My Variety Show Speech...
On June 6, 2016, I gave the following speech at the Anixter Center Variety show in Chicago... Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Education is the most important tool of anybody's life and future. It helps people set and achieve goals. It helps people to be their best selves and pursue a career. A better education helps people have better lives It helps people understand the world around them. Education has made me more open-minded and improved my relationships with teachers, staff, and mentors . I have had the opportunity to be in a job-study class and learned how to make a resume . This helped me pursue a career and achieve my goals . I have also built confidence as a w r iter and now have a blog where I share my views and e x periences with the world. Education needs to be valued instead of being cut down and swept under the rug. People with disab i lities deserve access to education in order to make our liv