[Prince Ea]
Albert Einstein once said
"Everybody's a genius
But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree
It will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, today on trial we have modern-day schooling
Glad you could come
Not only does he make fish climb trees, but also makes them climb down and do a 10 mile run
Tell me, school, are you proud of the things you've done?
Turning millions of people into robots, do you find that fun?
Do you realize how many kids relate to that fish swimming upstream in class, never finding their gifts
Thinking they are stupid, believing they are useless?
Well, the time has come; no more excuses
I call school to the stand and accuse him of killing creativity, individuality, and being intellectually abusive
He's an ancient institution that has outlived his usage
So, your honor, this concludes my open statement
And if I may present the opening of my case, I will prove it
[Judge]
Proceed
[Prince Ea]
Exhibit A
Here's a modern day phone – recognize it?
Now here's a phone from 150 years ago
Big difference, right?
Stay with me, all right?
Here's a car today, and here's a car from 150 years ago
Big difference, right?
Well, get this: here's a classroom of today, and here's a classroom we used 150 years ago
Now, ain't that a shame
In literally more than a century, nothing has changed
Yet you claim to prepare students for the future?
But with evidence like that, I must ask:
Do you prepare students for the future, or the past?
I did a background check on you
And let the records show that you were made to train people to work in factories
Which explains why you put students in straight rows, nice and neat
Tell 'em, "Sit still, raise your hand if you want to speak"
Give 'em a short break to eat, and for eight hours a day tell them what to think
Oh, and make them compete to get an A
A letter which determines product quality, hence grade A of meat
I get it; back then, times were different
We all have a past, I myself am no Gandhi
But today, we don't need to make robot zombies
The world has progressed
And now we need people who think creatively, innovatively
Critically, independently, with the ability to connect
See, every scientist will tell you that no two brains are the same
And every parent with two or more children will confirm that claim
So please explain why you treat students like cookie cutter frames or snapback hats
Giving them this "one size fits all" crap?
Albert Einstein once said
"Everybody's a genius
But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree
It will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, today on trial we have modern-day schooling
Glad you could come
Not only does he make fish climb trees, but also makes them climb down and do a 10 mile run
Tell me, school, are you proud of the things you've done?
Turning millions of people into robots, do you find that fun?
Do you realize how many kids relate to that fish swimming upstream in class, never finding their gifts
Thinking they are stupid, believing they are useless?
Well, the time has come; no more excuses
I call school to the stand and accuse him of killing creativity, individuality, and being intellectually abusive
He's an ancient institution that has outlived his usage
So, your honor, this concludes my open statement
And if I may present the opening of my case, I will prove it
[Judge]
Proceed
[Prince Ea]
Exhibit A
Here's a modern day phone – recognize it?
Now here's a phone from 150 years ago
Big difference, right?
Stay with me, all right?
Here's a car today, and here's a car from 150 years ago
Big difference, right?
Well, get this: here's a classroom of today, and here's a classroom we used 150 years ago
Now, ain't that a shame
In literally more than a century, nothing has changed
Yet you claim to prepare students for the future?
But with evidence like that, I must ask:
Do you prepare students for the future, or the past?
I did a background check on you
And let the records show that you were made to train people to work in factories
Which explains why you put students in straight rows, nice and neat
Tell 'em, "Sit still, raise your hand if you want to speak"
Give 'em a short break to eat, and for eight hours a day tell them what to think
Oh, and make them compete to get an A
A letter which determines product quality, hence grade A of meat
I get it; back then, times were different
We all have a past, I myself am no Gandhi
But today, we don't need to make robot zombies
The world has progressed
And now we need people who think creatively, innovatively
Critically, independently, with the ability to connect
See, every scientist will tell you that no two brains are the same
And every parent with two or more children will confirm that claim
So please explain why you treat students like cookie cutter frames or snapback hats
Giving them this "one size fits all" crap?
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