I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate
"I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate" | |
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A screenshot from I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate | |
Music video by Suli Breaks | |
Published | YouTube |
Released | 14 August 2013 |
Genre | Spoken word, Hip Hop |
Length | 5:53 |
Language | English |
"I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate" is a 2013 video by English spoken word poet Suli Breaks.
Overview
The video tells the story of a mother and son who have just been to a parents' evening at school. Suli Breaks chastises parents, teachers, and the government for focusing on exams - instead of nurturing raw talent.[1]
Critical response
The Huffington Post said, "Throughout his act, Breaks explores the attitudes of today's society towards young people and exams."[2]
Joe Martino of Collective-Evolution said, "...Suli Breaks delivers a powerful spoken word piece drawing attention to not only exams but the entire school system. He sheds light on the fact that as a society we are simply repeating methods of learning and doing that are based on inherently faulty ideals."[3] Iain Robinson of EwokesSAy said about Breaks, "...a true talent and impressive skill to inform and inspire others beyond the self-gratifying nature of most contemporary pop culture that only seeks to serve itself and sell that self to others."[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Sheriff, Lucy (24 April 2013). "Suli Breaks, Spoken Word Poet, On Success Of 'Why I Hate School But Love Education' (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Suli Breaks, Spoken Word Poet,' 'I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate' Goes Viral (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Martino, Joe (27 April 2015). "The Message Every Student Should Hear: “I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate”". Collective-Evolution. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Robinson, Iain (6 November 2013). "Suli Break(down): Why I will not let a YouTube video do all my thinking for me". EwokesSAy. Retrieved 1 July 2015.