
I waited a year to do this talk you guys know that a year over a year okay
know that a year over a year okay
know that a year over a year okay roughly
want to do talk on education and here’s
want to do talk on education and here’s what I’m going to say the education
what I’m going to say the education
what I’m going to say the education system isn’t as good as it could be
system isn’t as good as it could be
system isn’t as good as it could be and that’s it I’m kidding I’m kidding
and that’s it I’m kidding I’m kidding
and that’s it I’m kidding I’m kidding I’m kidding that’s not my talk that’s
I’m kidding that’s not my talk that’s
I’m kidding that’s not my talk that’s not everything no but I do want to talk
not everything no but I do want to talk
not everything no but I do want to talk about the education system I want to
about the education system I want to
about the education system I want to address the issue and the issue I think
address the issue and the issue I think
address the issue and the issue I think is that education or the education
is that education or the education
is that education or the education system that we know robs us of our
system that we know robs us of our
system that we know robs us of our passion for learning don’t you think so
passion for learning don’t you think so
passion for learning don’t you think so I mean this event is revolved around
I mean this event is revolved around
I mean this event is revolved around joyful learning right the first major
joyful learning right the first major
joyful learning right the first major issue degree inflation was degree
issue degree inflation was degree
issue degree inflation was degree inflation well I got to teach you guys
inflation well I got to teach you guys
inflation well I got to teach you guys this real quick in order for you to
this real quick in order for you to
this real quick in order for you to understand the rest of the talk it’s as
understand the rest of the talk it’s as
understand the rest of the talk it’s as simple as this where my parents used to
simple as this where my parents used to
simple as this where my parents used to get out of high school and get a pretty
get out of high school and get a pretty
get out of high school and get a pretty good paying job now you need a
good paying job now you need a
good paying job now you need a bachelor’s degree for that and where you
bachelor’s degree for that and where you
bachelor’s degree for that and where you needed a bachelor’s degree now you need
needed a bachelor’s degree now you need
needed a bachelor’s degree now you need a master’s and so on and that’s what
a master’s and so on and that’s what
a master’s and so on and that’s what degree inflation is why is there degree
degree inflation is why is there degree
degree inflation is why is there degree inflation well the reason why is because
inflation well the reason why is because
inflation well the reason why is because so many students are going to college
so many students are going to college
so many students are going to college now and on one side that seems like a
now and on one side that seems like a
now and on one side that seems like a good thing but on the other side it
good thing but on the other side it
good thing but on the other side it creates what degree inflation state I
creates what degree inflation state I
creates what degree inflation state I mean so that also raises tuition because
mean so that also raises tuition because
mean so that also raises tuition because if colleges think Oh more and more
if colleges think Oh more and more
if colleges think Oh more and more students are getting into our colleges
students are getting into our colleges
students are getting into our colleges then we have a ton of demand here we can
then we have a ton of demand here we can
then we have a ton of demand here we can raise tuition they’ll keep going to
raise tuition they’ll keep going to
raise tuition they’ll keep going to college no matter what
college no matter what
college no matter what that’s why college is so expensive you
that’s why college is so expensive you
that’s why college is so expensive you know there’s places in Europe that
know there’s places in Europe that
know there’s places in Europe that totally riot when tuition is raised
totally riot when tuition is raised
totally riot when tuition is raised we’re ways here we don’t bat an eye I
we’re ways here we don’t bat an eye I
we’re ways here we don’t bat an eye I mean Cal state just raised their tuition
mean Cal state just raised their tuition
mean Cal state just raised their tuition like what 2% nobody cared so that’s one
like what 2% nobody cared so that’s one
like what 2% nobody cared so that’s one issue
issue
issue another issue well when you show up to
another issue well when you show up to
another issue well when you show up to school are you guys happy are you guys
school are you guys happy are you guys
school are you guys happy are you guys happy that you like show up to school
happy that you like show up to school
happy that you like show up to school every day like you just show up they’re
every day like you just show up they’re
every day like you just show up they’re like oh yeah
like oh yeah
like oh yeah here at school los osos high school
here at school los osos high school
here at school los osos high school ready to learn
ready to learn
ready to learn no really okay well I think we should
no really okay well I think we should
no really okay well I think we should think we should be passionate about
think we should be passionate about
think we should be passionate about learning I remember back in like early
learning I remember back in like early
learning I remember back in like early elementary school I would be like
elementary school I would be like
elementary school I would be like excited to go to school you know I was
excited to go to school you know I was
excited to go to school you know I was like oh like like I get to see my
like oh like like I get to see my
like oh like like I get to see my teacher today like it was just it was
teacher today like it was just it was
teacher today like it was just it was like a minor feeling but it was still
like a minor feeling but it was still
like a minor feeling but it was still there for always now I feel like I have
there for always now I feel like I have
there for always now I feel like I have to force myself to get up and that’s
to force myself to get up and that’s
to force myself to get up and that’s kind of saddening I don’t know whether
kind of saddening I don’t know whether
kind of saddening I don’t know whether to blame myself for the system but
to blame myself for the system but
to blame myself for the system but because I don’t want to be guilty for
because I don’t want to be guilty for
because I don’t want to be guilty for that I’ll just blame the system so it’s
that I’ll just blame the system so it’s
that I’ll just blame the system so it’s the system’s fault as the system right
the system’s fault as the system right
the system’s fault as the system right guys you could touch a school you could
guys you could touch a school you could
guys you could touch a school you could touch a laptop you can pick up a pen and
touch a laptop you can pick up a pen and
touch a laptop you can pick up a pen and write on some paper that makes sense but
write on some paper that makes sense but
write on some paper that makes sense but where is the education system where’s
where is the education system where’s
where is the education system where’s the system itself you see the education
the system itself you see the education
the system itself you see the education system itself is not on the elemental
system itself is not on the elemental
system itself is not on the elemental chart it doesn’t like actually exist you
chart it doesn’t like actually exist you
chart it doesn’t like actually exist you know you can’t pick it up and grab it
know you can’t pick it up and grab it
know you can’t pick it up and grab it and throw it the education system exists
and throw it the education system exists
and throw it the education system exists in the hearts and minds of us me or you
in the hearts and minds of us me or you
in the hearts and minds of us me or you students teachers parents and because it
students teachers parents and because it
students teachers parents and because it exists in our hearts and minds that’s
exists in our hearts and minds that’s
exists in our hearts and minds that’s exactly what gives us the right to
exactly what gives us the right to
exactly what gives us the right to change it that’s any we might talk by
change it that’s any we might talk by
change it that’s any we might talk by the way education revolution first major
the way education revolution first major
the way education revolution first major issue within the education system is
issue within the education system is
issue within the education system is standardization human beings have never
standardization human beings have never
standardization human beings have never been very good at doing the same thing
been very good at doing the same thing
been very good at doing the same thing all the time what makes us great is that
all the time what makes us great is that
all the time what makes us great is that we step out of our comfort zones it’s
we step out of our comfort zones it’s
we step out of our comfort zones it’s like being in a bubble and I’m sure all
like being in a bubble and I’m sure all
like being in a bubble and I’m sure all the parents here and know that bubbles
the parents here and know that bubbles
the parents here and know that bubbles are scary right every time you hear a
are scary right every time you hear a
are scary right every time you hear a bubble and like economic terms for
bubble and like economic terms for
bubble and like economic terms for example you’re like oh no
funny thing about bubbles is like when
funny thing about bubbles is like when you’re in one
you’re in one
you’re in one there’s soapy indicators that you’re in
there’s soapy indicators that you’re in
there’s soapy indicators that you’re in one but you don’t really notice that for
one but you don’t really notice that for
one but you don’t really notice that for the most part you just notice how clear
the most part you just notice how clear
the most part you just notice how clear the bubble is and you get a little
the bubble is and you get a little
the bubble is and you get a little comfortable being
comfortable being
comfortable being there ooh here’s my day-to-day life
there ooh here’s my day-to-day life
there ooh here’s my day-to-day life digging a rut for myself and it’s only
digging a rut for myself and it’s only
digging a rut for myself and it’s only when you poke that bubble up that you
when you poke that bubble up that you
when you poke that bubble up that you realize that you are in the one to begin
realize that you are in the one to begin
realize that you are in the one to begin with it’s kind of like you know us day
with it’s kind of like you know us day
with it’s kind of like you know us day to day we’re over here going to school
to day we’re over here going to school
to day we’re over here going to school doing our thing and it’s only when we
doing our thing and it’s only when we
doing our thing and it’s only when we travel to somewhere we haven’t been
travel to somewhere we haven’t been
travel to somewhere we haven’t been before that were like wow the world so
before that were like wow the world so
before that were like wow the world so big things are so different things can
big things are so different things can
big things are so different things can change when we standardize our education
change when we standardize our education
change when we standardize our education here’s what we’re doing we take teachers
here’s what we’re doing we take teachers
here’s what we’re doing we take teachers and we force them to balance on a wall
and we force them to balance on a wall
and we force them to balance on a wall because out here on one hand they’re
because out here on one hand they’re
because out here on one hand they’re like alright I have to teach all this
like alright I have to teach all this
like alright I have to teach all this standard you know stuff to my students
standard you know stuff to my students
standard you know stuff to my students because you know their standard
because you know their standard
because you know their standard curriculum I must teach them that and on
curriculum I must teach them that and on
curriculum I must teach them that and on the other hand they’re like but here’s
the other hand they’re like but here’s
the other hand they’re like but here’s something that I think would be more
something that I think would be more
something that I think would be more interesting here’s something which has a
interesting here’s something which has a
interesting here’s something which has a bit more pizzazz to it something I think
bit more pizzazz to it something I think
bit more pizzazz to it something I think they’ll be passionate about and it’s
they’ll be passionate about and it’s
they’ll be passionate about and it’s kind of a losing battle you know cuz at
kind of a losing battle you know cuz at
kind of a losing battle you know cuz at the end of the day at the end of the
the end of the day at the end of the
the end of the day at the end of the game time time is the biggest issue
game time time is the biggest issue
game time time is the biggest issue teachers need to cover whatever it is
teachers need to cover whatever it is
teachers need to cover whatever it is that they need to cover in a certain
that they need to cover in a certain
that they need to cover in a certain amount of time so what a teachers do are
amount of time so what a teachers do are
amount of time so what a teachers do are they supposed to rush you in like oh
they supposed to rush you in like oh
they supposed to rush you in like oh okay here’s like all sorts of you know
okay here’s like all sorts of you know
okay here’s like all sorts of you know quizzes and tests and so on and so forth
quizzes and tests and so on and so forth
quizzes and tests and so on and so forth and here is exactly this amount of time
and here is exactly this amount of time
and here is exactly this amount of time to do standard curriculum and here’s
to do standard curriculum and here’s
to do standard curriculum and here’s this amount of time to do whatever it is
this amount of time to do whatever it is
this amount of time to do whatever it is that you guys want to do no teachers are
that you guys want to do no teachers are
that you guys want to do no teachers are fighting for that time they’re always on
fighting for that time they’re always on
fighting for that time they’re always on the edge of what their jobs really mean
the edge of what their jobs really mean
the edge of what their jobs really mean to them planting the seeds for the
to them planting the seeds for the
to them planting the seeds for the future you see education system we like
future you see education system we like
future you see education system we like to think of it like a machine we think
to think of it like a machine we think
to think of it like a machine we think if we fine-tune it enough we’ll get
if we fine-tune it enough we’ll get
if we fine-tune it enough we’ll get really good students really good
really good students really good
really good students really good products out of this Factory we have
products out of this Factory we have
products out of this Factory we have that’s not how the education system
that’s not how the education system
that’s not how the education system should work education system is a
should work education system is a
should work education system is a machine and even if it was a machine
machine and even if it was a machine
machine and even if it was a machine I’ll sure I’ll show you guys a little
I’ll sure I’ll show you guys a little
I’ll sure I’ll show you guys a little secret yeah
secret yeah
secret yeah my favorite car critic Jeremy Clarkson
my favorite car critic Jeremy Clarkson
my favorite car critic Jeremy Clarkson always talks about this he says his
always talks about this he says his
always talks about this he says his favorite cars cars are machines his
favorite cars cars are machines his
favorite cars cars are machines his favorite cars aren’t those which are
favorite cars aren’t those which are
favorite cars aren’t those which are necessarily the most mechanistic the
necessarily the most mechanistic the
necessarily the most mechanistic the ones that are the most reliable right
ones that are the most reliable right
ones that are the most reliable right he says his cars and his favorite cars
he says his cars and his favorite cars
he says his cars and his favorite cars are the ones that have the most
are the ones that have the most
are the ones that have the most character the ones that almost feel
character the ones that almost feel
character the ones that almost feel human you know you guys know what I’m
human you know you guys know what I’m
human you know you guys know what I’m talking about I mean you know you I’m
talking about I mean you know you I’m
talking about I mean you know you I’m not talking about really really nice
not talking about really really nice
not talking about really really nice cars here but I’m talking about like
cars here but I’m talking about like
cars here but I’m talking about like that old car that you have in your
that old car that you have in your
that old car that you have in your backyard or out in your front curb and
backyard or out in your front curb and
backyard or out in your front curb and it’s just riddled with rust and all
it’s just riddled with rust and all
it’s just riddled with rust and all sorts of squeaky noises and when you get
sorts of squeaky noises and when you get
sorts of squeaky noises and when you get it when you get in it for some reason
it when you get in it for some reason
it when you get in it for some reason it’s like it’s like there’s a story to
it’s like it’s like there’s a story to
it’s like it’s like there’s a story to be told and it’s the same thing with our
be told and it’s the same thing with our
be told and it’s the same thing with our education system
education system
education system you see we like to fine tune this
you see we like to fine tune this
you see we like to fine tune this machine and try to make it the best
machine and try to make it the best
machine and try to make it the best machine it could possibly be that’s
machine it could possibly be that’s
machine it could possibly be that’s going about it all wrong
going about it all wrong
going about it all wrong what makes machines good what makes any
what makes machines good what makes any
what makes machines good what makes any system good are the people who
system good are the people who
system good are the people who participate in it you guys right here
participate in it you guys right here
participate in it you guys right here you guys
you guys
you guys me or you the organics of it the stuff
me or you the organics of it the stuff
me or you the organics of it the stuff that makes us human stepping out of our
that makes us human stepping out of our
that makes us human stepping out of our comfort zones
what is it what is it about us that
what is it what is it about us that wants to get everything so on the dot
wants to get everything so on the dot
wants to get everything so on the dot perfect that we just cannot realize that
perfect that we just cannot realize that
perfect that we just cannot realize that we’re ridding our children exactly what
we’re ridding our children exactly what
we’re ridding our children exactly what we want them to get like what we’re
we want them to get like what we’re
we want them to get like what we’re basically doing is we’re saying here we
basically doing is we’re saying here we
basically doing is we’re saying here we want you to be passionate about learning
want you to be passionate about learning
want you to be passionate about learning we want you to go out into the world and
we want you to go out into the world and
we want you to go out into the world and conquer it but we also want to put you
conquer it but we also want to put you
conquer it but we also want to put you into an education system which we don’t
into an education system which we don’t
into an education system which we don’t want to pay into which we don’t want to
want to pay into which we don’t want to
want to pay into which we don’t want to focus our efforts into and which we
focus our efforts into and which we
focus our efforts into and which we don’t really care if you know you guys
don’t really care if you know you guys
don’t really care if you know you guys rid yourselves of your passion for
rid yourselves of your passion for
rid yourselves of your passion for learning it’s kind of a shame but this
learning it’s kind of a shame but this
learning it’s kind of a shame but this isn’t a depressing talk I’m not here to
isn’t a depressing talk I’m not here to
isn’t a depressing talk I’m not here to just drill you guys like all you’re
just drill you guys like all you’re
just drill you guys like all you’re going about it all wrong no I’m here to
going about it all wrong no I’m here to
going about it all wrong no I’m here to say this I’m no leader I’m not the best
say this I’m no leader I’m not the best
say this I’m no leader I’m not the best student in the world maybe I’ll be a
student in the world maybe I’ll be a
student in the world maybe I’ll be a teacher maybe I won’t be but I say this
teacher maybe I won’t be but I say this
teacher maybe I won’t be but I say this here now if we shift our efforts then we
here now if we shift our efforts then we
here now if we shift our efforts then we can change the world the way you start
can change the world the way you start
can change the world the way you start to change the world is with education
to change the world is with education
to change the world is with education first education is the single most
first education is the single most
first education is the single most important thing in the world what we
important thing in the world what we
important thing in the world what we think about is who we are and what we do
think about is who we are and what we do
think about is who we are and what we do with that can make geniuses so I’m going
with that can make geniuses so I’m going
with that can make geniuses so I’m going to end my talk here with a little quote
to end my talk here with a little quote
to end my talk here with a little quote from my favorite philosopher Albert
from my favorite philosopher Albert
from my favorite philosopher Albert Camus there’s a French dude he said
Camus there’s a French dude he said
Camus there’s a French dude he said don’t walk behind me for I may not lead
don’t walk behind me for I may not lead
don’t walk behind me for I may not lead don’t walk in front of me for I may not
don’t walk in front of me for I may not
don’t walk in front of me for I may not follow
follow
follow just walk beside me and be my friend
just walk beside me and be my friend
just walk beside me and be my friend thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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