Lyrics I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate (Extended EP Version) - Suli Breaks

Right now there is a kid finishing parents evening in a heated discussion with his mother
Saying why does he have to study subjects he will never ever use in his life?
And she will look at him blamed eyed stifle a sigh think for a second and then lie she'll say something along the lines of
"You know to get a good job, you need a good degree"
"And these subjects will help you get a good degree"
"We never had this opportunity when i was younger"
And he will reply:
"But you were young a long time ago, weren't you mum?"
And she won't respond although what he implies makes perfect sense
The societies needs would have change since she was 16
But she will ignore him grip his hand more sternly and drag him to the car
What she doesn't know is that she didn't ignore him just to shut him up she didn't lie because they are just returning him from parents evening and an argument in the hallway would look bad her resume she won't lie because she had just spend one hour convincing stern face teacher that she will ensure that her child studies more at home
No...
She will lie simply because she does not know any better herself although her whole adult life, she never used or applied pythagopras theorem pathetic fallacy and still does not know the value of X
She will rely on society to tell her that her child who has one of the sharpest mind in the school is HYPERACTIVE, UNFOCUSED, EASLY DISTRACTED and WAYWARD
Students...
How many equations subjects and dates did you memorised just before an exam NEVER TO USE AGAIN?
How many A grades did you get which were never asked for when you applied for a job?
How many times have you remembered something 5 minutes just after the teacher said "STOP WRITING"
Only to receive your results one month later to realise you were only 1 mark short of the top grade?
Does that mean remembering 5 minutes earlier would've made you more qualified for a particular job?
We all have different abilities thought processes experiences and genes so why is a class full of INDIVIDUALS tested by the SAME MEANS?
So that means Cherrelle thinks she's dumb because she couldn't do a couple of sums
And if this issue is not addressed properly it then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
Then every school has the audacity to have a policy on equality
Huh...
The irony!
Ex-am(s)/are
The same society that sells products to promote Natural Hair Looks Smooth Complexion with the model on the box half photoshopped and has fake lashes and hair extensions
With pastors that preach Charity but own private jets
Imams that preach against greed but are all FAT
Parents that say they want "educated kids" but constantly marvel at how rich Richard Branson is
GOVERNMENTS that preach peace, but endorse wars that say they believe so much in the importance of higher education and further learning
Then why increase tuition fees EVERY SINGLE YEAR?
I believe Miss Jefferson when she took me into the office and said that my exams would be imperative to my success
Cause we were taught to always follow when Miss Jefferson led
But then i took Jefferson out of the equation and learned to think for myself
I realized, we were taught to always follow when Misled
Huh...
The irony!
Test us with tests, but the finals are never final
Because they never prepare us for the biggest test, which is survival
And what i suggest is fairly outlandish,
So I do not expect everyone to understand this
Except for kid that knows that it feels like to be worth NO MORE THAN THAT D OR THAT A that you get on results day
And the ones whose best stories were never good enough for you English teacher
Because apparently you
Missed out key literal techniques
Did not follow the class plan
And the language was too "informal" for him to understand
But then he'd reference Hamlet and Macbeth
And you'd fight the urge to express your contempt by partially clenching your fist with only your medium finger left protruding in the middle of your hand
And asking if he was aware that Shakespeare was known as the innovator of slang
Or the kid at the back of the class who thinks:
"Why am I studying something that doesn't fuel my drive?"
But then when confronted with a maths problem his eyes come alive
So this one is of my generation the ones who found what they were looking for on Google the ones who followed their dreams on Twitter
Pictured their future o Instagram
Accepted destiny on Facebook
This one is of my "failures" and my "dropouts" for my unemployed graduates my shop assistants cleaners and cashiers with bigger dreams
My self-employed entrepreneurs my world-changers and my dream-chasers
Cause the purpose of
Why I Hate School But Love Education
But to let them know that whether
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WE WILL NOT LET EXAM RESULTS DECICE OUR FATE Peace.