Chords for I SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM (2023)

[Cm] Albert Einstein once said
_ Everybody's a genius
But if you [Bb] judge a fish by its [Gm] ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life [Eb] 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 [Cm] trees, but also makes them climb down and do a 10-mile run
[Bb] Tell me school are you [Gm] proud of the things you've done turning millions of people into [Eb] 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 [Bb] call school to the stand and accuse [Gm] him of killing creativity
_ Individuality and being intellectually [Eb] abusive
He's an ancient institution that has outlived his usage so your honor this concludes my opening statement
And if I may present the evidence of my case, I will prove it proceed
Exhibit a here's a modern-day phone recognize it.
Here's a phone from [Bb] 150 years ago big difference [Gm] right stay with me
Here's a car from today, and here's a car from 150 [Eb] years ago big difference right well get this
Here's a classroom of today, and [Bb] here's a class [Eb] we use
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 [Gm] the future
But with evidence like that I must ask do you prepare students for the future or [Eb] the past?
I did a background check on you and let the record show that you were made to train people to work in factories
Which explains why you put students in straight roles nice and neat tell them sit still [Cm] raise your hand if you want to speak
Give them a short break to eat and for eight hours a day tell them what to think oh and [Bb] make them compete to get
An a [Gm] a letter which determines product quality hence grade a [Eb] 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 [Cm] think creatively
Innovatively critically independently with the ability to connect see [Bb] every scientist will [Gm] tell you that no two brains are the same and every
Parent with two [Eb] or more children will confirm that claim so please explain
Why you treat students like cookie cutter frames or [Ab]
snapback hats given them this one-size-fits-all crap watch your language
Sorry your honor
[Cm] But if a doctor prescribed the exact same medicine to all of his patients the results will [Bb] be tragic so many [Gm] people will get sick
When it comes to school, this is exactly what [Eb] happens this
Educational malpractice where one teacher stands in front of 20 kids each one having different strengths different needs different gifts different dreams
And you teach the same thing the [Cm] same way that's horrific ladies and gentlemen the defendant should not be acquitted
This may [Gm] be one of the worst criminal offenses ever to be committed and let's mention the way you treat your [Eb] employees
_ Objection overrule I want to hear this it's a shame
I mean teachers have the most important job on the planet yet
They're underpaid no wonder so many students are short-changed
Let's be honest teachers should earn just as much as doctors because a doctor can do heart surgery and save the life [Bb] of a kid
But a great teacher can reach the heart of that kid and [Gm] allow him to truly live
[Eb] See teachers are heroes that often get blamed, but they're not the [Ab] problem
They work in a system without many options or rights
Curriculums are created by [Eb] policymakers most of which have never taught a day in their life
Just obsessed with standardized tests.
[Bb] They think bubbling in a multiple-choice question will determine success
That's outlandish [Gm] in fact these tests are too cruel to be used and should be abandoned
But don't take my word for it [Ab] take Frederick J
Kelly the man who invented standardized testing who said and I quote these tests are too cruel to be used and should be
[Eb] Abandoned ladies and gentlemen of the jury if we continue down this road the results will be lethal
I [Bb] don't have much faith in school
But I do have faith in people and if we can customize [Gm] health care cars and Facebook [Eb] pages
Then it is our duty to do the same for education to [Ab] upgrade it change it do away with school spirit because that's useless
Unless we're working to [Eb] bring the spirit out of each and every student that should be our task no more [Bb] common core instead
Let's reach the core of every heart in every class sure math is [Gm] important, but no more than art or [Eb] dance
Let's give every gift an equal chance
I know this sounds [Ab] like a dream, but countries like Finland are doing impressive things
They have shorter school [Eb] days teachers make a decent wage homework is non-existent and they focus on collaboration
[Bb] Instead of competition, but here's the kicker boys and girls their educational system
[Gm] Outperforms every other country in the world other places like sign up for [Ab] succeeding rapidly schools like
Montessori programs like Khan Academy there is no single solution
[Eb] But let's get moving because while students may be 20% of our population
They are [Bb] 100% of our future, so let's attend to their dreams, and there's no [Gm] telling what we can achieve
This is a world in which I believe a world where fish are [Ab] no longer forced to climb trees _
I'll rest my case
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_ _ _ Hey guys, my name is Prince EA, and I want to say thank you so much for watching my video
But now I want to know what you think how can we together?
[Bb] Create a more efficient [Gm] effective and just better future of learning
I want you to visit nest a comm slash pre [Ab]-order the future and share your thoughts and ideas on the topic peace _ _ _
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