Toasmaster CC2 Speech (Incomplete)

Picture a ghetto in South Central LA. Daisy, a fifth grade latin american girl is playing in an abandoned parking lot with some of her friends. A stray dog walks by. In the distance you can hear the wailing siren of an LAPD car. Daisy's father is an out of work garbageman. Her mom holds three jobs, one of which is the graveyard shift. Daisy wants to grow up to be a veterinarian. She has already emailed the dean of the vet school of UCLA and UC Berkeley to learn more about the program. Her teachers certainly think Daisy can make it all the way because she's a bright, motivated girl. Her dad wishes he could do more to help his daughter.

In Daisy's current middle school, by the time students graduate, only 13% are proficient in math. The high school she would go to in her district has an average graduating rate of only 57%

In order for Daisy's dreams to be fulfilled her dad sends her application to the highly renowned KIPP charter school in LA. Similar to most charter schools, admissions are based on a lottery system. On the morning of the lottery her dad and her drive to the school. She is randomly assigned number 15. Her father tells Daisy to cross her fingers because there are only 10 slots and 135 applicants. 5, then 6, then 7 numbers are called out "Cmon Daisy cross your fingers" begs her dad. The 10th number is called out. It's not 15.

Good afternoon fellow toastmasters, distinguished guests, my friends. The education system in the United States is broken.