when we think of education we think of that ideal situation in which students
that ideal situation in which students
that ideal situation in which students grow and build their character as well
grow and build their character as well
grow and build their character as well as competitive features but it seems to
as competitive features but it seems to
as competitive features but it seems to me that that definition of education has
me that that definition of education has
me that that definition of education has faded away my generation although
faded away my generation although
faded away my generation although hard-working has a doctor most acute
hard-working has a doctor most acute
hard-working has a doctor most acute idea of what education and schooling
idea of what education and schooling
idea of what education and schooling means to us we are given infinite
means to us we are given infinite
means to us we are given infinite choices making us highly selective about
choices making us highly selective about
choices making us highly selective about where we go take college we are never
where we go take college we are never
where we go take college we are never satisfied and your pinky and what the
satisfied and your pinky and what the
satisfied and your pinky and what the best of the best sometimes we just don’t
best of the best sometimes we just don’t
best of the best sometimes we just don’t know what the best thing is for us when
know what the best thing is for us when
know what the best thing is for us when choosing a college students don’t longer
choosing a college students don’t longer
choosing a college students don’t longer consider how school best fits them
consider how school best fits them
consider how school best fits them instead they tend to consider the
instead they tend to consider the
instead they tend to consider the ranking the acceptance rate and the
ranking the acceptance rate and the
ranking the acceptance rate and the reputation of that institution growing
reputation of that institution growing
reputation of that institution growing pressures and expectations of students
pressures and expectations of students
pressures and expectations of students to achieve academic excellence has no
to achieve academic excellence has no
to achieve academic excellence has no doubt contributed to this College crates
doubt contributed to this College crates
doubt contributed to this College crates and that craze holds unfortunate
and that craze holds unfortunate
and that craze holds unfortunate consequences that have changed the way
consequences that have changed the way
consequences that have changed the way students think act and feel a number of
students think act and feel a number of
students think act and feel a number of factors in whom students to fall victim
factors in whom students to fall victim
factors in whom students to fall victim to visit obsession and wanting to attend
to visit obsession and wanting to attend
to visit obsession and wanting to attend an elite College they are our parents
an elite College they are our parents
an elite College they are our parents our peers and ourselves parents although
our peers and ourselves parents although
our peers and ourselves parents although two new teenagers like to blame
two new teenagers like to blame
two new teenagers like to blame everything on their parents I have to be
everything on their parents I have to be
everything on their parents I have to be honest sometimes it’s the parents fault
honest sometimes it’s the parents fault
honest sometimes it’s the parents fault in a study by johns hopkins university
in a study by johns hopkins university
in a study by johns hopkins university center for talented youth seventy-three
center for talented youth seventy-three
center for talented youth seventy-three percent of the pair
percent of the pair
percent of the pair surveyed agreed that they wanted their
surveyed agreed that they wanted their
surveyed agreed that they wanted their child to go to a high ranking college or
child to go to a high ranking college or
child to go to a high ranking college or university sometimes parents can demand
university sometimes parents can demand
university sometimes parents can demand a lot from their kids they expect the
a lot from their kids they expect the
a lot from their kids they expect the kids to be well-rounded more to get into
kids to be well-rounded more to get into
kids to be well-rounded more to get into a good college after school tutoring
a good college after school tutoring
a good college after school tutoring community service groups along with
community service groups along with
community service groups along with tennis practice and piano lessons
tennis practice and piano lessons
tennis practice and piano lessons parents expect students who take on too
parents expect students who take on too
parents expect students who take on too many extracurriculars on top of me
many extracurriculars on top of me
many extracurriculars on top of me already demanding classes the desire to
already demanding classes the desire to
already demanding classes the desire to make parents proud there’s your students
make parents proud there’s your students
make parents proud there’s your students to try and meet extremely high standards
to try and meet extremely high standards
to try and meet extremely high standards that are sometimes unreasonable for
that are sometimes unreasonable for
that are sometimes unreasonable for instance one of my friends told me that
instance one of my friends told me that
instance one of my friends told me that when parents got mad at her for only
when parents got mad at her for only
when parents got mad at her for only taking for a piece not five of course
taking for a piece not five of course
taking for a piece not five of course pants meanwhile in one of their child to
pants meanwhile in one of their child to
pants meanwhile in one of their child to succeed but what comes up to be a gentle
succeed but what comes up to be a gentle
succeed but what comes up to be a gentle nudge in the right direction can
nudge in the right direction can
nudge in the right direction can sometimes feel like a shove and here’s
sometimes feel like a shove and here’s
sometimes feel like a shove and here’s my second point peers at many schools
my second point peers at many schools
my second point peers at many schools not included many strive for the image
not included many strive for the image
not included many strive for the image of an ideal student with the high GPA
of an ideal student with the high GPA
of an ideal student with the high GPA athletic participation along with
athletic participation along with
athletic participation along with leadership roles etc I mean no one wants
leadership roles etc I mean no one wants
leadership roles etc I mean no one wants to be known as the dumb kid or the lazy
to be known as the dumb kid or the lazy
to be known as the dumb kid or the lazy kid it’s interesting how the Nerds used
kid it’s interesting how the Nerds used
kid it’s interesting how the Nerds used to get bullied and beat up by the cool
to get bullied and beat up by the cool
to get bullied and beat up by the cool kids I have to be a nerd to be a cool
kids I have to be a nerd to be a cool
kids I have to be a nerd to be a cool kid it’s like that thing survival of the
kid it’s like that thing survival of the
kid it’s like that thing survival of the fittest students are competing against
fittest students are competing against
fittest students are competing against one another and feeling pressure to
one another and feeling pressure to
one another and feeling pressure to manage a strong reputation for college
manage a strong reputation for college
manage a strong reputation for college and social purposes as well in fact I’ve
and social purposes as well in fact I’ve
and social purposes as well in fact I’ve even heard people say he or she how did
even heard people say he or she how did
even heard people say he or she how did he or she even get into Stanford they’re
he or she even get into Stanford they’re
he or she even get into Stanford they’re not even smart they don’t even take more
not even smart they don’t even take more
not even smart they don’t even take more classes it’s kind of insulting knowing
classes it’s kind of insulting knowing
classes it’s kind of insulting knowing that our friends can be our harshest
that our friends can be our harshest
that our friends can be our harshest judges and then our greatest competition
judges and then our greatest competition
judges and then our greatest competition and finally sometimes we can your own
and finally sometimes we can your own
and finally sometimes we can your own worst enemy while much pressure can be
worst enemy while much pressure can be
worst enemy while much pressure can be external it is
external it is
external it is difficult escape what is internal and
difficult escape what is internal and
difficult escape what is internal and adopt a healthy mindset students often
adopt a healthy mindset students often
adopt a healthy mindset students often set high goals and meet themselves up if
set high goals and meet themselves up if
set high goals and meet themselves up if they can’t reach them so with all this
they can’t reach them so with all this
they can’t reach them so with all this pressure surrounding us what is the real
pressure surrounding us what is the real
pressure surrounding us what is the real core of the issue well when students
core of the issue well when students
core of the issue well when students obsessed over college they put too much
obsessed over college they put too much
obsessed over college they put too much value in the validation of others such
value in the validation of others such
value in the validation of others such as college admission officers parents
as college admission officers parents
as college admission officers parents and peers and because of that students
and peers and because of that students
and peers and because of that students let the college obsession influence
let the college obsession influence
let the college obsession influence their decision making too heavily for
their decision making too heavily for
their decision making too heavily for instance my friends take classes because
instance my friends take classes because
instance my friends take classes because they’re if he’s not because they like
they’re if he’s not because they like
they’re if he’s not because they like what they’re learning the power-on
what they’re learning the power-on
what they’re learning the power-on extracurricular who’s Tim preps not to
extracurricular who’s Tim preps not to
extracurricular who’s Tim preps not to figure out what they enjoy we shouldn’t
figure out what they enjoy we shouldn’t
figure out what they enjoy we shouldn’t do things from college you should do
do things from college you should do
do things from college you should do things for ourselves ultimately
things for ourselves ultimately
things for ourselves ultimately overvaluing college puts a stigma on
overvaluing college puts a stigma on
overvaluing college puts a stigma on rejection family and imperfection and
rejection family and imperfection and
rejection family and imperfection and because students make college the center
because students make college the center
because students make college the center of their lives rejection one can bring
of their lives rejection one can bring
of their lives rejection one can bring their entire world crashing down what we
their entire world crashing down what we
their entire world crashing down what we need to realize that our SATs for resume
need to realize that our SATs for resume
need to realize that our SATs for resume or college acceptance do not define who
or college acceptance do not define who
or college acceptance do not define who we are nor tell us how great we are
we are nor tell us how great we are
we are nor tell us how great we are another danger of the College crazes
another danger of the College crazes
another danger of the College crazes that when students but all of them focus
that when students but all of them focus
that when students but all of them focus into their academics less intention is
into their academics less intention is
into their academics less intention is brought to character students forget to
brought to character students forget to
brought to character students forget to find individuality and authenticity and
find individuality and authenticity and
find individuality and authenticity and since our members are sustained big
since our members are sustained big
since our members are sustained big dream a professor at Princeton Eric
dream a professor at Princeton Eric
dream a professor at Princeton Eric Friedberg explains is very rare to give
Friedberg explains is very rare to give
Friedberg explains is very rare to give student to challenge anything another
student to challenge anything another
student to challenge anything another sense they’re eager to please eager to
sense they’re eager to please eager to
sense they’re eager to please eager to conform looking to the future and
conform looking to the future and
conform looking to the future and planning in advance is great but this
planning in advance is great but this
planning in advance is great but this causes students to forget to live in the
causes students to forget to live in the
causes students to forget to live in the moment balancing the social aspects that
moment balancing the social aspects that
moment balancing the social aspects that everyone needs can be challenging when
everyone needs can be challenging when
everyone needs can be challenging when college is the main thing on one’s mind
college is the main thing on one’s mind
college is the main thing on one’s mind students need your car social skill
students need your car social skill
students need your car social skill which to me are just as important as
which to me are just as important as
which to me are just as important as derivatives or integrals people regret
derivatives or integrals people regret
derivatives or integrals people regret not taking more time that appreciated
not taking more time that appreciated
not taking more time that appreciated high school type of fun and making
high school type of fun and making
high school type of fun and making mistakes when people tell me to enjoy
mistakes when people tell me to enjoy
mistakes when people tell me to enjoy high school their rights like the time
high school their rights like the time
high school their rights like the time goes by so quickly I remember as a
goes by so quickly I remember as a
goes by so quickly I remember as a freshman and I used to make fun of the
freshman and I used to make fun of the
freshman and I used to make fun of the upperclassmen who had to have black
upperclassmen who had to have black
upperclassmen who had to have black apologists but now the joke’s on me
apologists but now the joke’s on me
apologists but now the joke’s on me because I have to start applying his son
because I have to start applying his son
because I have to start applying his son a more obvious consequence of the
a more obvious consequence of the
a more obvious consequence of the college crazy the intense stress the
college crazy the intense stress the
college crazy the intense stress the streets under governor the American
streets under governor the American
streets under governor the American Psychological Association found that
Psychological Association found that
Psychological Association found that eighty-three percent of 13 to 17 year
eighty-three percent of 13 to 17 year
eighty-three percent of 13 to 17 year olds believe school was a somewhat more
olds believe school was a somewhat more
olds believe school was a somewhat more significant source of stress and many
significant source of stress and many
significant source of stress and many also felt overwhelmed or depressed due
also felt overwhelmed or depressed due
also felt overwhelmed or depressed due to that stress and to cope with all
to that stress and to cope with all
to that stress and to cope with all their stress students usually turn to
their stress students usually turn to
their stress students usually turn to substance abuse or cheating CNN surveyed
substance abuse or cheating CNN surveyed
substance abuse or cheating CNN surveyed over 4,000 high schoolers 75% admitted
over 4,000 high schoolers 75% admitted
over 4,000 high schoolers 75% admitted to cheating while more than half that
to cheating while more than half that
to cheating while more than half that dries it’s pretty worrisome students
dries it’s pretty worrisome students
dries it’s pretty worrisome students would rather prioritize their academic
would rather prioritize their academic
would rather prioritize their academic success over their moral development
success over their moral development
success over their moral development suddenly getting into a good college
suddenly getting into a good college
suddenly getting into a good college outweighs being a good person in
outweighs being a good person in
outweighs being a good person in importance as for substance abuse there
importance as for substance abuse there
importance as for substance abuse there is even a study drug federalist adderall
is even a study drug federalist adderall
is even a study drug federalist adderall that is usually treated used to treat
that is usually treated used to treat
that is usually treated used to treat ADHD and students take it to keep up
ADHD and students take it to keep up
ADHD and students take it to keep up with their schoolwork there are stories
with their schoolwork there are stories
with their schoolwork there are stories of students who misuse Averell and
of students who misuse Averell and
of students who misuse Averell and experienced major behavioral changes in
experienced major behavioral changes in
experienced major behavioral changes in suicidal thoughts and of course been
suicidal thoughts and of course been
suicidal thoughts and of course been drinking alcohol it’s one of the most
drinking alcohol it’s one of the most
drinking alcohol it’s one of the most common ways for students to relieve
common ways for students to relieve
common ways for students to relieve their stress and forget for just one
their stress and forget for just one
their stress and forget for just one moment their daily tasks that is what my
moment their daily tasks that is what my
moment their daily tasks that is what my generation arts to this is how we
generation arts to this is how we
generation arts to this is how we respond to the increased academic
respond to the increased academic
respond to the increased academic pressure we face now I don’t want to be
pressure we face now I don’t want to be
pressure we face now I don’t want to be a downer I must acknowledge that of
a downer I must acknowledge that of
a downer I must acknowledge that of course wanting to get into good college
course wanting to get into good college
course wanting to get into good college and caring about that it doesn’t make
and caring about that it doesn’t make
and caring about that it doesn’t make you a bad person when parents put more
you a bad person when parents put more
you a bad person when parents put more energy and
energy and
energy and to their child’s schooling increased
to their child’s schooling increased
to their child’s schooling increased involvement creates a tighter bond
involvement creates a tighter bond
involvement creates a tighter bond between them and their children in fact
between them and their children in fact
between them and their children in fact in a study by nyu high schoolers on
in a study by nyu high schoolers on
in a study by nyu high schoolers on average rank the closest with their
average rank the closest with their
average rank the closest with their parents at 3.15 out of four also
parents at 3.15 out of four also
parents at 3.15 out of four also students are more ambitious than hard
students are more ambitious than hard
students are more ambitious than hard working before they care admirable
working before they care admirable
working before they care admirable qualities yes but to a certain extent
qualities yes but to a certain extent
qualities yes but to a certain extent students begin to care unhealthy amount
students begin to care unhealthy amount
students begin to care unhealthy amount the key is annoying when we push past
the key is annoying when we push past
the key is annoying when we push past the limit society continues to give
the limit society continues to give
the limit society continues to give students a false idea of academic
students a false idea of academic
students a false idea of academic achievement and success in general when
achievement and success in general when
achievement and success in general when deciding on where we spend our next four
deciding on where we spend our next four
deciding on where we spend our next four years we shouldn’t place value in the
years we shouldn’t place value in the
years we shouldn’t place value in the name but in the Indian experience
name but in the Indian experience
name but in the Indian experience instead becoming a more informed an
instead becoming a more informed an
instead becoming a more informed an active citizen parent for adulthood and
active citizen parent for adulthood and
active citizen parent for adulthood and mastering skills which is organization
mastering skills which is organization
mastering skills which is organization and diligence all about performing
and diligence all about performing
and diligence all about performing unique relationships with a diverse old
unique relationships with a diverse old
unique relationships with a diverse old people that’s what college should be
people that’s what college should be
people that’s what college should be about colors should be what we make out
about colors should be what we make out
about colors should be what we make out of the experience and how we utilize the
of the experience and how we utilize the
of the experience and how we utilize the resources we are given the experiences
resources we are given the experiences
resources we are given the experiences will push us to be our best selves while
will push us to be our best selves while
will push us to be our best selves while the reputation the image the school
the reputation the image the school
the reputation the image the school gives us fades over time accepting
gives us fades over time accepting
gives us fades over time accepting failure is the fact that perfection is
failure is the fact that perfection is
failure is the fact that perfection is unattainable instilled resilience and
unattainable instilled resilience and
unattainable instilled resilience and humility for all these reasons and more
humility for all these reasons and more
humility for all these reasons and more getting into a top-ranking college
getting into a top-ranking college
getting into a top-ranking college shouldn’t matter we control our
shouldn’t matter we control our
shouldn’t matter we control our happiness we control our success a shift
happiness we control our success a shift
happiness we control our success a shift in the unhealthy attitude of college
in the unhealthy attitude of college
in the unhealthy attitude of college starts with the people around you
starts with the people around you
starts with the people around you parents are there yet empower their
parents are there yet empower their
parents are there yet empower their children not to set unreasonable
children not to set unreasonable
children not to set unreasonable standards and friends are there to
standards and friends are there to
standards and friends are there to inspire schools are there to educate not
inspire schools are there to educate not
inspire schools are there to educate not to display the name we’re probably on
to display the name we’re probably on
to display the name we’re probably on our sweaters it’s time we value our hard
our sweaters it’s time we value our hard
our sweaters it’s time we value our hard work and extreme
work and extreme
work and extreme rather than the final destination thank
rather than the final destination thank
rather than the final destination thank you
you
you [Music]
you
you [Applause]
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