so much was the mind that my chibi teacher did my class a rather
teacher did my class a rather
teacher did my class a rather interesting assignment to do she told us
interesting assignment to do she told us
interesting assignment to do she told us to come up with a response beginning
to come up with a response beginning
to come up with a response beginning with the words I wonder and so being the
with the words I wonder and so being the
with the words I wonder and so being the kind of smart aleck I had also since I
kind of smart aleck I had also since I
kind of smart aleck I had also since I was kind of running out of time to send
was kind of running out of time to send
was kind of running out of time to send in the suitable answer I sent in this
in the suitable answer I sent in this
in the suitable answer I sent in this and so what was surprising to me was how
and so what was surprising to me was how
and so what was surprising to me was how coincidental this query of mine was in
coincidental this query of mine was in
coincidental this query of mine was in line with the theme of this event which
line with the theme of this event which
line with the theme of this event which leads me to introduce to you this key
leads me to introduce to you this key
leads me to introduce to you this key topic of wandering or more specifically
topic of wandering or more specifically
topic of wandering or more specifically functional 301 me say that we need to
functional 301 me say that we need to
functional 301 me say that we need to carry a sense of wonder in life in order
carry a sense of wonder in life in order
carry a sense of wonder in life in order to take chances and that’s me it’s
to take chances and that’s me it’s
to take chances and that’s me it’s spirit of functional curiosity the dice
spirit of functional curiosity the dice
spirit of functional curiosity the dice in the gray area between chance yes and
in the gray area between chance yes and
in the gray area between chance yes and it can be defined as a sense of
it can be defined as a sense of
it can be defined as a sense of inquisitiveness kind of wandering about
inquisitiveness kind of wandering about
inquisitiveness kind of wandering about everything around us and then putting
everything around us and then putting
everything around us and then putting your speculations to the test custardy
your speculations to the test custardy
your speculations to the test custardy curiosity has been of great importance
curiosity has been of great importance
curiosity has been of great importance to me as it has opened my eyes to
to me as it has opened my eyes to
to me as it has opened my eyes to Pastora
Pastora
Pastora of new discoveries and insights I was
of new discoveries and insights I was
of new discoveries and insights I was born in the UK and raised there the
born in the UK and raised there the
born in the UK and raised there the first few years of my life before being
first few years of my life before being
first few years of my life before being whisked off to Singapore and the age of
whisked off to Singapore and the age of
whisked off to Singapore and the age of 10 where my family now stays so I’m
10 where my family now stays so I’m
10 where my family now stays so I’m actually considered to be quite lucky
actually considered to be quite lucky
actually considered to be quite lucky you may think because in a sense being a
you may think because in a sense being a
you may think because in a sense being a dual citizen allows me to analyze the
dual citizen allows me to analyze the
dual citizen allows me to analyze the differences in how the east and the west
differences in how the east and the west
differences in how the east and the west view fostering we are especially in
view fostering we are especially in
view fostering we are especially in students so one of the starkest
students so one of the starkest
students so one of the starkest differences that I have noticed between
differences that I have noticed between
differences that I have noticed between the Singapore and UK education system is
the Singapore and UK education system is
the Singapore and UK education system is that of the importance they put in place
that of the importance they put in place
that of the importance they put in place and you see whenever I remember play I
and you see whenever I remember play I
and you see whenever I remember play I always think of the time during the
always think of the time during the
always think of the time during the Christmas period when I was young at
Christmas period when I was young at
Christmas period when I was young at that time I was yeah there I am
that time I was yeah there I am
that time I was yeah there I am small fish shepherd boy over there but
small fish shepherd boy over there but
small fish shepherd boy over there but when I was young I performed in the
when I was young I performed in the
when I was young I performed in the Christmas Day it was about the Nativity
Christmas Day it was about the Nativity
Christmas Day it was about the Nativity story it was a very interesting royalty
story it was a very interesting royalty
story it was a very interesting royalty the role the shepherd because they have
the role the shepherd because they have
the role the shepherd because they have very few lines to see they’re just
very few lines to see they’re just
very few lines to see they’re just tending sheep nothing like that but you
tending sheep nothing like that but you
tending sheep nothing like that but you know being that over fever I memorized
know being that over fever I memorized
know being that over fever I memorized the entire play and stick every single
the entire play and stick every single
the entire play and stick every single line even when it was an item and you
line even when it was an item and you
line even when it was an item and you might you might be wondering yourself
might you might be wondering yourself
might you might be wondering yourself the the expression on my parents faces
the the expression on my parents faces
the the expression on my parents faces when I did that and now you may be
when I did that and now you may be
when I did that and now you may be thinking what does this even have do you
thinking what does this even have do you
thinking what does this even have do you how does this even stay on topic I’m
how does this even stay on topic I’m
how does this even stay on topic I’m glad you asked because in a sense
glad you asked because in a sense
glad you asked because in a sense fostering curiosity was done to me in my
fostering curiosity was done to me in my
fostering curiosity was done to me in my UK environment through play which
UK environment through play which
UK environment through play which encouraged fun fun through maybe bowling
encouraged fun fun through maybe bowling
encouraged fun fun through maybe bowling going through drama or the play are you
going through drama or the play are you
going through drama or the play are you becoming and put right run about three
becoming and put right run about three
becoming and put right run about three three sets because it frees the mind to
three sets because it frees the mind to
three sets because it frees the mind to think to imagine to run fire when no one
think to imagine to run fire when no one
think to imagine to run fire when no one can stop you no one can say that you are
can stop you no one can say that you are
can stop you no one can say that you are wrong in that moment three which I had a
wrong in that moment three which I had a
wrong in that moment three which I had a lot of in the UK encourage
lot of in the UK encourage
lot of in the UK encourage experimentation hands-on activities they
experimentation hands-on activities they
experimentation hands-on activities they helped me to foster a keen sense and
helped me to foster a keen sense and
helped me to foster a keen sense and ultimately curiosity okay what about
ultimately curiosity okay what about
ultimately curiosity okay what about Singapore well one of the Singapore
Singapore well one of the Singapore
Singapore well one of the Singapore education system does have its merits I
education system does have its merits I
education system does have its merits I mean I would say that usually these
mean I would say that usually these
mean I would say that usually these three three phrases standardized testing
three three phrases standardized testing
three three phrases standardized testing tuition and enrichment classes do
tuition and enrichment classes do
tuition and enrichment classes do describe it best compared to maybe going
describe it best compared to maybe going
describe it best compared to maybe going into a school play going for drama been
into a school play going for drama been
into a school play going for drama been catch or even having a future as a best
catch or even having a future as a best
catch or even having a future as a best friend so
friend so
friend so yes it is true sometimes but um if you
yes it is true sometimes but um if you
yes it is true sometimes but um if you think about it for a minute most of us
think about it for a minute most of us
think about it for a minute most of us but you will agree with me on the fact
but you will agree with me on the fact
but you will agree with me on the fact that the Singapore education system felt
that the Singapore education system felt
that the Singapore education system felt really good at the cleanest of learning
really good at the cleanest of learning
really good at the cleanest of learning within us and rather it conforms us to
within us and rather it conforms us to
within us and rather it conforms us to certainly educational standards that the
certainly educational standards that the
certainly educational standards that the country themes in positive us we’re all
country themes in positive us we’re all
country themes in positive us we’re all familiar with the same curiosity killed
familiar with the same curiosity killed
familiar with the same curiosity killed a cat but have we Singaporeans taken the
a cat but have we Singaporeans taken the
a cat but have we Singaporeans taken the same to find our general and willingness
same to find our general and willingness
same to find our general and willingness to consider new and alternative
to consider new and alternative
to consider new and alternative perspectives or even experiment with
perspectives or even experiment with
perspectives or even experiment with novel ways of doing things a closer
novel ways of doing things a closer
novel ways of doing things a closer examination of the Singapore education
examination of the Singapore education
examination of the Singapore education system magnifies absence of curiosity
system magnifies absence of curiosity
system magnifies absence of curiosity well think about the reprioritize
well think about the reprioritize
well think about the reprioritize knowledge accumulation of a questioning
knowledge accumulation of a questioning
knowledge accumulation of a questioning how things work then they are in a
how things work then they are in a
how things work then they are in a classroom to sit down right memorise
classroom to sit down right memorise
classroom to sit down right memorise practice time what do we do this for
practice time what do we do this for
practice time what do we do this for guess what it’s to get the right answers
guess what it’s to get the right answers
guess what it’s to get the right answers now don’t get me wrong it’s not that I’m
now don’t get me wrong it’s not that I’m
now don’t get me wrong it’s not that I’m happy it’s not I’m not happy either
happy it’s not I’m not happy either
happy it’s not I’m not happy either Singapore has given me the chance to
Singapore has given me the chance to
Singapore has given me the chance to have another type of education and how
have another type of education and how
have another type of education and how it should be done I think about it for a
it should be done I think about it for a
it should be done I think about it for a minute isn’t it more important to
minute isn’t it more important to
minute isn’t it more important to intentionally cut with curiosity as
intentionally cut with curiosity as
intentionally cut with curiosity as students rather than having all of these
students rather than having all of these
students rather than having all of these kind of restrictions on our learning
kind of restrictions on our learning
kind of restrictions on our learning allowing for exploration and allowing
allowing for exploration and allowing
allowing for exploration and allowing for failure so now what what’s next for
for failure so now what what’s next for
for failure so now what what’s next for us well compared to other countries like
us well compared to other countries like
us well compared to other countries like Finland who in a sense take education
Finland who in a sense take education
Finland who in a sense take education and different perspectives we want to
and different perspectives we want to
and different perspectives we want to learn from them through the less small
learn from them through the less small
learn from them through the less small approach in Finland finished education
approach in Finland finished education
approach in Finland finished education it helps a lot on minimal editing
it helps a lot on minimal editing
it helps a lot on minimal editing minimal school hours
minimal school hours
minimal school hours minimal assessment and also more bricks
minimal assessment and also more bricks
minimal assessment and also more bricks and more bricks do more bricks to
and more bricks do more bricks to
and more bricks do more bricks to actually take trying to reflect about
actually take trying to reflect about
actually take trying to reflect about what we have learned
what we have learned
what we have learned you know take time to understand what
you know take time to understand what
you know take time to understand what has been taught in class and this is
has been taught in class and this is
has been taught in class and this is very important because the Finnish
very important because the Finnish
very important because the Finnish education system actually helps to
education system actually helps to
education system actually helps to emphasize on things like critical skills
emphasize on things like critical skills
emphasize on things like critical skills and elliptical skills that help us in
and elliptical skills that help us in
and elliptical skills that help us in our learning well one thing that the
our learning well one thing that the
our learning well one thing that the Finnish education system does starkly
Finnish education system does starkly
Finnish education system does starkly different from us leasing of office the
different from us leasing of office the
different from us leasing of office the fact that they are able to go the
fact that they are able to go the
fact that they are able to go the natural environment to learn about
natural environment to learn about
natural environment to learn about everything from simple things like
everything from simple things like
everything from simple things like autograph to more complex matters like
autograph to more complex matters like
autograph to more complex matters like science and math and they’ve also given
science and math and they’ve also given
science and math and they’ve also given time to have ownership for their
time to have ownership for their
time to have ownership for their learning through self-directed projects
learning through self-directed projects
learning through self-directed projects which foster a genuine love for learning
which foster a genuine love for learning
which foster a genuine love for learning and and fosters function curiosity in
and and fosters function curiosity in
and and fosters function curiosity in our students so for us Singaporeans what
our students so for us Singaporeans what
our students so for us Singaporeans what can we do allow me to share three
can we do allow me to share three
can we do allow me to share three suggestions for us firstly we need to
suggestions for us firstly we need to
suggestions for us firstly we need to reflect now the act of resection can
reflect now the act of resection can
reflect now the act of resection can usually be associated to deliberation or
usually be associated to deliberation or
usually be associated to deliberation or meditation 300 hours an hour but if you
meditation 300 hours an hour but if you
meditation 300 hours an hour but if you think about it for a minute I mean for
think about it for a minute I mean for
think about it for a minute I mean for myself over the nine years of experience
myself over the nine years of experience
myself over the nine years of experience I’ve had students do a reflection has
I’ve had students do a reflection has
I’ve had students do a reflection has taught me this very important thing that
taught me this very important thing that
taught me this very important thing that is to understand the world better we
is to understand the world better we
is to understand the world better we need to reflect especially with our
need to reflect especially with our
need to reflect especially with our hectic fast-paced life styles we often
hectic fast-paced life styles we often
hectic fast-paced life styles we often to get to reflect but easy thing is like
to get to reflect but easy thing is like
to get to reflect but easy thing is like having a Thanksgiving journal that what
having a Thanksgiving journal that what
having a Thanksgiving journal that what high school principal share about a
high school principal share about a
high school principal share about a holiday or even staring to blank space
holiday or even staring to blank space
holiday or even staring to blank space awkward sponsor reflection but you may
awkward sponsor reflection but you may
awkward sponsor reflection but you may be thinking what do these do to us well
be thinking what do these do to us well
be thinking what do these do to us well by reflecting on an issue
by reflecting on an issue
by reflecting on an issue it helps us question the whys and how’s
it helps us question the whys and how’s
it helps us question the whys and how’s of anything that we think of and it
of anything that we think of and it
of anything that we think of and it opens a mic this bag of thoughtless
opens a mic this bag of thoughtless
opens a mic this bag of thoughtless steps a curious nature in action in
steps a curious nature in action in
steps a curious nature in action in order to bring up all about something
order to bring up all about something
order to bring up all about something secondly we need to keep questioning the
secondly we need to keep questioning the
secondly we need to keep questioning the things around us and never feel
things around us and never feel
things around us and never feel satisfied if the way things were now
satisfied if the way things were now
satisfied if the way things were now intellectual skeptics like Aristotle the
intellectual skeptics like Aristotle the
intellectual skeptics like Aristotle the Greek Greek philosopher Steve Jobs the
Greek Greek philosopher Steve Jobs the
Greek Greek philosopher Steve Jobs the founder of Apple understand that by
founder of Apple understand that by
founder of Apple understand that by using this
using this
using this in in sexual statuses of is a form of
in in sexual statuses of is a form of
in in sexual statuses of is a form of functional curiosity we are able to
functional curiosity we are able to
functional curiosity we are able to think take on new and alternative
think take on new and alternative
think take on new and alternative perspectives that help us to generate
perspectives that help us to generate
perspectives that help us to generate thoughts into understanding everything
thoughts into understanding everything
thoughts into understanding everything around us
around us
around us now this yeah we apply to us differently
now this yeah we apply to us differently
now this yeah we apply to us differently especially for different groups of
especially for different groups of
especially for different groups of people young people like myself you take
people young people like myself you take
people young people like myself you take this procedure of thinking firstly we
this procedure of thinking firstly we
this procedure of thinking firstly we identify the issue at hand but think
identify the issue at hand but think
identify the issue at hand but think about and what’s so contentious about it
about and what’s so contentious about it
about and what’s so contentious about it this is because by having a clear go and
this is because by having a clear go and
this is because by having a clear go and what you want to think about it helps
what you want to think about it helps
what you want to think about it helps you to be focused and still make when
you to be focused and still make when
you to be focused and still make when you’re thinking about whatever you want
you’re thinking about whatever you want
you’re thinking about whatever you want a few that is significant second of all
a few that is significant second of all
a few that is significant second of all find out why the issue that you are
find out why the issue that you are
find out why the issue that you are thinking of is so significant this is
thinking of is so significant this is
thinking of is so significant this is because if you think about it if you are
because if you think about it if you are
because if you think about it if you are trying to wonder over pointless things
trying to wonder over pointless things
trying to wonder over pointless things like they are not even related to how
like they are not even related to how
like they are not even related to how you view then we need a waste of time to
you view then we need a waste of time to
you view then we need a waste of time to think about such pointless things and
think about such pointless things and
think about such pointless things and last of all you need to consult others
last of all you need to consult others
last of all you need to consult others find people of the same interest issue
find people of the same interest issue
find people of the same interest issue and find people that have more expertise
and find people that have more expertise
and find people that have more expertise you so that when you go in enquire with
you so that when you go in enquire with
you so that when you go in enquire with them you are able to gain knowledge
them you are able to gain knowledge
them you are able to gain knowledge because knowledge is power and knowing
because knowledge is power and knowing
because knowledge is power and knowing more about an issue at hand allows you
more about an issue at hand allows you
more about an issue at hand allows you to better understand and better
to better understand and better
to better understand and better appreciate why you’re thinking about and
appreciate why you’re thinking about and
appreciate why you’re thinking about and now for those of us who are wooden I
now for those of us who are wooden I
now for those of us who are wooden I haven’t forgotten about you though
haven’t forgotten about you though
haven’t forgotten about you though semester although we want to take this
semester although we want to take this
semester although we want to take this different perspective of thinking I mean
different perspective of thinking I mean
different perspective of thinking I mean for the first step it’s kind of the same
for the first step it’s kind of the same
for the first step it’s kind of the same where you need to find out what so
where you need to find out what so
where you need to find out what so contentious about issue but then the
contentious about issue but then the
contentious about issue but then the second thing that you might need to do
second thing that you might need to do
second thing that you might need to do is you might want to reflect about any
is you might want to reflect about any
is you might want to reflect about any events in your life that have helped
events in your life that have helped
events in your life that have helped shape of thinking of the issues think
shape of thinking of the issues think
shape of thinking of the issues think about how your past is help you create a
about how your past is help you create a
about how your past is help you create a better understanding of what you are
better understanding of what you are
better understanding of what you are thinking of right now and then lastly
thinking of right now and then lastly
thinking of right now and then lastly you need to go and experiment on your
you need to go and experiment on your
you need to go and experiment on your theories then speak up there to
theories then speak up there to
theories then speak up there to challenge the way things work
challenge the way things work
challenge the way things work thank you go up look at the system’s
thank you go up look at the system’s
thank you go up look at the system’s right in the eye
right in the eye
right in the eye and challenge them why because despite
and challenge them why because despite
and challenge them why because despite it despite maybe it being a failure or
it despite maybe it being a failure or
it despite maybe it being a failure or even a business success you will still
even a business success you will still
even a business success you will still come out of the experience learning
come out of the experience learning
come out of the experience learning something new from it the last
something new from it the last
something new from it the last suggestion I want to give to you is that
suggestion I want to give to you is that
suggestion I want to give to you is that we need you to wrap yes my friend is
we need you to wrap yes my friend is
we need you to wrap yes my friend is very good but just like how a giraffe is
very good but just like how a giraffe is
very good but just like how a giraffe is tall slender and easily identifiable
tall slender and easily identifiable
tall slender and easily identifiable like maybe myself
we need to stand out from others we need
we need to stand out from others we need to tickle why the perspective of the
to tickle why the perspective of the
to tickle why the perspective of the world and we need to have the
world and we need to have the
world and we need to have the willingness to learn new things I mean
willingness to learn new things I mean
willingness to learn new things I mean though our conservative society may
though our conservative society may
though our conservative society may suppress our attraction learning we
suppress our attraction learning we
suppress our attraction learning we still need to have this curiosity and we
still need to have this curiosity and we
still need to have this curiosity and we still need to stand out from other
still need to stand out from other
still need to stand out from other societies so that we are able to stand
societies so that we are able to stand
societies so that we are able to stand up to make a change and to understand
up to make a change and to understand
up to make a change and to understand about everything that is going on around
about everything that is going on around
about everything that is going on around us and so now after talking so much
us and so now after talking so much
us and so now after talking so much about curiosity how it be curious let me
about curiosity how it be curious let me
about curiosity how it be curious let me bring you all back to where we are right
bring you all back to where we are right
bring you all back to where we are right now in the tech conference if that
now in the tech conference if that
now in the tech conference if that wasn’t obvious enough the other day I
wasn’t obvious enough the other day I
wasn’t obvious enough the other day I was reading about the history of tech
was reading about the history of tech
was reading about the history of tech and I came across its motto ideas worth
and I came across its motto ideas worth
and I came across its motto ideas worth spreading and it got me thinking that we
spreading and it got me thinking that we
spreading and it got me thinking that we as young people use or whatever society
as young people use or whatever society
as young people use or whatever society we want apart have actually been given
we want apart have actually been given
we want apart have actually been given the opportunity chance to change the
the opportunity chance to change the
the opportunity chance to change the systems that our world is built on we
systems that our world is built on we
systems that our world is built on we are living now in a new age of
are living now in a new age of
are living now in a new age of technology and innovation and it has
technology and innovation and it has
technology and innovation and it has empowered us to stand up for what we
empowered us to stand up for what we
empowered us to stand up for what we believe in most of us know that social
believe in most of us know that social
believe in most of us know that social media like Facebook Twitter YouTube have
media like Facebook Twitter YouTube have
media like Facebook Twitter YouTube have been giving us the chance to express
been giving us the chance to express
been giving us the chance to express ourselves in a way that we can’t even
ourselves in a way that we can’t even
ourselves in a way that we can’t even imagine
imagine
imagine and also one would assume that nowadays
and also one would assume that nowadays
and also one would assume that nowadays soft skills are more important in hard
soft skills are more important in hard
soft skills are more important in hard skills
skills
skills let me give you an example I expect like
let me give you an example I expect like
let me give you an example I expect like innovation over theory and likewise just
innovation over theory and likewise just
innovation over theory and likewise just over always getting the right answers
over always getting the right answers
over always getting the right answers and so I like to give you all with this
and so I like to give you all with this
and so I like to give you all with this code in closing that I’ll hand off
code in closing that I’ll hand off
code in closing that I’ll hand off during a TED talk that I’ve watched the
during a TED talk that I’ve watched the
during a TED talk that I’ve watched the other day on education in creative by
other day on education in creative by
other day on education in creative by Sir Ken Robinson and this is what you
Sir Ken Robinson and this is what you
Sir Ken Robinson and this is what you have to say that it’s not waiting to be
have to say that it’s not waiting to be
have to say that it’s not waiting to be wrong you’ll never come up with anything
wrong you’ll never come up with anything
wrong you’ll never come up with anything we are all unique in our own place and
we are all unique in our own place and
we are all unique in our own place and so let’s try to use our unique and
so let’s try to use our unique and
so let’s try to use our unique and curious minds to change the world
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