homework as a seventh grader I think I’ve been through enough years of school
I’ve been through enough years of school
I’ve been through enough years of school to tell you that homework is not the
to tell you that homework is not the
to tell you that homework is not the most enjoyable part of school some
most enjoyable part of school some
most enjoyable part of school some students will tell you that they hate
students will tell you that they hate
students will tell you that they hate homework every single drop of it some
homework every single drop of it some
homework every single drop of it some will tell you that they could have spent
will tell you that they could have spent
will tell you that they could have spent that time playing video games some will
that time playing video games some will
that time playing video games some will tell you that they could have spent that
tell you that they could have spent that
tell you that they could have spent that time texting friends but I’m almost
time texting friends but I’m almost
time texting friends but I’m almost certain that every single parent in this
certain that every single parent in this
certain that every single parent in this room would disagree with me many parents
room would disagree with me many parents
room would disagree with me many parents think that homework is an essential part
think that homework is an essential part
think that homework is an essential part of learning that without homework
of learning that without homework
of learning that without homework learning is not possible educators also
learning is not possible educators also
learning is not possible educators also have a similar view on this matter
have a similar view on this matter
have a similar view on this matter educators view homework as kind of a
educators view homework as kind of a
educators view homework as kind of a fail-safe if a student doesn’t do well
fail-safe if a student doesn’t do well
fail-safe if a student doesn’t do well in school that day
in school that day
in school that day homework is there to help them and to
homework is there to help them and to
homework is there to help them and to help them improve though this may be
help them improve though this may be
help them improve though this may be true in a short period of time in the
true in a short period of time in the
true in a short period of time in the long run the results of homework are not
long run the results of homework are not
long run the results of homework are not consistent take a look at it this way if
consistent take a look at it this way if
consistent take a look at it this way if homework actually made us better our
homework actually made us better our
homework actually made us better our school should be the best in the world
school should be the best in the world
school should be the best in the world we should be releasing thousands of
we should be releasing thousands of
we should be releasing thousands of educated men and women who travel the
educated men and women who travel the
educated men and women who travel the world and help other people cope with
world and help other people cope with
world and help other people cope with our issues heck if homework actually
our issues heck if homework actually
our issues heck if homework actually made us better there shouldn’t be a
made us better there shouldn’t be a
made us better there shouldn’t be a single third world country in the whole
single third world country in the whole
single third world country in the whole world but know as many of you know
world but know as many of you know
world but know as many of you know homework does not make us better we
homework does not make us better we
homework does not make us better we don’t have the best schools in the world
don’t have the best schools in the world
don’t have the best schools in the world that title is held by a different
that title is held by a different
that title is held by a different country Finland and you know what’s
country Finland and you know what’s
country Finland and you know what’s special about Finland schools they don’t
special about Finland schools they don’t
special about Finland schools they don’t have homework now I’m not saying that
have homework now I’m not saying that
have homework now I’m not saying that homework is not beneficial I mean it
homework is not beneficial I mean it
homework is not beneficial I mean it does teach you something sometimes but
does teach you something sometimes but
does teach you something sometimes but to achieve little academic improvement
to achieve little academic improvement
to achieve little academic improvement we’re sacrificing much much more any
we’re sacrificing much much more any
we’re sacrificing much much more any pediatrician will tell you that a child
pediatrician will tell you that a child
pediatrician will tell you that a child needs more than nine hours of sleep
needs more than nine hours of sleep
needs more than nine hours of sleep every single day but unfortunately
every single day but unfortunately
every single day but unfortunately homework intervenes a student spends
homework intervenes a student spends
homework intervenes a student spends – ADA showers of his or her day in a
– ADA showers of his or her day in a
– ADA showers of his or her day in a school itself moreover a child has 30
school itself moreover a child has 30
school itself moreover a child has 30 minutes of homework from every class on
minutes of homework from every class on
minutes of homework from every class on average that’s another two to three more
average that’s another two to three more
average that’s another two to three more hours including extracurricular
hours including extracurricular
hours including extracurricular activities and just having fun this is
activities and just having fun this is
activities and just having fun this is clearly not sufficient sleep for our
clearly not sufficient sleep for our
clearly not sufficient sleep for our students our students are not our
students our students are not our
students our students are not our students are simply not getting enough
students are simply not getting enough
students are simply not getting enough sleep when you think of a school you
sleep when you think of a school you
sleep when you think of a school you would think that they put the education
would think that they put the education
would think that they put the education and the safety of students first but
and the safety of students first but
and the safety of students first but this is clearly not seen when it comes
this is clearly not seen when it comes
this is clearly not seen when it comes to homework by implementing homework
to homework by implementing homework
to homework by implementing homework we’re actually affecting a student’s
we’re actually affecting a student’s
we’re actually affecting a student’s ability to learn contrary to what most
ability to learn contrary to what most
ability to learn contrary to what most people think
people think
people think by installing homework in our school
by installing homework in our school
by installing homework in our school system we’re actually affecting a
system we’re actually affecting a
system we’re actually affecting a student’s health a closer look at this
student’s health a closer look at this
student’s health a closer look at this issue hints at something much more
issue hints at something much more
issue hints at something much more disastrous homework interrupts a
disastrous homework interrupts a
disastrous homework interrupts a friendly relationship between parent and
friendly relationship between parent and
friendly relationship between parent and child now I’m sure that every parent in
child now I’m sure that every parent in
child now I’m sure that every parent in this room wants a happy family where a
this room wants a happy family where a
this room wants a happy family where a child gets enough time to play where
child gets enough time to play where
child gets enough time to play where children get enough time to eat three
children get enough time to eat three
children get enough time to eat three meals in a day but once again homework
meals in a day but once again homework
meals in a day but once again homework intervenes this time in what seems like
intervenes this time in what seems like
intervenes this time in what seems like a natural connection I’m sure many of
a natural connection I’m sure many of
a natural connection I’m sure many of you understand this situation you
you understand this situation you
you understand this situation you calling come on it’s time for dinner
calling come on it’s time for dinner
calling come on it’s time for dinner and your son or daughter is calling back
and your son or daughter is calling back
and your son or daughter is calling back coming dad I’m almost done I have one
coming dad I’m almost done I have one
coming dad I’m almost done I have one more minute left and coming two hours
more minute left and coming two hours
more minute left and coming two hours later or the more aggressive response of
later or the more aggressive response of
later or the more aggressive response of mom can’t you see I’m doing homework
mom can’t you see I’m doing homework
mom can’t you see I’m doing homework geez this angers both sides of the
geez this angers both sides of the
geez this angers both sides of the conflict the parents because they want a
conflict the parents because they want a
conflict the parents because they want a happy family they want a family that’s
happy family they want a family that’s
happy family they want a family that’s amazing and children because of the
amazing and children because of the
amazing and children because of the frustration and the annoyance in this
frustration and the annoyance in this
frustration and the annoyance in this way homework is kind of like chaos
way homework is kind of like chaos
way homework is kind of like chaos theory I’m sure many of you know that
theory I’m sure many of you know that
theory I’m sure many of you know that I’m sure many of you have famously heard
I’m sure many of you have famously heard
I’m sure many of you have famously heard that a beat of a butterfly’s wings could
that a beat of a butterfly’s wings could
that a beat of a butterfly’s wings could cause a storm
cause a storm
cause a storm the other side of the world relate this
the other side of the world relate this
the other side of the world relate this to a different situation I mean none of
to a different situation I mean none of
to a different situation I mean none of you here would trade a $10 bill for a
you here would trade a $10 bill for a
you here would trade a $10 bill for a penny but this is exactly what we are
penny but this is exactly what we are
penny but this is exactly what we are doing with homework
doing with homework
doing with homework once again homework has proven itself to
once again homework has proven itself to
once again homework has proven itself to be inefficient moreover if you still
be inefficient moreover if you still
be inefficient moreover if you still think that homework is an important part
think that homework is an important part
think that homework is an important part of school homework really doesn’t have a
of school homework really doesn’t have a
of school homework really doesn’t have a major effect on the education of
major effect on the education of
major effect on the education of children just because you give a child a
children just because you give a child a
children just because you give a child a worksheet and tell him or her to
worksheet and tell him or her to
worksheet and tell him or her to complete it tell him or her to finish
complete it tell him or her to finish
complete it tell him or her to finish every single math problem does it mean
every single math problem does it mean
every single math problem does it mean he or she actually understands the
he or she actually understands the
he or she actually understands the material you see this is where teachers
material you see this is where teachers
material you see this is where teachers should come in a teacher who just hands
should come in a teacher who just hands
should come in a teacher who just hands out worksheets just doesn’t give out
out worksheets just doesn’t give out
out worksheets just doesn’t give out tangible advice and just plays on a
tangible advice and just plays on a
tangible advice and just plays on a mobile device all day is no better than
mobile device all day is no better than
mobile device all day is no better than homework itself but to reach this goal
homework itself but to reach this goal
homework itself but to reach this goal we must require a change in the way our
we must require a change in the way our
we must require a change in the way our teachers participate in the education of
teachers participate in the education of
teachers participate in the education of students if we can have personalized
students if we can have personalized
students if we can have personalized personalized medicine all the way to
personalized medicine all the way to
personalized medicine all the way to personalize recommended for you bars on
personalize recommended for you bars on
personalize recommended for you bars on YouTube why don’t we have personalized
YouTube why don’t we have personalized
YouTube why don’t we have personalized education teachers are here to teach I
education teachers are here to teach I
education teachers are here to teach I mean that’s why we have them but a
mean that’s why we have them but a
mean that’s why we have them but a teacher even teachers in this
teacher even teachers in this
teacher even teachers in this educationally gifted school don’t give
educationally gifted school don’t give
educationally gifted school don’t give out advice a student can stick on to and
out advice a student can stick on to and
out advice a student can stick on to and build upon even teachers in this school
build upon even teachers in this school
build upon even teachers in this school aren’t the best teachers a student could
aren’t the best teachers a student could
aren’t the best teachers a student could have this is where this is our first
have this is where this is our first
have this is where this is our first step in reaching a better school system
step in reaching a better school system
step in reaching a better school system moreover we straightforwardly tell
moreover we straightforwardly tell
moreover we straightforwardly tell students that they are doing something
students that they are doing something
students that they are doing something wrong but we never told them why they
wrong but we never told them why they
wrong but we never told them why they are failing we never tell them what they
are failing we never tell them what they
are failing we never tell them what they are failing at this is our this is
are failing at this is our this is
are failing at this is our this is another step in reaching a better school
another step in reaching a better school
another step in reaching a better school system
system
system moreover we have been assigning homework
moreover we have been assigning homework
moreover we have been assigning homework the same way since the 1900s as the
the same way since the 1900s as the
the same way since the 1900s as the Einstein once said the definition of
Einstein once said the definition of
Einstein once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over
insanity is doing the same thing over
insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different
and over again but expecting different
and over again but expecting different results
results
results though 100 years may not seem like a lot
though 100 years may not seem like a lot
though 100 years may not seem like a lot take into consideration that our school
take into consideration that our school
take into consideration that our school system that our world even has evolved
system that our world even has evolved
system that our world even has evolved rapidly these last 20 years the clunky
rapidly these last 20 years the clunky
rapidly these last 20 years the clunky computers of the 80s have evolved into
computers of the 80s have evolved into
computers of the 80s have evolved into slim devices that can fit in our hands
slim devices that can fit in our hands
slim devices that can fit in our hands the unwieldy carts of the 1800s have
the unwieldy carts of the 1800s have
the unwieldy carts of the 1800s have evolved into the super cars of today
evolved into the super cars of today
evolved into the super cars of today primitive medicine such as bloodletting
primitive medicine such as bloodletting
primitive medicine such as bloodletting in the medieval ages has evolved into
in the medieval ages has evolved into
in the medieval ages has evolved into groundbreaking cancer fighting
groundbreaking cancer fighting
groundbreaking cancer fighting techniques of today but home work has
techniques of today but home work has
techniques of today but home work has remained more or less unchanged I mean
remained more or less unchanged I mean
remained more or less unchanged I mean if I was doing something wrong I’d know
if I was doing something wrong I’d know
if I was doing something wrong I’d know about it I would work to fix it and I
about it I would work to fix it and I
about it I would work to fix it and I would work to be better at it but the
would work to be better at it but the
would work to be better at it but the richest school system in the world still
richest school system in the world still
richest school system in the world still clings on to its almost primitive ways
clings on to its almost primitive ways
clings on to its almost primitive ways you see the school systems of Finland
you see the school systems of Finland
you see the school systems of Finland Denmark and Singapore are some of the
Denmark and Singapore are some of the
Denmark and Singapore are some of the best in the world but our country the
best in the world but our country the
best in the world but our country the richest country in the world is lagging
richest country in the world is lagging
richest country in the world is lagging behind its national counterparts where
behind its national counterparts where
behind its national counterparts where according to a national survey the
according to a national survey the
according to a national survey the government spends a little more than
government spends a little more than
government spends a little more than $12,000 $12,000 per student Finland
$12,000 $12,000 per student Finland
$12,000 $12,000 per student Finland students exceed in academics all while
students exceed in academics all while
students exceed in academics all while the government spends 24% less we
the government spends 24% less we
the government spends 24% less we repeatedly tell them that they’re not
repeatedly tell them that they’re not
repeatedly tell them that they’re not good enough we repeatedly tell them that
good enough we repeatedly tell them that
good enough we repeatedly tell them that they’re failing we repeatedly tell them
they’re failing we repeatedly tell them
they’re failing we repeatedly tell them that they’re not good and that they
that they’re not good and that they
that they’re not good and that they should improve but this all ends up
should improve but this all ends up
should improve but this all ends up being not beneficial unfortunately we
being not beneficial unfortunately we
being not beneficial unfortunately we can never become Finland or can we their
can never become Finland or can we their
can never become Finland or can we their school system is the exact opposite of
school system is the exact opposite of
school system is the exact opposite of ours they don’t have homework or
ours they don’t have homework or
ours they don’t have homework or standardized
standardized
standardized tests but the absence of homework can be
tests but the absence of homework can be
tests but the absence of homework can be clearly seen in Finland schools a
clearly seen in Finland schools a
clearly seen in Finland schools a shorter school day led students pursue
shorter school day led students pursue
shorter school day led students pursue their dreams let students make good
their dreams let students make good
their dreams let students make good friends and have friendly and make good
friends and have friendly and make good
friends and have friendly and make good family interactions a 15-minute break
family interactions a 15-minute break
family interactions a 15-minute break between every class lets students
between every class lets students
between every class lets students interpret and understand what they just
interpret and understand what they just
interpret and understand what they just learned no homework lets students
learned no homework lets students
learned no homework lets students socialize with their friends and make
socialize with their friends and make
socialize with their friends and make better teacher to student interactions
better teacher to student interactions
better teacher to student interactions but the results of a homework free
but the results of a homework free
but the results of a homework free environment can be is more evident in
environment can be is more evident in
environment can be is more evident in the future of these students lives
the future of these students lives
the future of these students lives better teacher to student interaction
better teacher to student interaction
better teacher to student interaction leads to higher success rates poverty is
leads to higher success rates poverty is
leads to higher success rates poverty is literally unknown to the people of
literally unknown to the people of
literally unknown to the people of Finland everyone has offered an
Finland everyone has offered an
Finland everyone has offered an opportunity
opportunity
opportunity everyone is offered an opportunity to
everyone is offered an opportunity to
everyone is offered an opportunity to succeed in life more time for sleep
succeed in life more time for sleep
succeed in life more time for sleep let’s these adults develop good habits
let’s these adults develop good habits
let’s these adults develop good habits in their job and in their lives
moreover the absence of standardized
moreover the absence of standardized tests plays a major part in the whole of
tests plays a major part in the whole of
tests plays a major part in the whole of these students lives studies have shown
these students lives studies have shown
these students lives studies have shown that these students are the happiest
that these students are the happiest
that these students are the happiest students in the world they have a
students in the world they have a
students in the world they have a virtual stress-free life we know that
virtual stress-free life we know that
virtual stress-free life we know that homework will not work
homework will not work
homework will not work we know that homework is not an
we know that homework is not an
we know that homework is not an efficient way of teaching our students
efficient way of teaching our students
efficient way of teaching our students but we still implement it you see what
but we still implement it you see what
but we still implement it you see what if I told you that homework is the root
if I told you that homework is the root
if I told you that homework is the root cause of big issues in our countries
cause of big issues in our countries
cause of big issues in our countries such as drug use and high school
such as drug use and high school
such as drug use and high school dropouts but if you really think about
dropouts but if you really think about
dropouts but if you really think about it all these crimes or all these
it all these crimes or all these
it all these crimes or all these problems are caused by a failure in
problems are caused by a failure in
problems are caused by a failure in school let’s take a look into the mind
school let’s take a look into the mind
school let’s take a look into the mind of a student who’s struggling in middle
of a student who’s struggling in middle
of a student who’s struggling in middle school every day he forgets to do
school every day he forgets to do
school every day he forgets to do homework because he was not able to
homework because he was not able to
homework because he was not able to because of family issues or even just
because of family issues or even just
because of family issues or even just because they forgot he goes to school
because they forgot he goes to school
because they forgot he goes to school feeling that he’s stupid that he’s a
feeling that he’s stupid that he’s a
feeling that he’s stupid that he’s a failure that he can’t do anything
moreover the constant strings of zeros
moreover the constant strings of zeros that he gets from every failed
that he gets from every failed
that he gets from every failed assignments makes him even makes him
assignments makes him even makes him
assignments makes him even makes him feel even more bad eventually he may
feel even more bad eventually he may
feel even more bad eventually he may drop out and what do you think high
drop out and what do you think high
drop out and what do you think high school dropouts do but wait let’s take a
school dropouts do but wait let’s take a
school dropouts do but wait let’s take a closer look at this child
closer look at this child
closer look at this child imagine if homework didn’t exist every
imagine if homework didn’t exist every
imagine if homework didn’t exist every day for this kid would be a new start
day for this kid would be a new start
day for this kid would be a new start every day would be a blank slate every
every day would be a blank slate every
every day would be a blank slate every day would be a new opportunity to
day would be a new opportunity to
day would be a new opportunity to restart and forget all the failures of
restart and forget all the failures of
restart and forget all the failures of yesterday imagine a student that doesn’t
yesterday imagine a student that doesn’t
yesterday imagine a student that doesn’t have any homework imagine a student that
have any homework imagine a student that
have any homework imagine a student that doesn’t have any major stresses in his
doesn’t have any major stresses in his
doesn’t have any major stresses in his or her life that student is more likely
or her life that student is more likely
or her life that student is more likely to succeed but this change will not
to succeed but this change will not
to succeed but this change will not happen overnight it’s not like one day
happen overnight it’s not like one day
happen overnight it’s not like one day all teachers just suddenly decided to
all teachers just suddenly decided to
all teachers just suddenly decided to stop giving out homework to every single
stop giving out homework to every single
stop giving out homework to every single student this change will take a gradual
student this change will take a gradual
student this change will take a gradual movement but there is one thing we as
movement but there is one thing we as
movement but there is one thing we as citizens must do to get there this
citizens must do to get there this
citizens must do to get there this change requires a change in the mindset
change requires a change in the mindset
change requires a change in the mindset of our people many people don’t allow
of our people many people don’t allow
of our people many people don’t allow themselves to analyze their mistakes
themselves to analyze their mistakes
themselves to analyze their mistakes many people don’t allow themselves to
many people don’t allow themselves to
many people don’t allow themselves to understand other people’s ideas and this
understand other people’s ideas and this
understand other people’s ideas and this is exactly what we shouldn’t be doing
is exactly what we shouldn’t be doing
is exactly what we shouldn’t be doing many people think that our country is
many people think that our country is
many people think that our country is already perfect and that we need no
already perfect and that we need no
already perfect and that we need no reform many people think that we’re
reform many people think that we’re
reform many people think that we’re already the best country in the world
already the best country in the world
already the best country in the world and that our schools are already amazing
and that our schools are already amazing
and that our schools are already amazing that they’re phenomenal but this just
that they’re phenomenal but this just
that they’re phenomenal but this just reinforces the fact that we’re not
reinforces the fact that we’re not
reinforces the fact that we’re not willing to understand other people’s
willing to understand other people’s
willing to understand other people’s ideas
ideas
ideas now after all this talk about homework I
now after all this talk about homework I
now after all this talk about homework I have a homework assignment for all of
have a homework assignment for all of
have a homework assignment for all of you go to a library a bookstore or even
you go to a library a bookstore or even
you go to a library a bookstore or even online and look up the controversy about
online and look up the controversy about
online and look up the controversy about homework
homework
homework there are many titles on the subject but
there are many titles on the subject but
there are many titles on the subject but while you’re reading remember to keep an
while you’re reading remember to keep an
while you’re reading remember to keep an open mind
open mind
open mind remember to truly understand what these
remember to truly understand what these
remember to truly understand what these people are saying read and maybe you’ll
people are saying read and maybe you’ll
people are saying read and maybe you’ll form a new opinion thank you
form a new opinion thank you
form a new opinion thank you [Applause]
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