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Social Learning | Marc Sollet | TEDxSittardGeleen


when I was a child I had a very rich

when I was a child I had a very rich imagination I always had stories in my

imagination I always had stories in my

imagination I always had stories in my head that I want to share with everyone

head that I want to share with everyone

head that I want to share with everyone I couldn’t wait till I got to go to the

I couldn’t wait till I got to go to the

I couldn’t wait till I got to go to the third grade because in the third grade I

third grade because in the third grade I

third grade because in the third grade I would learn how to write when I could

would learn how to write when I could

would learn how to write when I could write was possible for me to write all

write was possible for me to write all

write was possible for me to write all these stories down and let them read by

these stories down and let them read by

these stories down and let them read by everybody first day at school

everybody first day at school

everybody first day at school for third grade I wanted to ride in

for third grade I wanted to ride in

for third grade I wanted to ride in front of the teacher so that I wouldn’t

front of the teacher so that I wouldn’t

front of the teacher so that I wouldn’t miss a thing

miss a thing

miss a thing and could learn writing as fast as

and could learn writing as fast as

and could learn writing as fast as possible but while all the other

possible but while all the other

possible but while all the other children saw letters I just saw a bunch

children saw letters I just saw a bunch

children saw letters I just saw a bunch of unclear figures I worked so hard for

of unclear figures I worked so hard for

of unclear figures I worked so hard for end of the day I couldn’t understand it

end of the day I couldn’t understand it

end of the day I couldn’t understand it I was completely disillusion ated I

I was completely disillusion ated I

I was completely disillusion ated I worked so hard but I couldn’t even write

worked so hard but I couldn’t even write

worked so hard but I couldn’t even write my own name fortunately my mother

my own name fortunately my mother

my own name fortunately my mother motivated me explaining to me that

motivated me explaining to me that

motivated me explaining to me that learning how to write cost time so the

learning how to write cost time so the

learning how to write cost time so the next day I went back to school in good

next day I went back to school in good

next day I went back to school in good spirit at the end of the day I still

spirit at the end of the day I still

spirit at the end of the day I still didn’t get it this went on for weeks and

didn’t get it this went on for weeks and

didn’t get it this went on for weeks and my parents start to wonder why my

my parents start to wonder why my

my parents start to wonder why my programs were so slow during a meeting

programs were so slow during a meeting

programs were so slow during a meeting with my teacher they were told that I

with my teacher they were told that I

with my teacher they were told that I was downright lazy and should just

was downright lazy and should just

was downright lazy and should just practice more well that’s what I did

practice more well that’s what I did

practice more well that’s what I did with full dedication I drove myself I’m

with full dedication I drove myself I’m

with full dedication I drove myself I’m a mother absolutely crazy since I did

a mother absolutely crazy since I did

a mother absolutely crazy since I did not make the progress despite all the

not make the progress despite all the

not make the progress despite all the hard work school kept insisting that I

hard work school kept insisting that I

hard work school kept insisting that I was lazy my mother know that that wasn’t

was lazy my mother know that that wasn’t

was lazy my mother know that that wasn’t a problem so she set me up for this

a problem so she set me up for this

a problem so she set me up for this Lexia test the outcome of the test was

Lexia test the outcome of the test was

Lexia test the outcome of the test was very clear I am severely dyslexic at the

very clear I am severely dyslexic at the

very clear I am severely dyslexic at the end of the sixth grade

end of the sixth grade

end of the sixth grade I had Spelling’s backlog of 24 months

I had Spelling’s backlog of 24 months

I had Spelling’s backlog of 24 months there was a reason for a model to ask a

there was a reason for a model to ask a

there was a reason for a model to ask a meeting with the principal

meeting with the principal

meeting with the principal during the meeting with the principal

during the meeting with the principal

during the meeting with the principal she a serpent’s but what are we going to

she a serpent’s but what are we going to

she a serpent’s but what are we going to do about spanks backlog of my son the

do about spanks backlog of my son the

do about spanks backlog of my son the principal replied by saying your son has

principal replied by saying your son has

principal replied by saying your son has a hopeless case we not going to do

a hopeless case we not going to do

a hopeless case we not going to do anything about it since he will not be

anything about it since he will not be

anything about it since he will not be successful anyway one of the teachers at

successful anyway one of the teachers at

successful anyway one of the teachers at my school presumed I would outgrow my

my school presumed I would outgrow my

my school presumed I would outgrow my dyslexia with everybody who knows the

dyslexia with everybody who knows the

dyslexia with everybody who knows the first thing about his lecture notes it

first thing about his lecture notes it

first thing about his lecture notes it is simply not possible

is simply not possible

is simply not possible dyslexia is a handicap just like having

dyslexia is a handicap just like having

dyslexia is a handicap just like having an amputated leg is a handicap we don’t

an amputated leg is a handicap we don’t

an amputated leg is a handicap we don’t expect someone with an amputated leg to

expect someone with an amputated leg to

expect someone with an amputated leg to run a marathon route prosthetics so why

run a marathon route prosthetics so why

run a marathon route prosthetics so why does the educational system expect this

does the educational system expect this

does the educational system expect this lack text to learn from books science

lack text to learn from books science

lack text to learn from books science has not invented a prosthetic for the

has not invented a prosthetic for the

has not invented a prosthetic for the Select excite now fortune luckily I

Select excite now fortune luckily I

Select excite now fortune luckily I don’t need one over the years I came up

don’t need one over the years I came up

don’t need one over the years I came up with my own prosthetics or other people

with my own prosthetics or other people

with my own prosthetics or other people thinking words and sentences I think in

thinking words and sentences I think in

thinking words and sentences I think in pictures and short videos if I get a ID

pictures and short videos if I get a ID

pictures and short videos if I get a ID I see a picture of that idea in my head

I see a picture of that idea in my head

I see a picture of that idea in my head a vision so to speak many dyslectic

a vision so to speak many dyslectic

a vision so to speak many dyslectic things in this way the vision of Graham

things in this way the vision of Graham

things in this way the vision of Graham Alexander Bell brought us the phone and

Alexander Bell brought us the phone and

Alexander Bell brought us the phone and Nicholas Tesla’s vision laid the

Nicholas Tesla’s vision laid the

Nicholas Tesla’s vision laid the foundation for our current power grid

foundation for our current power grid

foundation for our current power grid order famous is lactic s– our what

order famous is lactic s– our what

order famous is lactic s– our what Einstein Leonardo da Vinci Richard

Einstein Leonardo da Vinci Richard

Einstein Leonardo da Vinci Richard Branson and young three yl movie uses

Branson and young three yl movie uses

Branson and young three yl movie uses fashion to design furniture I will use

fashion to design furniture I will use

fashion to design furniture I will use my vision to redesign our educational

my vision to redesign our educational

my vision to redesign our educational system not only this lactates of picture

system not only this lactates of picture

system not only this lactates of picture thinkers 60 percent of the world

thinkers 60 percent of the world

thinkers 60 percent of the world population things and pictures test a

population things and pictures test a

population things and pictures test a fewer picture thinker I’m going do a

fewer picture thinker I’m going do a

fewer picture thinker I’m going do a little experiment if I ask you to think

little experiment if I ask you to think

little experiment if I ask you to think about a cocktail do you see letters in

about a cocktail do you see letters in

about a cocktail do you see letters in your head form in the world cocktail or

your head form in the world cocktail or

your head form in the world cocktail or you see a picture

you see a picture

you see a picture you’re head of a cocktail please raise

you’re head of a cocktail please raise

you’re head of a cocktail please raise your hand if you see a picture in your

your hand if you see a picture in your

your hand if you see a picture in your head of a cocktail right now thank you

head of a cocktail right now thank you

head of a cocktail right now thank you very much everybody who just raised

very much everybody who just raised

very much everybody who just raised their hand has been let down by our

their hand has been let down by our

their hand has been let down by our current educational system you are a

current educational system you are a

current educational system you are a picture thinker but were forced to learn

picture thinker but were forced to learn

picture thinker but were forced to learn as a word thinker by needing to learn

as a word thinker by needing to learn

as a word thinker by needing to learn through letters in the book that by

through letters in the book that by

through letters in the book that by complicating your education a lot and it

complicating your education a lot and it

complicating your education a lot and it makes it more far more difficult that it

makes it more far more difficult that it

makes it more far more difficult that it needs to be but for the 60,000 dyslexic

needs to be but for the 60,000 dyslexic

needs to be but for the 60,000 dyslexic students in the Netherlands is a

students in the Netherlands is a

students in the Netherlands is a disaster

disaster

disaster if your dyslectic your word blind where

if your dyslectic your word blind where

if your dyslectic your word blind where a normal person sees a well on a

a normal person sees a well on a

a normal person sees a well on a sentence but slack text is a jumble of

sentence but slack text is a jumble of

sentence but slack text is a jumble of letters move them across the page if I

letters move them across the page if I

letters move them across the page if I read the book it often feels like I’m

read the book it often feels like I’m

read the book it often feels like I’m drowning in the sea of letters sometimes

drowning in the sea of letters sometimes

drowning in the sea of letters sometimes this makes me completely hopeless but

this makes me completely hopeless but

this makes me completely hopeless but I’m not giving up I believe our

I’m not giving up I believe our

I’m not giving up I believe our educational system should be more vivid

educational system should be more vivid

educational system should be more vivid creating a fiction appealing pictures

creating a fiction appealing pictures

creating a fiction appealing pictures instead of dead words this can be

instead of dead words this can be

instead of dead words this can be accomplished by integrating practical

accomplished by integrating practical

accomplished by integrating practical assignments by letting students

assignments by letting students

assignments by letting students discussed about the subject in groups

discussed about the subject in groups

discussed about the subject in groups and by making use of interactive videos

and by making use of interactive videos

and by making use of interactive videos if we do that students who think

if we do that students who think

if we do that students who think pictures can actually use their skill

pictures can actually use their skill

pictures can actually use their skill and learning the book will become way

and learning the book will become way

and learning the book will become way more easy for them research of the OECD

more easy for them research of the OECD

more easy for them research of the OECD shows that students in the Netherlands

shows that students in the Netherlands

shows that students in the Netherlands are poorly motivated and lack discipline

are poorly motivated and lack discipline

are poorly motivated and lack discipline we need to do something about this I

we need to do something about this I

we need to do something about this I believe the main reason students are

believe the main reason students are

believe the main reason students are poorly motivated is because our current

poorly motivated is because our current

poorly motivated is because our current educational system is like a fast-food

educational system is like a fast-food

educational system is like a fast-food restaurant

restaurant

restaurant the only thing schools are doing is

the only thing schools are doing is

the only thing schools are doing is stuffing students full with knowledge at

stuffing students full with knowledge at

stuffing students full with knowledge at high speed but if we eat too much and

high speed but if we eat too much and

high speed but if we eat too much and too often at a fast-food restaurant we

too often at a fast-food restaurant we

too often at a fast-food restaurant we will get sick the same principle applies

will get sick the same principle applies

will get sick the same principle applies for schools students get sick of these

for schools students get sick of these

for schools students get sick of these huge amounts of knowledge they cannot

huge amounts of knowledge they cannot

huge amounts of knowledge they cannot digest this leads to demotivate students

digest this leads to demotivate students

digest this leads to demotivate students and dropouts

and dropouts

and dropouts a solution for this problem would be

a solution for this problem would be

a solution for this problem would be transferring our educational system to

transferring our educational system to

transferring our educational system to be more like a greenhouse a place where

be more like a greenhouse a place where

be more like a greenhouse a place where everything is aimed at creating the best

everything is aimed at creating the best

everything is aimed at creating the best circumstances for the growth individual

circumstances for the growth individual

circumstances for the growth individual students every student is unique and if

students every student is unique and if

students every student is unique and if you see students as vegetables in a

you see students as vegetables in a

you see students as vegetables in a greenhouse it’s quite clear

greenhouse it’s quite clear

greenhouse it’s quite clear customization is needed growing potatoes

customization is needed growing potatoes

customization is needed growing potatoes requires difficult different

requires difficult different

requires difficult different circumstances than growing a sunflower

circumstances than growing a sunflower

circumstances than growing a sunflower teachers and schools should be focused

teachers and schools should be focused

teachers and schools should be focused at helping students develop those

at helping students develop those

at helping students develop those talents they have within themselves

talents they have within themselves

talents they have within themselves because it would be a bloody shame if

because it would be a bloody shame if

because it would be a bloody shame if talented students would be loves for our

talented students would be loves for our

talented students would be loves for our true in our educational system because I

true in our educational system because I

true in our educational system because I did not get a chance to develop the

did not get a chance to develop the

did not get a chance to develop the talents students are also too dependent

talents students are also too dependent

talents students are also too dependent on the educational system every student

on the educational system every student

on the educational system every student has its own way of learning and every

has its own way of learning and every

has its own way of learning and every teacher has its own way of teaching if

teacher has its own way of teaching if

teacher has its own way of teaching if those styles match the best is brought

those styles match the best is brought

those styles match the best is brought up in student that’s why I believe every

up in student that’s why I believe every

up in student that’s why I believe every student should have such a teacher that

student should have such a teacher that

student should have such a teacher that matches his own learning style but such

matches his own learning style but such

matches his own learning style but such a match is in the current educational

a match is in the current educational

a match is in the current educational system based on luck that’s why I

system based on luck that’s why I

system based on luck that’s why I believe educated system my students can

believe educated system my students can

believe educated system my students can choose their own teachers such a teacher

choose their own teachers such a teacher

choose their own teachers such a teacher doesn’t need to have a degree a college

doesn’t need to have a degree a college

doesn’t need to have a degree a college a college student can Francis be a very

a college student can Francis be a very

a college student can Francis be a very good teacher for high school pupil

good teacher for high school pupil

good teacher for high school pupil because sometimes a subject becomes way

because sometimes a subject becomes way

because sometimes a subject becomes way more easy to understand its explained to

more easy to understand its explained to

more easy to understand its explained to you by another student but this is not

you by another student but this is not

you by another student but this is not the biggest problem the biggest problem

the biggest problem the biggest problem

the biggest problem the biggest problem we have in our current educational

we have in our current educational

we have in our current educational system it’s their schools see students

system it’s their schools see students

system it’s their schools see students with the best disability whether

with the best disability whether

with the best disability whether aren’t as good in a particular subject

aren’t as good in a particular subject

aren’t as good in a particular subject as a problem but such a student is not a

as a problem but such a student is not a

as a problem but such a student is not a problem such a student is an opportunity

problem such a student is an opportunity

problem such a student is an opportunity an opportunity for school to help a

an opportunity for school to help a

an opportunity for school to help a student find and develop the talents he

student find and develop the talents he

student find and develop the talents he has

has

has because it are not our weaknesses that

because it are not our weaknesses that

because it are not our weaknesses that makes us who we are it are our talents

makes us who we are it are our talents

makes us who we are it are our talents that do and that’s why nobody is

that do and that’s why nobody is

that do and that’s why nobody is hopeless because everybody has a talent

hopeless because everybody has a talent

hopeless because everybody has a talent you just need to find yours – my mission

you just need to find yours – my mission

you just need to find yours – my mission to help everybody find and develop the

to help everybody find and develop the

to help everybody find and develop the talent thank you very much

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