Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson | TED

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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: Sigal Tifferet
ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™
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I have spent my entire life
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either at the schoolhouse, on the way to the schoolhouse,
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ, ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
ืื• ื‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
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or talking about what happens in the schoolhouse.
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00:23
(Laughter)
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00:24
Both my parents were educators,
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ืฉื ื™ ื”ื•ืจื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ื ื›ื™ื,
00:27
my maternal grandparents were educators,
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ืกื‘ื™ ืžืฆื“ ืื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ื ื›ื™ื,
ื•ื‘40 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.
00:30
and for the past 40 years, I've done the same thing.
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ื•ื›ืš, ืžื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื•ืžืจ, ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืืœื•
00:34
And so, needless to say, over those years
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00:36
I've had a chance to look at education reform
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ืจืคื•ืจืžื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืš
00:40
from a lot of perspectives.
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ืžื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช.
00:42
Some of those reforms have been good.
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืจืคื•ืจืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื”ื™ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
00:44
Some of them have been not so good.
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืŸ ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
00:46
And we know why kids drop out.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืžื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ื•ืฉืจื™ื.
00:48
We know why kids don't learn.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืžื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื.
00:49
It's either poverty, low attendance,
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ื–ื• ืขื•ื ื™, ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื”,
00:52
negative peer influences...
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ืœื—ืฅ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื™ ืฉืœื™ืœื™. ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืžื”.
00:55
We know why.
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00:56
But one of the things that we never discuss
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื“ื ื• ื‘ื”ื
00:59
or we rarely discuss
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ืื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื“ื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืจื—ื•ืงื•ืช
01:01
is the value and importance of human connection.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืขืจืš ื•ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉื™,
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Relationships.
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ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
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James Comer says that no significant learning
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ื’'ื™ื™ืžืก ืงื•ืžืจ ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช
01:11
can occur without a significant relationship.
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ื‘ืœื™ ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื.
01:14
George Washington Carver says all learning
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ื’'ื•ืจื’' ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ืงืืจื‘ืจ ืืžืจ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืœืžื™ื“ื”
01:17
is understanding relationships.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื‘ื ื” ืฉืœ ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
01:21
Everyone in this room has been affected by a teacher or an adult.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ืฉืคืขื•
ืžืžื•ืจื” ืื• ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ.
01:26
For years, I have watched people teach.
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื, ืื ื™ ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืœืžื“ื™ื.
01:31
I have looked at the best and I've looked at some of the worst.
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืืช ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:34
A colleague said to me one time,
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ืงื•ืœื’ื” ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืคืขื,
01:36
"They don't pay me to like the kids.
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"ื”ื ืœื ืžืฉืœืžื™ื ืœื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
ื”ื ืžืฉืœืžื™ื ืœื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœืžื“ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ.
01:39
They pay me to teach a lesson.
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01:40
The kids should learn it.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืช ื–ื”.
01:42
I should teach it, they should learn it,
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืœืžื“ ืืช ื–ื”. ื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืช ื–ื”. ืกื•ืฃ ืคืกื•ืง."
01:44
Case closed."
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01:45
Well, I said to her,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื”,
"ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื."
01:48
"You know, kids don't learn from people they don't like."
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01:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:53
(Applause)
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01:59
She said, "That's just a bunch of hooey."
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”, "ื–ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขืจื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ืฉื˜ื•ื™ื•ืช."
02:02
And I said to her,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื”, "ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉืœืš ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืจื•ื›ื”
02:03
"Well, your year is going to be long and arduous, dear."
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ื•ืžืขื™ื™ืคืช, ื™ืงื™ืจืชื™."
02:08
Needless to say, it was.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื”. ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื
02:09
Some people think that you can either have it in you to build a relationship,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื›ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื
02:13
or you don't.
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ืื• ืฉืœื.
ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืœืกื˜ืคืŸ ืงื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:15
I think Stephen Covey had the right idea.
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02:17
He said you ought to just throw in a few simple things,
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื,
02:20
like seeking first to understand,
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ื›ืžื• ืœื ืกื•ืช ืงื•ื“ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
02:23
as opposed to being understood.
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ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ืŸ,
02:25
Simple things, like apologizing.
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืœื”ืชื ืฆืœ.
02:28
You ever thought about that?
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ืื™ ืคืขื ื—ืฉื‘ืชื ืขืœ ื–ื”?
02:29
Tell a kid you're sorry, they're in shock.
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ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืœื™ืœื“ ืฉืืชื ืžืฆื˜ืขืจื™ื, ื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืฉื•ืง.
02:31
(Laughter)
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02:33
I taught a lesson once on ratios.
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ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืคืขื ืขืœ ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
02:35
I'm not real good with math, but I was working on it.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
02:38
(Laughter)
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02:39
And I got back and looked at that teacher edition.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื•ื”ื‘ื˜ืชื™ ื‘ื’ืจืกืช ื”ืžื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื•.
02:42
I'd taught the whole lesson wrong.
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ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:44
(Laughter)
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02:45
So I came back to class the next day and I said,
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ืื– ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื›ื™ืชื” ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื•ืืžืจืชื™,
02:47
"Look, guys, I need to apologize.
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"ืชืจืื• ื—ื‘ืจื”, ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืชื ืฆืœ.
02:50
I taught the whole lesson wrong. I'm so sorry."
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ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ืื ื™ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจืช."
02:54
They said, "That's okay, Ms. Pierson.
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ื”ื ืืžืจื•, "ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ื’ื‘ืจืช ืคื™ืจืกื•ืŸ.
02:55
You were so excited, we just let you go."
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ืืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ืช, ืื– ื ืชื ื• ืœืš ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš."
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:02
I have had classes that were so low,
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืœืฉื•ืช,
ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืคื’ืจื•ืช ืืงื“ืžื™ืช ืฉื‘ื›ื™ืชื™.
03:07
so academically deficient, that I cried.
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03:10
I wondered, "How am I going to take this group,
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ืชื”ื™ืชื™, ืื™ืš ืืงื— ืืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ื•
03:13
in nine months,
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ื‘ืชืฉืขื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื
03:15
from where they are to where they need to be?
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ืžืื™ืคื” ืฉื”ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืืŸ ืฉื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข?
03:18
And it was difficult, it was awfully hard.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื”. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื”.
ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืžืขืœื” ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“
03:22
How do I raise the self-esteem of a child
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03:24
and his academic achievement at the same time?
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ื•ื”ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื ื”ืืงื“ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ?
03:27
One year I came up with a bright idea.
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ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช ืขืœื” ืœื™ ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžื‘ืจื™ืง.
03:29
I told all my students,
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™,
03:31
"You were chosen to be in my class
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"ืืชื ื ื‘ื—ืจืชื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ืฉืœื™
03:35
because I am the best teacher
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืžื•ืจื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื”
03:36
and you are the best students,
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ื•ืืชื ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
03:38
they put us all together
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ื”ื ื—ื™ื‘ืจื• ืื•ืชื ื•
03:39
so we could show everybody else how to do it."
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ื›ืš ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื›ื•ืœื ืื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”."
ืื—ื“ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืืžืจ, "ื‘ืืžืช?"
03:43
One of the students said, "Really?"
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03:45
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:47
I said, "Really. We have to show the other classes
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื‘ืืžืช. ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช
03:50
how to do it, so when we walk down the hall,
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ืื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”, ื›ืš ืฉื›ืฉื ืœืš ื‘ืžืกื“ืจื•ืŸ,
ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ืืœื™ื ื•, ืื– ืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืขื™ืฉ.
03:53
people will notice us, so you can't make noise.
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03:55
You just have to strut."
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ืืชื ืจืง ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฆืขื•ื“."
03:57
(Laughter)
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03:58
And I gave them a saying to say:
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ื•ื ืชืชื™ ืœื”ื ืื™ืžืจื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“: "ืื ื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•.
04:00
"I am somebody.
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04:01
I was somebody when I came.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™.
04:02
I'll be a better somebody when I leave.
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ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืฉืืขื–ื•ื‘.
04:04
I am powerful, and I am strong.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ื•ื—, ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื–ืง.
04:06
I deserve the education that I get here.
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื™ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืคื”.
04:09
I have things to do, people to impress,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืจืฉื™ื,
04:11
and places to go."
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ื•ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื."
04:13
And they said, "Yeah!"
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ื•ื”ื ืืžืจื•, "ื›ืŸ!"
04:14
(Laughter)
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04:16
You say it long enough,
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ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ื–ืžืŸ,
04:17
it starts to be a part of you.
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžื›ื.
04:21
(Applause)
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ื•ื›ืš -- (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ืื‚)
ื ืชืชื™ ืœื”ื ื‘ื•ื—ืŸ, 20 ืฉืืœื•ืช.
04:28
I gave a quiz, 20 questions.
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04:31
A student missed 18.
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ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ืฉื’ื” ื‘ 18.
04:34
I put a "+2" on his paper and a big smiley face.
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ื ืชืชื™ ืœื• "2+" ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืŸ ืฉืœื• ื•ื—ื™ื•ืš ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
04:37
(Laughter)
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04:39
He said, "Ms. Pierson, is this an F?"
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื’ื‘ืจืช ืคื™ืจืกื•ืŸ, ื”ืื ื–ื” ื ื›ืฉืœ?"
04:43
I said, "Yes."
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื›ืŸ."
04:44
(Laughter)
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04:45
He said, "Then why'd you put a smiley face?"
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืื– ืœืžื” ื ืชืช ืœื™ ืกืžื™ื™ืœื™?"
04:49
I said, "Because you're on a roll.
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ืืžืจืชื™, " ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืืชื” ื‘ื“ืจืš.
04:51
You got two right. You didn't miss them all."
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ืฆื“ืงืช ื‘ 2 ืขื›ืฉื™ื•. ืœื ืฉื’ื™ืช ื‘ื›ื•ืœืŸ."
04:54
(Laughter)
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04:55
I said, "And when we review this, won't you do better?"
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื•ื›ืฉื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”,
ืœื ืชืฆืœื™ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ?"
04:58
He said, "Yes, ma'am, I can do better."
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื›ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจืชื™, ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ."
05:01
You see, "-18" sucks all the life out of you.
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ืืชื” ืžื‘ื™ืŸ, "18-" ืžื•ืฆืฅ ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืžืš.
05:04
"+2" said, "I ain't all bad."
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"2+" ืืžืจืชื™, "ืื ื™ ืœื ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื’ืจื•ืข."
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:12
For years, I watched my mother take the time at recess to review,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื‘ื˜ืชื™ ื‘ืื™ืžื™
ืขื•ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ื“ืคื™ื ื‘ื”ืคืกืงื•ืช,
ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืฆื”ืจื™ื,
05:19
go on home visits in the afternoon,
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05:21
buy combs and brushes and peanut butter and crackers
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ืงื•ื ื” ืžืกืจืงื™ื ื•ืžื‘ืจืฉื•ืช ื•ื—ืžืืช ื‘ื•ื˜ื ื™ื ื•ืงืจืงืจื™ื
05:24
to put in her desk drawer for kids that needed to eat,
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ืœืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื’ื™ืจืช ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืœื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ,
05:27
and a washcloth and some soap for the kids who didn't smell so good.
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ื•ืžื’ื‘ืช ื•ืกื‘ื•ืŸ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื”ืจื™ื—ื• ื˜ื•ื‘.
05:30
See, it's hard to teach kids who stink.
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื, ื–ื” ืงืฉื” ืœืœืžื“ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืกืจื™ื—ื™ื.
05:32
(Laughter)
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05:34
And kids can be cruel.
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ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืจืขื™ื.
05:36
And so she kept those things in her desk,
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ืื– ื”ื™ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื” ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ื ื”,
05:39
and years later, after she retired,
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ื•ืฉื ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืคืจืฉื”,
05:42
I watched some of those same kids come through
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ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ืื™ื
05:45
and say to her, "You know, Ms. Walker,
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ื•ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื”, "ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ื’ื‘ืจืช ื•ื•ืงืจ,
05:47
you made a difference in my life.
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ืขืฉื™ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชืš ื–ื” ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื™.
05:50
You made it work for me.
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05:51
You made me feel like I was somebody,
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ื’ืจืžืช ืœื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•,
05:53
when I knew, at the bottom, I wasn't.
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ื›ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™, ื‘ืชื—ืชื™ืช, ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™.
05:56
And I want you to just see what I've become."
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชืจืื™ ืœืžื” ื”ื’ืขืชื™."
05:58
And when my mama died two years ago at 92,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื™ืžื™ ืžืชื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 92,
06:01
there were so many former students at her funeral,
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ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืœื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœื”,
ืฉื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช, ืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืชื”,
06:05
it brought tears to my eyes, not because she was gone,
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06:07
but because she left a legacy of relationships
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ืืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืื™ืจื” ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื” ืžื•ืจืฉืช ืฉืœ ื™ื—ืกื™ื
06:11
that could never disappear.
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ืฉืœื ืชื™ืขืœื ืœืขื•ืœื.
06:13
Can we stand to have more relationships?
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ื”ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื™ื—ืกื™ื? ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜.
06:17
Absolutely.
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06:18
Will you like all your children? Of course not.
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ื”ืื ืชืื”ื‘ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื? ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื.
06:21
(Laughter)
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืงืฉื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ืขื“ืจื™ื.
06:23
And you know your toughest kids are never absent.
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06:27
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:29
Never.
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ืœืขื•ืœื. ืืชื ืœื ืชืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื ื‘ื›ืœืœ,
06:30
You won't like them all,
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06:32
and the tough ones show up for a reason.
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ื•ื”ืงืฉื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžืช.
06:35
It's the connection. It's the relationships.
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ื–ื” ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ. ืืœื” ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
ื•ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื ืชืื”ื‘ื• ืืช ื›ื•ืœื,
ื”ืžืคืชื— ื”ื•ื, ื”ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ื–ื”.
06:44
So teachers become great actors and great actresses,
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ืื– ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื•ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืœื™ื,
06:48
and we come to work when we don't feel like it,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืฉืœื ื‘ื ืœื ื•,
06:50
and we're listening to policy that doesn't make sense,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ืœื ื•,
06:53
and we teach anyway.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ.
06:56
We teach anyway, because that's what we do.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื.
07:00
Teaching and learning should bring joy.
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ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืฉืจ.
07:03
How powerful would our world be
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ื›ืžื” ื—ื–ืง ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื•
07:06
if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks,
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ืื ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื,
07:10
who were not afraid to think,
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ืฉืœื ืคื—ื“ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘,
07:11
and who had a champion?
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ื•ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ?
07:12
Every child deserves a champion,
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ืœื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืžื’ื™ืข ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
07:15
an adult who will never give up on them,
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ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื,
07:17
who understands the power of connection,
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ืฉืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
07:20
and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.
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ื•ืžืชืขืงืฉ ืฉื”ื ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
07:24
Is this job tough? You betcha.
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ื”ืื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื• ืงืฉื”? ื‘ืจื•ืจ. ืื•ื™ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื, ื‘ืจื•ืจ.
07:26
Oh God, you betcha.
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07:28
But it is not impossible.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™.
07:32
We can do this. We're educators.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”. ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื ื›ื™ื.
07:33
We're born to make a difference.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื•ืœื“ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
07:36
Thank you so much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
07:37
(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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