Published YouTube Length 5:53 | Genre Spoken word, Hip Hop Language English | |
Released 14 August 2013 (2013-44-14) | ||
"I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate" is a 2013 video by English spoken word poet Suli Breaks.
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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.
Critical response
The Huffington Post said, "Throughout his act, Breaks explores the attitudes of today's society towards young people and exams."
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." 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."