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| 2s | I'm Dwight Howard of the Houston Rockets |
| 5s | Hi, I'm Samuel L. Jackson |
| 7s | |
| 9s | and my best school day ever was in eighth grade |
| 11s | when I joined my school's improv team because I love doing improv |
| 19s | My best school day ever was when I was in second grade |
| 22s | and my teacher Mrs. Landgraf |
| 23s | let us decorate our entire classroom like outer space |
| 26s | My best school day was when I got to dress up like Abraham Lincoln |
| 30s | and give the Emancipation Proclamation speech |
| 34s | I won the bicycle safety essay writing contest |
| 39s | It occurs to me recently that I may have been the only entrant |
| 42s | Nevertheless it was a best school day for me |
| 44s | So back when I was in third grade |
| 46s | our school was having this big reading competition |
| 48s | A brand new Harry Potter book had just come out |
| 51s | and everyone wanted to be the first person to have it |
| 53s | Guess who won that competition? |
| 55s | |
| 65s | Having a good education has opened so many different doors for me |
| 69s | And I know that it can do the same for everyone out there |
| 72s | |
| 74s | When children get the high-quality education they deserve |
| 77s | it opens up a lifetime of choice and opportunity |
| 80s | and it doesn't just benefit those children |
| 82s | It benefits their schools, their parents, their teachers, their communities |
| 86s | I want to fund schools in Hollis, Queens |
| 87s | so they can be competitive, high-quality schools |
| 90s | Like the ones I was bussed to |
| 92s | Teachers are working so hard |
| 94s | so hard to educate our youths |
| 97s | By having teachers that went above and beyond, |
| 100s | |
| 101s | They probably believed in me more than I believed in myself |
| 104s | and I wouldn't be where I am today without them |
| 107s | The teachers on DonorsChoose.org |
| 110s | are those kinds of teachers that want to go above and beyond |
| 114s | on behalf of their students |
| 116s | Together, we can close the opportunity gap and create a brighter future for every child |
| 122s | I want to empower and find books and supplies |
| 126s | for our kindergarten through second-grade teachers |
| 130s | |
| 131s | And I want you guys to help make a difference |
| 134s | You too can make today the best school day |
| 139s | by supporting a classroom at DonorsChoose.org |
