演说者：Donovan Livingston
演说题目：全世界都可以骂我，但我不能小看自己
今年哈佛研究生院的毕业典礼上，致辞的优秀毕业生多诺万·列文斯顿给我们带来了可以说堪称史上“最有力量、最诚挚”的毕业演讲。用Rap的节奏讲出押韵的语句，呼吁大家不要做一个在教室里吸收一切却不能发出光亮的黑洞，而是做一颗为美国教育平等事业发出光热的星辰。
演讲诗歌：启飞
“Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin,Is a great equalizer of the conditions of men.” – Horace Mann, 1848.
At the time of his remarks I couldn’t read — couldn’t write.
Any attempt to do so, punishable by death.
For generations we have known of knowledge’s infinite power.
Yet somehow, we’ve never questioned the keeper of the keys —
The guardians of information.
Unfortunately, I’ve seen more dividing and conquering
In this order of operations — a heinous miscalculation of reality.
For some, the only difference between a classroom and a plantation is time.
How many times must we be made to feel like quotas —
Like tokens in coined phrases? —
“Diversity. Inclusion.”
There are days I feel like one, like only —
A lonely blossom in a briar patch of broken promises.
But I’ve always been a thorn in the side of injustice.
Disruptive. Talkative. A distraction.
With a passion that transcends the confines of my consciousness —
Beyond your curriculum, beyond your standards.
I stand here, a manifestation of love and pain,
With veins pumping revolution.
I am the strange fruit that grew too ripe for the poplar tree.
I am a DREAM Act, Dream Deferred incarnate.
I am a movement – an amalgam of memories America would care to forget
My past, alone won’t allow me to sit still.
So my body, like the mind
Cannot be contained.
As educators, rather than raising your voices
Over the rustling of our chains,
Take them off. Un-cuff us.
Unencumbered by the lumbering weight
Of poverty and privilege,
Policy and ignorance.
I was in the 7th grade, when Ms. Parker told me,
“Donovan, we can put your excess energy to good use!”
And she introduced me to the sound of my own voice.
She gave me a stage. A platform.
She told me that our stories are ladders
That make it easier for us to touch the stars.
So climb and grab them.
Keep climbing. Grab them.
Spill your emotions in the big dipper and pour out your soul.
Light up the world with your luminous allure.
To educate requires Galileo-like patience.
Today, when I look my students in the eyes, all I see are constellations.
If you take the time to connect the dots,
You can plot the true shape of their genius —
Shining in their darkest hour.
I look each of my students in the eyes,
And see the same light that aligned Orion’s Belt
And the pyramids of Giza.
I see the same twinkle
That guided Harriet to freedom.
I see them. Beneath their masks and mischief,
Exists an authentic frustration;
An enslavement to your standardized assessments.
At the core, none of us were meant to be common.
We were born to be comets,
Darting across space and time —
Leaving our mark as we crash into everything.
A crater is a reminder that something amazing happened here —
An indelible impact that shook up the world.
Are we not astronomers — looking for the next shooting star?
I teach in hopes of turning content, into rocket ships —
Tribulations into telescopes,
So a child can see their potential from right where they stand.
An injustice is telling them they are stars
Without acknowledging night that surrounds them.
Injustice is telling them education is the key
While you continue to change the locks.
Education is no equalizer —
Rather, it is the sleep that precedes the American Dream.
So wake up — wake up! Lift your voices
Until you’ve patched every hole in a child’s broken sky.
Wake up every child so they know of their celestial potential.
I’ve been a Black hole in the classroom for far too long;
Absorbing everything, without allowing my light escape.
But those days are done. I belong among the stars.
And so do you. And so do they.
Together, we can inspire galaxies of greatness
For generations to come.
No, sky is not the limit. It is only the beginning.
Lift off.
冲上云霄“超越自人类起源以来的一切方式方法，教育有效地均衡了人们的不同出身，——霍瑞思. 曼 1848年的名言
假若活在当年，我将不能读，也不能写
否则，我的所想所写，将带来死刑的惩罚，而无从注解。
一直以来，我们都知道知识的无穷力量
不知为何，我们从未质疑过知识的指引者
不幸的是，我看到的更多是分裂与控制
是在如此教育体系中，对现实的误判和忽视
对有些人而言，教室和农场的区别，就是时间
记不清有多少年，我们被做成标准产品，旋转于流水线
冷冰冰如同硬币上的符号标签
所谓“多元化，包容化”的理念
在很长一段时间，让我形单影只，寂寞难言
一支孤独的花，长在希望碎裂一地的荆棘丛下
但我一直是根倔强的刺，刺向不公正的悬崖
无边漫谈，混混沌沌
心烦意乱地怀着超越极限的热忱
打破条框，飞跃书本
我就站在这里，展现我的爱与痛
血液里的革命热情蠢蠢欲动
我是早熟的奇花异果
是追梦人，是行动者
化身为不忘美国传统的执着
化身为美梦成真的壮烈使者
那些过去，孤独不允许我坐以待毙
我的躯体，如同我的思想，
无法承载高远的抱负而略显无力
作为教育者，声嘶力竭的怒吼并不必
我们要冲破枷锁，为解除束缚而振臂
用伐木者般的意志切除负担，
贫困与特权的负担，政策与无知的负担。
7年级时，帕克女士曾对我说
“将你过剩的力量，用到有意义的事情上。”
她带我倾听内心的声音
给了我一个平台，一个指引
她告诉我说，自己的故事，就是最好的梯子
它会让我更容易触摸到星辰的样子
坚持不懈地攀爬，不离不弃地摘取
深深投入你的热忱，毫无保留倾注灵魂
用你的万丈光芒，点亮宇宙无垠
教育需要伽利略式的耐心
而如今，当我看向学生们的眼睛
我看到的，是一个个发光的星座，一只只跳跃的精灵
若你花时间去探索每颗星星
你会发现他们才华的真实状形
即使在最黯淡的时刻，依旧闪光不停
我看向每个学生的眼睛
看到了像银河系中亮如白昼的星星
如吉萨金字塔般熠熠发光，生生不息
我看到，还有一种光芒，同样闪烁分明
那是指引哈利特.塔布曼走向自由的光影
我看到，隐藏在面具和恶作剧之下的阴影
那是真实存在的困惑，和被标准化考试奴役的折磨
事实上，每个人都不甘平庸，无为无作
我们生来就是一颗彗星
划破长空，所到之处都刻下一道炽热
造物主提醒我们，奇迹就要发生
不可磨灭的影响，将石破天惊
我们是天文家，正在寻找下一颗惊世骇俗的流星
教书育人，怀着将书本变成飞船的笃定，磨难也统统变成了望远之镜
让孩子从当下看到自己未来的潜能
不公正，是不承认黑夜环绕他们周围，而告诉他们，自己就是星星
不公正，是当你不断更换未来之锁, 而告诉他们，教育就是钥匙，就是神明
它是美国梦梦醒前的安睡剂
快醒醒吧快醒醒，大声释放出你的声音
直到将孩子们破碎的天空修补抚平
唤醒每一个孩子，让他们认识到自己与生俱来的才智
我曾在教室的黑洞里呆了太久
填鸭式地吸收一切，而从未让自己的光芒绽放抖擞
但那些日子已然逝去，现在的我，属于耀眼的星际
你们也是，他们也是
携起手来，我们能点亮银河系的伟大
一代更比一代闪耀光华
天空不是极限，那仅仅是个起点
让我们一起发射升空，翱翔与共
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