Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Dejan Vicai

At 7:45 a.m., I open the doors to a building

U 7:45 ujutru otvaram vrata zgrade

dedicated to building, yet only breaks me down.

posvećene građenju, ali me ona samo razara.

I march down hallways cleaned up after me every day

Marširam hodnicima koje za mnom svakog dana čiste

by regular janitors,

obični domari,

but I never have the decency to honor their names.

ali nikad nemam dostojnosti da poštujem njihova imena.

Lockers left open like teenage boys' mouths

Ormari otvoreni poput usta tinejdžera

when teenage girls wear clothes that covers

kada devojke nose odeću koja pokriva

their insecurities but exposes everything else.

njihove nesigurnosti ali izlaže sve ostalo.

Masculinity mimicked by men who grew up with no fathers,

Muževnost koju imitiraju muškarci koji su odrasli bez očeva,

camouflage worn by bullies who are dangerously armed

kamuflaža koju nose siledžije naoružane do zuba

but need hugs.

ali kojima je potreban zagrljaj.

Teachers paid less than what it costs them to be here.

Nastavnici koji su plaćeni manje nego što im treba da tu dođu.

Oceans of adolescents come here to receive lessons

Okeani adolescenata koji ovde dođu da slušaju lekcije

but never learn to swim,

ali nikada ne nauče da plivaju,

part like the Red Sea when the bell rings.

nestanu poput Crvenog mora kada zazvoni.

This is a training ground.

Ovo je poligon.

My high school is Chicago,

Moja srednja škola je Čikago,

diverse and segregated on purpose.

namerno različit i odvojen.

Social lines are barbed wire.

Društvene linije su bodljikava žica.

Labels like "Regulars" and "Honors" resonate.

Odjekuju epiteti poput "običnih" i "naprednih".

I am an Honors but go home with Regular students

Ja sam napredan ali idem kući sa običnim učenicima

who are soldiers in territory that owns them.

koji su vojnici na teritoriji koja ih poseduje.

This is a training ground to sort out the Regulars

Ovo je poligon za rasvrstavanje običnih

from the Honors, a reoccurring cycle

od naprednih, ciklus koji se ponavlja,

built to recycle the trash of this system.

napravljen da reciklira smeće ovog sistema.

Trained at a young age to capitalize,

Vaspitani od mladosti da koriste velika slova,

letters taught now that capitalism raises you

koja vas sada uče da vas kapitalizam odgaja,

but you have to step on someone else to get there.

ali morate pregaziti nekog da dotle dođete.

This is a training ground where one group

Ovo je poligon gde jednu grupu

is taught to lead and the other is made to follow.

uče da vodi, a drugu da prati.

No wonder so many of my people spit bars,

Nije ni čudo što toliko mog naroda pljuje na mikrofonu,

because the truth is hard to swallow.

jer je istina teška za progutati.

The need for degrees has left so many people frozen.

Potreba za diplomama zamrzla je mnogo ljudi.

Homework is stressful,

Domaći zadaci su stresni,

but when you go home every day and your home is work,

ali kada dođete do doma svakog dana, i vaš dom je zadatak,

you don't want to pick up any assignments.

ne želite da radite nikakve vežbe.

Reading textbooks is stressful,

Čitanje udžbenika je stresno,

but reading does not matter when you feel

ali čitanje nema veze kad osećate

your story is already written,

da je vaša priča već napisana

either dead or getting booked.

ili ste mrtvi ili iza rešetaka.

Taking tests is stressful,

Testovi su stresni,

but bubbling in a Scantron does not stop

ali rađenje kompjuterskih testova

bullets from bursting.

ne zaustavlja metke.

I hear education systems are failing,

Čujem da obrazovni sistemi podbacuju,

but I believe they're succeeding at what they're built to do --

ali mislim da uspevaju u onom za šta su napravljeni -

to train you, to keep you on track,

da vas obuče, drže na pravom putu,

to track down an American dream that has failed

da uđu u trag američkom snu koji je izneverio

so many of us all.

toliko nas.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)