hey hi um so thank you and today we’re going to be talking
and today we’re going to be talking
and today we’re going to be talking about a problem that we wanted to think
about a problem that we wanted to think
about a problem that we wanted to think it’s one step at a time
it’s one step at a time
it’s one step at a time well why would students and the aroma
well why would students and the aroma
well why would students and the aroma tribe these are all things that bring me
tribe these are all things that bring me
tribe these are all things that bring me back to my grandmother’s house and the
back to my grandmother’s house and the
back to my grandmother’s house and the 16th story and by building now I love my
16th story and by building now I love my
16th story and by building now I love my violin students love listening to the
violin students love listening to the
violin students love listening to the family because they were holding its ear
family because they were holding its ear
family because they were holding its ear but once there was a sudden change in
but once there was a sudden change in
but once there was a sudden change in the sound I heard somebody leaving so I
the sound I heard somebody leaving so I
the sound I heard somebody leaving so I looked around and saw that it was
looked around and saw that it was
looked around and saw that it was somebody to visit a bookcase a little
somebody to visit a bookcase a little
somebody to visit a bookcase a little girl whose name was Dean option
girl whose name was Dean option
girl whose name was Dean option she was an 8 year old and she was the
she was an 8 year old and she was the
she was an 8 year old and she was the daughter of her family me now this girl
daughter of her family me now this girl
daughter of her family me now this girl she was looking for my books and she the
she was looking for my books and she the
she was looking for my books and she the reason she was crying as I found out
reason she was crying as I found out
reason she was crying as I found out later was because her mother immediately
later was because her mother immediately
later was because her mother immediately caught her and admonished her fabulous
caught her and admonished her fabulous
caught her and admonished her fabulous but I was wondering well why wasn’t she
but I was wondering well why wasn’t she
but I was wondering well why wasn’t she why was she in such big trouble for just
why was she in such big trouble for just
why was she in such big trouble for just wanting to read my books I mean I
wanting to read my books I mean I
wanting to read my books I mean I remember my grandmother stating that she
remember my grandmother stating that she
remember my grandmother stating that she was actually talking to class would love
was actually talking to class would love
was actually talking to class would love to read but this was deemed as
to read but this was deemed as
to read but this was deemed as inappropriate she was and I knew that
inappropriate she was and I knew that
inappropriate she was and I knew that this was because her financial in the
this was because her financial in the
this was because her financial in the capacity stood in the way of her getting
capacity stood in the way of her getting
capacity stood in the way of her getting a proper education the sound of her
a proper education the sound of her
a proper education the sound of her crying echoed in my mind as I thought
crying echoed in my mind as I thought
crying echoed in my mind as I thought about this on my long 22 our journey
about this on my long 22 our journey
about this on my long 22 our journey flag back around the same time in a
flag back around the same time in a
flag back around the same time in a completely different world my mom and I
completely different world my mom and I
completely different world my mom and I were having dinner when she said that I
were having dinner when she said that I
were having dinner when she said that I should go to enrichment class to better
should go to enrichment class to better
should go to enrichment class to better prepare me for my freshman year geometry
prepare me for my freshman year geometry
prepare me for my freshman year geometry I reluctantly agreed but the cause was
I reluctantly agreed but the cause was
I reluctantly agreed but the cause was actually really helpful I learned about
actually really helpful I learned about
actually really helpful I learned about complement complement and variety in
complement complement and variety in
complement complement and variety in heroes after it to the pasta I realized
heroes after it to the pasta I realized
heroes after it to the pasta I realized that I was really fortunate that are the
that I was really fortunate that are the
that I was really fortunate that are the resources to be able to take this class
resources to be able to take this class
resources to be able to take this class how are there so many so
how are there so many so
how are there so many so in the world that don’t have the
in the world that don’t have the
in the world that don’t have the financial ability to take these
financial ability to take these
financial ability to take these educational purgatory classes so now I
educational purgatory classes so now I
educational purgatory classes so now I had two stories two different opposite
had two stories two different opposite
had two stories two different opposite hemispheres and one major problem
hemispheres and one major problem
hemispheres and one major problem education accessibility our common
education accessibility our common
education accessibility our common experiences change the desire to make
experiences change the desire to make
experiences change the desire to make education accessible to as many people
education accessible to as many people
education accessible to as many people as possible and obviously since we’re
as possible and obviously since we’re
as possible and obviously since we’re not wizards this wasn’t something that
not wizards this wasn’t something that
not wizards this wasn’t something that we could do over at night so we decided
we could do over at night so we decided
we could do over at night so we decided to do some research on this topic so
to do some research on this topic so
to do some research on this topic so what exactly is education accessibility
what exactly is education accessibility
what exactly is education accessibility it’s one learning environment or
it’s one learning environment or
it’s one learning environment or designing barrier three intentions what
designing barrier three intentions what
designing barrier three intentions what are some barriers well in some countries
are some barriers well in some countries
are some barriers well in some countries secondary education is not actually it’s
secondary education is not actually it’s
secondary education is not actually it’s not required and this means a lot of
not required and this means a lot of
not required and this means a lot of students who are our age don’t even go
students who are our age don’t even go
students who are our age don’t even go to school because they have to support
to school because they have to support
to school because they have to support their families by working in other
their families by working in other
their families by working in other countries education is way too costly
countries education is way too costly
countries education is way too costly for students to go and in other
for students to go and in other
for students to go and in other countries students face gender
countries students face gender
countries students face gender discrimination so a lot of females
discrimination so a lot of females
discrimination so a lot of females aren’t able to go to school grad scales
aren’t able to go to school grad scales
aren’t able to go to school grad scales are in fact there are also a lot of
are in fact there are also a lot of
are in fact there are also a lot of countries where that are faced by for
countries where that are faced by for
countries where that are faced by for certain areas and these schools are not
certain areas and these schools are not
certain areas and these schools are not safe for students these are just a
safe for students these are just a
safe for students these are just a couple of examples with all the barriers
couple of examples with all the barriers
couple of examples with all the barriers to education accessibility and we wanted
to education accessibility and we wanted
to education accessibility and we wanted to look at some of the barriers in our
to look at some of the barriers in our
to look at some of the barriers in our community to help stop the problem so we
community to help stop the problem so we
community to help stop the problem so we did some research the first result that
did some research the first result that
did some research the first result that popped out was Khan Academy and now to
popped out was Khan Academy and now to
popped out was Khan Academy and now to all the parents are it is why do you
all the parents are it is why do you
all the parents are it is why do you guys like Khan Academy probably because
guys like Khan Academy probably because
guys like Khan Academy probably because it’s free and available 24/7 right at
it’s free and available 24/7 right at
it’s free and available 24/7 right at your fingertips and very abusive use as
your fingertips and very abusive use as
your fingertips and very abusive use as a student I remember using I still use
a student I remember using I still use
a student I remember using I still use compound all the time
compound all the time
compound all the time one year ago I remember studying the
one year ago I remember studying the
one year ago I remember studying the night right before my biology test when
night right before my biology test when
night right before my biology test when I realized I didn’t understand
I realized I didn’t understand
I realized I didn’t understand got photosynthesis in there cut cycle I
got photosynthesis in there cut cycle I
got photosynthesis in there cut cycle I spent the whole night just watching and
spent the whole night just watching and
spent the whole night just watching and watching Khan Academy videos until I got
watching Khan Academy videos until I got
watching Khan Academy videos until I got it has anybody else ever been in my
it has anybody else ever been in my
it has anybody else ever been in my situation okay so I’m sure that they
situation okay so I’m sure that they
situation okay so I’m sure that they gave you know Khan Academy but you
gave you know Khan Academy but you
gave you know Khan Academy but you actually know how it started so you get
actually know how it started so you get
actually know how it started so you get a tutor his cousin in Louisiana and
a tutor his cousin in Louisiana and
a tutor his cousin in Louisiana and eventually this popularity cruise who
eventually this popularity cruise who
eventually this popularity cruise who doesn’t like get a free education and
doesn’t like get a free education and
doesn’t like get a free education and then a friend decided to give him an
then a friend decided to give him an
then a friend decided to give him an idea that you should start posting these
idea that you should start posting these
idea that you should start posting these videos in the form of lectures on
videos in the form of lectures on
videos in the form of lectures on YouTube and his reaction initially was
YouTube and his reaction initially was
YouTube and his reaction initially was YouTube that was for cats playing the
YouTube that was for cats playing the
YouTube that was for cats playing the piano not serious mathematics but in the
piano not serious mathematics but in the
piano not serious mathematics but in the end he decided to follow this advice and
end he decided to follow this advice and
end he decided to follow this advice and decided to lose anyway
decided to lose anyway
decided to lose anyway and while the rest is history so we
and while the rest is history so we
and while the rest is history so we looked at a different study from food
looked at a different study from food
looked at a different study from food wine provided by UNESCO and looked at
wine provided by UNESCO and looked at
wine provided by UNESCO and looked at the worldwide status on education
the worldwide status on education
the worldwide status on education accessibility as you can see them not
accessibility as you can see them not
accessibility as you can see them not here to darker areas is where just
here to darker areas is where just
here to darker areas is where just problems let’s take a look at the
problems let’s take a look at the
problems let’s take a look at the numbers this is the amount of people two
numbers this is the amount of people two
numbers this is the amount of people two hundred and sixty three million children
hundred and sixty three million children
hundred and sixty three million children who are currently not sick
who are currently not sick
who are currently not sick about half of them are currently our age
about half of them are currently our age
about half of them are currently our age and they don’t pursue a secondary
and they don’t pursue a secondary
and they don’t pursue a secondary education now let’s forget example
education now let’s forget example
education now let’s forget example that’s closer to home let’s say when we
that’s closer to home let’s say when we
that’s closer to home let’s say when we take these statistics of all the
take these statistics of all the
take these statistics of all the citizens within the Alameda County and
citizens within the Alameda County and
citizens within the Alameda County and 13 percent of them are below the poverty
13 percent of them are below the poverty
13 percent of them are below the poverty line now let’s say that about 10% of
line now let’s say that about 10% of
line now let’s say that about 10% of these people are actually students or
these people are actually students or
these people are actually students or adolescents that are our age currently
adolescents that are our age currently
adolescents that are our age currently going to school now still results to
going to school now still results to
going to school now still results to about 20,000 kids that are under the
about 20,000 kids that are under the
about 20,000 kids that are under the poverty line that don’t take the same
poverty line that don’t take the same
poverty line that don’t take the same experiences and education that they’ve
experiences and education that they’ve
experiences and education that they’ve been high yet because we were able to
been high yet because we were able to
been high yet because we were able to afford more expensive procedures classes
afford more expensive procedures classes
afford more expensive procedures classes now if we don’t if they don’t get the
now if we don’t if they don’t get the
now if we don’t if they don’t get the same opportunity that may then I get
same opportunity that may then I get
same opportunity that may then I get this causes a demotivation and that’s
this causes a demotivation and that’s
this causes a demotivation and that’s their enthusiasm for education than
their enthusiasm for education than
their enthusiasm for education than decreases so we decided to take a look
decreases so we decided to take a look
decreases so we decided to take a look at our communities this is our
at our communities this is our
at our communities this is our neighborhood our city and the root of
neighborhood our city and the root of
neighborhood our city and the root of the problem was actually within our own
the problem was actually within our own
the problem was actually within our own place out of high school in Australia
place out of high school in Australia
place out of high school in Australia immense competition and so many of our
immense competition and so many of our
immense competition and so many of our peers go to tutors at the key classes
peers go to tutors at the key classes
peers go to tutors at the key classes essentially anything that gives them
essentially anything that gives them
essentially anything that gives them that extra boost myself included with
that extra boost myself included with
that extra boost myself included with the geometry class I took two years ago
the geometry class I took two years ago
the geometry class I took two years ago in fact tre and I go to an SAT prep
in fact tre and I go to an SAT prep
in fact tre and I go to an SAT prep class later I see students crying
class later I see students crying
class later I see students crying because one person got 14:20 on their
because one person got 14:20 on their
because one person got 14:20 on their practice tests for SAT and the other
practice tests for SAT and the other
practice tests for SAT and the other student their friend got a 14-10 there’s
student their friend got a 14-10 there’s
student their friend got a 14-10 there’s a ton quite increase and these students
a ton quite increase and these students
a ton quite increase and these students are upset because they are doing worse
are upset because they are doing worse
are upset because they are doing worse on a practice test that has absolutely
on a practice test that has absolutely
on a practice test that has absolutely no impact on the college admissions
no impact on the college admissions
no impact on the college admissions whatsoever this immense competition that
whatsoever this immense competition that
whatsoever this immense competition that we have in our community creates a rift
we have in our community creates a rift
we have in our community creates a rift between a lot of students who can’t
between a lot of students who can’t
between a lot of students who can’t afford these crazy classes this unfair
afford these crazy classes this unfair
afford these crazy classes this unfair competition does not help them in their
competition does not help them in their
competition does not help them in their school growth and what we wanted to do
school growth and what we wanted to do
school growth and what we wanted to do is find way to fix this problem so it’s
is find way to fix this problem so it’s
is find way to fix this problem so it’s not that these pop classes are not
not that these pop classes are not
not that these pop classes are not necessarily in fact they are really
necessarily in fact they are really
necessarily in fact they are really helpful and helping students learn the
helpful and helping students learn the
helpful and helping students learn the objectives of different classes and
objectives of different classes and
objectives of different classes and different maturity we wanted to just
different maturity we wanted to just
different maturity we wanted to just meet these educational opportunities
meet these educational opportunities
meet these educational opportunities more accessible to students who can’t
more accessible to students who can’t
more accessible to students who can’t afford them and well return is also
afford them and well return is also
afford them and well return is also directly correlated to education in
directly correlated to education in
directly correlated to education in other words when it is equal to
other words when it is equal to
other words when it is equal to education because to have a good
education because to have a good
education because to have a good education you need a lot but and it’s
education you need a lot but and it’s
education you need a lot but and it’s right if you have a good education you
right if you have a good education you
right if you have a good education you can make as Malcolm Gladwell said in his
can make as Malcolm Gladwell said in his
can make as Malcolm Gladwell said in his book outliers the disparities need to
book outliers the disparities need to
book outliers the disparities need to even gap between low and high economic
even gap between low and high economic
even gap between low and high economic classes were far too great and on the
classes were far too great and on the
classes were far too great and on the correlation of wealth to scoring higher
correlation of wealth to scoring higher
correlation of wealth to scoring higher but up the morning we really were able
but up the morning we really were able
but up the morning we really were able to afford the more prestigious classes
to afford the more prestigious classes
to afford the more prestigious classes that the lower classes were unable to
that the lower classes were unable to
that the lower classes were unable to before and since we were part of the
before and since we were part of the
before and since we were part of the problem they can I given that we could
problem they can I given that we could
problem they can I given that we could afford to go to these classes that are
afford to go to these classes that are
afford to go to these classes that are groups
groups
groups the cities we knew that were part of the
the cities we knew that were part of the
the cities we knew that were part of the problem so we wanted to find a solution
problem so we wanted to find a solution
problem so we wanted to find a solution it was born and now he must return these
it was born and now he must return these
it was born and now he must return these things you kid and that what you guys
things you kid and that what you guys
things you kid and that what you guys are thinking is grade point average what
are thinking is grade point average what
are thinking is grade point average what does that have to do with anything but
does that have to do with anything but
does that have to do with anything but absolutely what we named it was GPA
absolutely what we named it was GPA
absolutely what we named it was GPA because we wanted to pique the interest
because we wanted to pique the interest
because we wanted to pique the interest of as many parents as possible so GPA
of as many parents as possible so GPA
of as many parents as possible so GPA actually serves on the mission statement
actually serves on the mission statement
actually serves on the mission statement for program guidance practice
for program guidance practice
for program guidance practice acceleration sure I co-founded this
acceleration sure I co-founded this
acceleration sure I co-founded this program and we created our mode math
program and we created our mode math
program and we created our mode math science and English courage month to
science and English courage month to
science and English courage month to teach students grades 6 to 8 we teach it
teach students grades 6 to 8 we teach it
teach students grades 6 to 8 we teach it we tie the Fremont mini library our
we tie the Fremont mini library our
we tie the Fremont mini library our first summer and helped about 50
first summer and helped about 50
first summer and helped about 50 students our first year our inspiration
students our first year our inspiration
students our first year our inspiration was directly drawn from Khan Academy
was directly drawn from Khan Academy
was directly drawn from Khan Academy because just as he thought that his idea
because just as he thought that his idea
because just as he thought that his idea was absurd but actually it was a
was absurd but actually it was a
was absurd but actually it was a revolutionary yeah that probabily ins of
revolutionary yeah that probabily ins of
revolutionary yeah that probabily ins of children around the world we thought
children around the world we thought
children around the world we thought that our idea was just to come but in
that our idea was just to come but in
that our idea was just to come but in the end we got a lot of positive
the end we got a lot of positive
the end we got a lot of positive feedback because we found out that a lot
feedback because we found out that a lot
feedback because we found out that a lot of parents mysteries like we’re still
of parents mysteries like we’re still
of parents mysteries like we’re still scouting around for activities likkle
scouting around for activities likkle
scouting around for activities likkle ones and the opportunities that we
ones and the opportunities that we
ones and the opportunities that we provide so how exactly did the creative
provide so how exactly did the creative
provide so how exactly did the creative management we follow the leadership
management we follow the leadership
management we follow the leadership model towards first identifying the
model towards first identifying the
model towards first identifying the problem that we wanted to solve
problem that we wanted to solve
problem that we wanted to solve education accessibility and I’m just
education accessibility and I’m just
education accessibility and I’m just creating a whole bunch of goals
creating a whole bunch of goals
creating a whole bunch of goals now we use acronym smart to help corner
now we use acronym smart to help corner
now we use acronym smart to help corner lyrics
lyrics
lyrics F stands for specific who specifically
F stands for specific who specifically
F stands for specific who specifically targeted the greats that we wanted to
targeted the greats that we wanted to
targeted the greats that we wanted to address and the subjects that we wanted
address and the subjects that we wanted
address and the subjects that we wanted to change and measurable
to change and measurable
to change and measurable we needed some way to make sure that our
we needed some way to make sure that our
we needed some way to make sure that our goals were actually working the rest and
goals were actually working the rest and
goals were actually working the rest and in order to do this we decided to
in order to do this we decided to
in order to do this we decided to measure our success rate by location we
measure our success rate by location we
measure our success rate by location we first started at the mobbing library and
first started at the mobbing library and
first started at the mobbing library and then branched out to see how effective
then branched out to see how effective
then branched out to see how effective our program actually was in addition we
our program actually was in addition we
our program actually was in addition we had surrogates for students to fill out
had surrogates for students to fill out
had surrogates for students to fill out and Harrison got to see how effective
and Harrison got to see how effective
and Harrison got to see how effective her parents a Stanford action plan
her parents a Stanford action plan
her parents a Stanford action plan sure and I shared will Excel spreadsheet
sure and I shared will Excel spreadsheet
sure and I shared will Excel spreadsheet where we made a to-do list and just make
where we made a to-do list and just make
where we made a to-do list and just make sure to regularly update our
sure to regularly update our
sure to regularly update our and our toothless autistic we didn’t go
and our toothless autistic we didn’t go
and our toothless autistic we didn’t go to Oklahoma City and his I helped
to Oklahoma City and his I helped
to Oklahoma City and his I helped students there we decided to start a
students there we decided to start a
students there we decided to start a stream of a library and help our
stream of a library and help our
stream of a library and help our community first and by doing this we
community first and by doing this we
community first and by doing this we were able to effectively help students
were able to effectively help students
were able to effectively help students in our community and not only teeth
in our community and not only teeth
in our community and not only teeth timeout
timeout
timeout although we did a little procrastinating
although we did a little procrastinating
although we did a little procrastinating here and there a list of duties and
here and there a list of duties and
here and there a list of duties and deadlines really helped make sure about
deadlines really helped make sure about
deadlines really helped make sure about our timeline what is not broken in
our timeline what is not broken in
our timeline what is not broken in creating the program so we began with
creating the program so we began with
creating the program so we began with just one library is like I said there’s
just one library is like I said there’s
just one library is like I said there’s our pilot program and soon we expanded
our pilot program and soon we expanded
our pilot program and soon we expanded to three more libraries and then we
to three more libraries and then we
to three more libraries and then we hired tutors to get more people involved
hired tutors to get more people involved
hired tutors to get more people involved with the community and get more people
with the community and get more people
with the community and get more people familiar with the problem of Education
familiar with the problem of Education
familiar with the problem of Education accessibility we started off by
accessibility we started off by
accessibility we started off by impacting the lives of 50 soon and soon
impacting the lives of 50 soon and soon
impacting the lives of 50 soon and soon after over the next year
after over the next year
after over the next year we didn’t have to the lives of hundred
we didn’t have to the lives of hundred
we didn’t have to the lives of hundred students and we hope to continuously
students and we hope to continuously
students and we hope to continuously branch this program out to approximately
branch this program out to approximately
branch this program out to approximately ten different branches so now education
ten different branches so now education
ten different branches so now education accessibility and conclusion is such a
accessibility and conclusion is such a
accessibility and conclusion is such a large problem and we wanted to do our
large problem and we wanted to do our
large problem and we wanted to do our part to fix it we started in the
part to fix it we started in the
part to fix it we started in the community and then decided to build up
community and then decided to build up
community and then decided to build up so that we could impact more people we
so that we could impact more people we
so that we could impact more people we encourage all others in the audience to
encourage all others in the audience to
encourage all others in the audience to step forward whether even GPA Richmond
step forward whether even GPA Richmond
step forward whether even GPA Richmond or any other organization and use these
or any other organization and use these
or any other organization and use these two different ideas to help your career
two different ideas to help your career
two different ideas to help your career just keep in mind that education is a
just keep in mind that education is a
just keep in mind that education is a stepping stone to success and we wanted
stepping stone to success and we wanted
stepping stone to success and we wanted to make this stone more accessible to
to make this stone more accessible to
to make this stone more accessible to students with our program and by doing
students with our program and by doing
students with our program and by doing so we can maximize progress and
so we can maximize progress and
so we can maximize progress and innovation in the future generations one
innovation in the future generations one
innovation in the future generations one step
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