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I even"},{"ts":56.74,"dur":1.27,"line":"met with my daughter's teacher"},{"ts":58.01,"dur":1.6,"line":"and was telling her teacher"},{"ts":59.61,"dur":1.43,"line":"that I have this young man and"},{"ts":61.04,"dur":2.1,"line":"he's just like just blowing"},{"ts":63.14,"dur":1.14,"line":"things out the water. She went"},{"ts":64.28,"dur":1.53,"line":"to the principal and requested"},{"ts":65.81,"dur":1.94,"line":"that Thomas be tested for"},{"ts":67.75,"dur":0.9,"line":"gifted learning. Sure enough,"},{"ts":68.65,"dur":2.04,"line":"the results came back showing"},{"ts":70.69,"dur":1.4,"line":"it just five years old. He was"},{"ts":72.09,"dur":2.07,"line":"already learning at a second"},{"ts":74.16,"dur":1.13,"line":"grade level. Years went by in"},{"ts":75.29,"dur":0.7,"line":"the two lost touch until"},{"ts":75.99,"dur":3.77,"line":"Thomas's junior year at Jones"},{"ts":79.76,"dur":1.84,"line":"High School. When he recognized"},{"ts":81.6,"dur":2.13,"line":"Miss Wells on a field trip."},{"ts":83.73,"dur":1.7,"line":"Miss Wells. I don't know if you"},{"ts":85.43,"dur":0.54,"line":"remember being not. I don't"},{"ts":85.97,"dur":2.97,"line":"know if it's you, but, um"},{"ts":88.94,"dur":1.47,"line":"Thomas. You were my"},{"ts":90.41,"dur":2.16,"line":"kindergarten teacher, and I was"},{"ts":92.57,"dur":1.61,"line":"like, Wait, you know, because I"},{"ts":94.18,"dur":1.56,"line":"looked up at him because he's"},{"ts":95.74,"dur":1.94,"line":"taller than me. I was like, Oh,"},{"ts":97.68,"dur":1.23,"line":"my God. Soon, the two were back"},{"ts":98.91,"dur":1.31,"line":"in touch and Miss Wells, who"},{"ts":100.22,"dur":2.2,"line":"was now a high school teacher"},{"ts":102.42,"dur":1.87,"line":"was back to pushing Thomas to"},{"ts":104.29,"dur":1.56,"line":"excel. Emailing Thomas and his"},{"ts":105.85,"dur":3.77,"line":"mother, encouraging them to"},{"ts":109.62,"dur":0.57,"line":"She's always pushed me."},{"ts":110.19,"dur":3.34,"line":"Especially during this last"},{"ts":113.53,"dur":3.37,"line":"year pandemic. She's always."},{"ts":116.9,"dur":0.6,"line":"Um, give me advice and from"},{"ts":117.5,"dur":3.54,"line":"from reading my essays to my"},{"ts":121.04,"dur":1.5,"line":"colleges and. Make it strong"},{"ts":122.54,"dur":1.83,"line":"applying to different schools."},{"ts":124.37,"dur":1.1,"line":"Thomas also credits his mother,"},{"ts":125.47,"dur":2.01,"line":"Barbara, for helping him to"},{"ts":127.48,"dur":1.93,"line":"stay focused as a single mom"},{"ts":129.41,"dur":2.47,"line":"raising an only child. She gave"},{"ts":131.88,"dur":0.57,"line":"him this advice she persevering"},{"ts":132.45,"dur":3.47,"line":"through life, even though it"},{"ts":135.92,"dur":1.03,"line":"might may be hard. She's gone"},{"ts":136.95,"dur":0.5,"line":"through a lot of hard times, so"},{"ts":137.45,"dur":2.82,"line":"I get to learn from her"},{"ts":144.13,"dur":1.43,"line":"stories. And. Keep persevere."},{"ts":145.56,"dur":1.77,"line":"Not only is Thomas persevered,"},{"ts":147.33,"dur":1.6,"line":"he rose to the top ranked"},{"ts":148.93,"dur":2.64,"line":"fourth in his class at Jones"},{"ts":151.57,"dur":3.4,"line":"High School. He has a 5.0 g p A"},{"ts":154.97,"dur":1.73,"line":"and earned a 1500 on his s A T."},{"ts":156.7,"dur":1.74,"line":"He is a quest bridge Scholar,"},{"ts":158.44,"dur":1.43,"line":"which helps high achieving kids"},{"ts":159.87,"dur":1.64,"line":"from a low income background"},{"ts":161.51,"dur":1.23,"line":"applied to the most prestigious"},{"ts":162.74,"dur":0.54,"line":"schools in the country."},{"ts":163.28,"dur":4.1,"line":"Massachusetts Institute of"},{"ts":167.38,"dur":1.2,"line":"Technology. Princeton"},{"ts":168.58,"dur":3.44,"line":"University, Columbia University,"},{"ts":172.02,"dur":1.64,"line":"Stanford University. California"},{"ts":173.66,"dur":2.23,"line":"Institute of Technology and"},{"ts":175.89,"dur":1.67,"line":"Yale University. So what did he"},{"ts":177.56,"dur":1.13,"line":"choose? Promise I know you have"},{"ts":178.69,"dur":0.6,"line":"your shirt on, so I just want"},{"ts":179.29,"dur":0.6,"line":"to show everybody can you can"},{"ts":179.89,"dur":4.58,"line":"you show off the shirt you're"},{"ts":184.47,"dur":2.8,"line":"wearing today, please. Yeah,"},{"ts":187.27,"dur":2.63,"line":"That's right. Yale on a full"},{"ts":189.9,"dur":2.31,"line":"scholarship. It's possible is"},{"ts":192.21,"dur":0.43,"line":"possible to be in an urban"},{"ts":192.64,"dur":2.35,"line":"school to be a first"},{"ts":198.35,"dur":1.63,"line":"know we can dream and our"},{"ts":199.98,"dur":2.6,"line":"dreams could come true. 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