ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

More profile about the speaker
Malcolm London | Speaker | TED.com
TED Talks Education

Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

말콤 런던 (Malcolm London): 고등학교라는 훈련장

Filmed:
1,409,864 views

젊은 시인이며 교육가이자 사회 활동가인 말콤 런던은 자신의 고등학교 생활에 대한 느낌을 시로써 표현합니다. 그는 아름답고 서정적이며 냉정하게 수많은 청소년들이 학교라는 바다에서 헤매다가 결국 수영도 배우지 못하고 아비없이 자란 애들처럼 함부로 남성성을 흉내내는 학교의 현실에 대해 말합니다.
- Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up. Full bio

Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.

00:13
At 7:45 a.m., I open열다 the doors to a building건물
0
1260
6347
아침 7시45분에
나는 그 문을 여네
건물로 통하는 그 문,
나한테 실망만 안겨주는 그 문.
00:19
dedicated헌신적 인 to building건물, yet아직 only breaks휴식 me down.
1
7607
4908
00:24
I march행진 down hallways복도 cleaned청소 한 up after me every...마다 day
2
12515
4210
긴 복도를 지나면
항상 내 뒤치다꺼리를 하는
00:28
by regular정규병 janitors수위꾼,
3
16725
3197
평범한 청소부들이 있지,
00:31
but I never have the decency예절 바름 to honor명예 their그들의 names이름.
4
19922
4172
하지만 난 그들의 이름을 물어볼 만큼
품위를 갖지 못했지.
매일같이 열려 있는
사물함은 마치
00:36
Lockers로커 left open열다 like teenage십대 boys'소년들' mouths
5
24094
3168
십대 소녀들을 바라보는
십대 소년들의 벌어진 입 같아
00:39
when teenage십대 girls여자애들 wear입고 있다 clothes that covers표지
6
27262
2551
그녀들은 모든 곳을 노출하고 있거든,
자신이 없는 곳만 빼고.
00:41
their그들의 insecurities불안정 but exposes노출 everything else그밖에.
7
29813
4839
00:46
Masculinity남성적 mimicked흉내내는 by men남자 who grew자랐다 up with no fathers아버지,
8
34652
3818
소년들은 마치 애비없이 자란 애들처럼
아무 데나 남성성을 흉내내고 다니고,
00:50
camouflage위장 worn마른 by bullies괴롭힘 who are dangerously위험하게 armed무장 한
9
38470
3842
괴롭힘을 당하고 있는 것처럼 위장했지만
위험하게 무장한 상태
00:54
but need hugs포옹.
10
42312
1359
그러나 우리는
그들을 품어줘야만 해.
00:55
Teachers교사들 paid유료 less적게 than what it costs소송 비용 them to be here.
11
43671
3268
선생님들은 그 자리에 이르기까지 들였던
투자에 비하여 보잘것 없는 월급을 받지.
00:58
Oceans해양 of adolescents청소년 come here to receive받다 lessons수업
12
46939
3666
수많은 청소년들이
이곳 배움의 바다에서 헤매네
01:02
but never learn배우다 to swim수영,
13
50605
2269
하지만 그들은 결코
수영을 배우지 못하네,
하학종이 울리면
쩍 벌어진 홍해 바다처럼 흩어지네.
01:04
part부품 like the Red빨간 Sea바다 when the bell rings반지.
14
52874
2142
01:07
This is a training훈련 ground바닥.
15
55016
2778
이게 바로 우리의
훈련장이에요.
01:09
My high높은 school학교 is Chicago시카고,
16
57794
2307
저의 고등학교는
시카고에 있어요,
01:12
diverse다양한 and segregated분리 된 on purpose목적.
17
60101
3261
학생들은 의도적으로
다양하게 분리되어 있어요.
01:15
Social사회적인 lines윤곽 are barbed가시 돋친 wire철사.
18
63362
3513
서로와의 소통은
가시 철조망에 막혀 있어요.
"일반 학생" 과 "우등생"이라는 등급은
항상 우리 귀에 쟁쟁하게 들려요.
01:18
Labels레이블 like "Regulars레귤러" and "Honors명예" resonate공명하다.
19
66875
5256
저는 우등생이에요, 그러나 방과 후엔
일반 학생들 틈에 끼여 집에 가야 했어요.
01:24
I am an Honors명예 but go home with Regular정규병 students재학생
20
72131
4384
01:28
who are soldiers병사들 in territory영토 that owns소유하다 them.
21
76515
3368
그 통치자의 지배를 받고 있는
영토의 전사들과 말이죠.
01:31
This is a training훈련 ground바닥 to sort종류 out the Regulars레귤러
22
79883
3654
이 훈련장은 매일같이
일반 학생을
01:35
from the Honors명예, a reoccurring재발행하다 cycle주기
23
83537
2258
우등생으로부터
솎아내기를 반복하고
01:37
built세워짐 to recycle재활용 the trash폐물 of this system체계.
24
85795
3786
속출한 쓰레기들은 다시
재활용하는 체제를 구축하는데 쓰여요.
01:41
Trained훈련 된 at a young어린 age나이 to capitalize자본화하다,
25
89581
2994
젊어서 자본화하는
훈련을 받고
01:44
letters편지 taught가르쳤다 now that capitalism자본주의 raises제기하다 you
26
92575
3004
지금에 와서 알게 된 것은
자본주의가 당신의 신분을 상승시켰지만
01:47
but you have to step단계 on someone어떤 사람 else그밖에 to get there.
27
95579
2849
당신은 반드시 다른 사람을 밟고 서야만
그 자리에 다다를 수 있다는 것 .
01:50
This is a training훈련 ground바닥 where one group그룹
28
98428
3193
이 훈련장에서 일부는
리더로 훈련받고 그 나머지는
복종하게끔 되어 있어요.
01:53
is taught가르쳤다 to lead리드 and the other is made만든 to follow따르다.
29
101621
2907
01:56
No wonder경이 so many많은 of my people spit bars,
30
104528
2635
내가 아는 많은 사람들이
수다를 떠는 것은 당연한 일이죠.
01:59
because the truth진실 is hard단단한 to swallow제비.
31
107163
2864
왜냐하면 진실은
삼켜버리기 어렵기 때문이지요.
02:02
The need for degrees has left so many많은 people frozen겨울 왕국.
32
110027
4269
학위에 대한 요구는
수많은 사람들을 얼어붙게 해요.
숙제는 우리에게
많은 스트레스를 주죠,
02:06
Homework숙제 is stressful스트레스가 많은,
33
114296
2140
02:08
but when you go home every...마다 day and your home is work,
34
116436
2600
그러나 매일 집에 돌아가면
집안이 바로 숙제에요,
02:11
you don't want to pick선택 up any assignments과제.
35
119036
1977
당신은 어느 과제도
풀고 싶지 않을 거예요.
02:13
Reading독서 textbooks교과서 is stressful스트레스가 많은,
36
121013
1974
교과서를 읽는 것도
힘들죠,
02:14
but reading독서 does not matter문제 when you feel
37
122987
2256
독서는
아무 쓸모가 없었던 거에요.
02:17
your story이야기 is already이미 written,
38
125243
2056
당신의 운명은
이미 정해져 있었기 때문이죠,
02:19
either어느 한 쪽 dead죽은 or getting점점 booked예약 된.
39
127299
2076
죽거나 아니면
예약되어 있거나.
02:21
Taking취득 tests검사들 is stressful스트레스가 많은,
40
129375
2825
시험을 치는 건
우릴 힘들게 하죠,
02:24
but bubbling버블 링 in a ScantronScantron does not stop
41
132200
2588
답안지에 아무리
답을 채워 넣어도
02:26
bullets총알 from bursting붕괴.
42
134788
2191
울리는 총성은
막을 수 없어요.
02:28
I hear듣다 education교육 systems시스템 are failing실패,
43
136979
4585
저는 이 교육 체계가
실패하고 있다는 걸 느껴요,
그러나 저는 이 체제가
그들이 원했던 목표는 달성했다고 봐요-
02:33
but I believe they're succeeding성공하는 at what they're built세워짐 to do --
44
141564
2542
02:36
to train기차 you, to keep you on track선로,
45
144106
2138
당신을 훈련시켜
그들이 정한 궤도를 따라
02:38
to track선로 down an American미국 사람 dream that has failed실패한
46
146244
3306
이미 실패한 아메리칸 드림을
따라가도록 말이죠.
02:41
so many많은 of us all.
47
149550
3934
우리중의 상당히 많은
사람들을 말이죠.
02:45
(Applause박수 갈채)
48
153508
7262
(박수)
Translated by Gayun Kim
Reviewed by Lin Piao

▲Back to top

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

More profile about the speaker
Malcolm London | Speaker | TED.com