Keep your focus on the ones that have a chance to succeed in IT. Your speech should start like this:

"Hey kids, you see Tommy and Butch over there? Yes, I agree, they are mean doo-doo heads. Does it make you mad because they keep kicking your butts out there on the playground? Yeah, I bet it does. I used to have the same thing happen to me too, when I was your age. But I got 'em back GOOD. Wanna know how I did it?"

At this point, they should be putty in your hands.