inequalities that plague American education
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ืคื™ืจื•ืง ืื™-ื”ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ ืฉืžื›ื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™
07:09
requires us to create reading experiences
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ืžืฆืจื™ืš ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืงืจื™ืื”
07:13
that inspire all children to say three words:
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจืจื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื:
07:17
I'm a reader.
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ืื ื™ ืื—ื“ ืฉืงื•ืจื.
07:19
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
07:20
(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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