this suburb I had a good opportunity to discuss a topic of happiness and
discuss a topic of happiness and
discuss a topic of happiness and education with a group of excellent
education with a group of excellent
education with a group of excellent school principals from China the idea
school principals from China the idea
school principals from China the idea was actually to identify from different
was actually to identify from different
was actually to identify from different groups in different regions what matters
groups in different regions what matters
groups in different regions what matters in our lives
in our lives
in our lives were the matters in our will in our
were the matters in our will in our
were the matters in our will in our education and what is the relationship
education and what is the relationship
education and what is the relationship between this tool I still remember one
between this tool I still remember one
between this tool I still remember one school principal told me something like
school principal told me something like
school principal told me something like this which I couldn’t forget for my life
this which I couldn’t forget for my life
this which I couldn’t forget for my life he said we have to find a ways to help
he said we have to find a ways to help
he said we have to find a ways to help our students improve academic
our students improve academic
our students improve academic performance even though we know that
performance even though we know that
performance even though we know that such tough academic training system will
such tough academic training system will
such tough academic training system will bring tremendous hardship and stress to
bring tremendous hardship and stress to
bring tremendous hardship and stress to our students parents and schools but we
our students parents and schools but we
our students parents and schools but we have no choice because academic output
have no choice because academic output
have no choice because academic output and the performance so far is one of the
and the performance so far is one of the
and the performance so far is one of the most objective measures to improve and
most objective measures to improve and
most objective measures to improve and promote our students that’s why we have
promote our students that’s why we have
promote our students that’s why we have to be very tough
to be very tough
to be very tough this might sound very extreme to my
this might sound very extreme to my
this might sound very extreme to my academic and education fellows from this
academic and education fellows from this
academic and education fellows from this part of the world but the study have
part of the world but the study have
part of the world but the study have already showed that in the high-income
already showed that in the high-income
already showed that in the high-income countries education has not sufficiently
countries education has not sufficiently
countries education has not sufficiently improve students basic academic skills
improve students basic academic skills
improve students basic academic skills even though we have a lot of resources
even though we have a lot of resources
even though we have a lot of resources available back in the day we know that
available back in the day we know that
available back in the day we know that education is mean to bring knowledge and
education is mean to bring knowledge and
education is mean to bring knowledge and skills today education has become a
skills today education has become a
skills today education has become a symbol of our social and economic status
symbol of our social and economic status
symbol of our social and economic status and is one of the most important ancient
and is one of the most important ancient
and is one of the most important ancient tickets to the job market but the
tickets to the job market but the
tickets to the job market but the reality is we have so many people
reality is we have so many people
reality is we have so many people educated in the same way
educated in the same way
educated in the same way but we don’t have enough jobs especially
but we don’t have enough jobs especially
but we don’t have enough jobs especially we don’t have highly paid jobs for those
we don’t have highly paid jobs for those
we don’t have highly paid jobs for those highly educated kids in the end there
highly educated kids in the end there
highly educated kids in the end there are more and more people becoming
are more and more people becoming
are more and more people becoming aggressive and patient and are happy
aggressive and patient and are happy
aggressive and patient and are happy which creates a lot of a lot of social
which creates a lot of a lot of social
which creates a lot of a lot of social economic and environmental strengths so
economic and environmental strengths so
economic and environmental strengths so what are the problem and what are the
what are the problem and what are the
what are the problem and what are the sources of these problems one argument
sources of these problems one argument
sources of these problems one argument we often heard was inequality usually we
we often heard was inequality usually we
we often heard was inequality usually we measure inequality and equality from
measure inequality and equality from
measure inequality and equality from economics perspective and we humans
economics perspective and we humans
economics perspective and we humans knows that we have very much value of
knows that we have very much value of
knows that we have very much value of those things measured by economic
those things measured by economic
those things measured by economic returns roses and value those things
returns roses and value those things
returns roses and value those things beyond economics I give you example
beyond economics I give you example
beyond economics I give you example we’ve been talking about gender equality
we’ve been talking about gender equality
we’ve been talking about gender equality and equality for a long time and claim
and equality for a long time and claim
and equality for a long time and claim that women should have equal access to
that women should have equal access to
that women should have equal access to the job market and should have equal pay
the job market and should have equal pay
the job market and should have equal pay to men but we like the capability to
to men but we like the capability to
to men but we like the capability to measure those values that only women can
measure those values that only women can
measure those values that only women can do for example giving birth and
do for example giving birth and
do for example giving birth and breastfeeding babies and most of the
breastfeeding babies and most of the
breastfeeding babies and most of the time housework family administration and
time housework family administration and
time housework family administration and Family Education if we calculated the
Family Education if we calculated the
Family Education if we calculated the economic returns of those work that
economic returns of those work that
economic returns of those work that women have been doing by considering the
women have been doing by considering the
women have been doing by considering the fact that women be taking care of the
fact that women be taking care of the
fact that women be taking care of the next generation for the future society
next generation for the future society
next generation for the future society women should be paid objectively much
women should be paid objectively much
women should be paid objectively much higher than those men who work as
higher than those men who work as
higher than those men who work as bankers lawyers and doctors yes
bankers lawyers and doctors yes
bankers lawyers and doctors yes I give you example in China actually
I give you example in China actually
I give you example in China actually wife paid by husband for their home work
wife paid by husband for their home work
wife paid by husband for their home work or for their house work and sometimes
or for their house work and sometimes
or for their house work and sometimes it’s up to 8,000 per month so I remember
it’s up to 8,000 per month so I remember
it’s up to 8,000 per month so I remember when I was a kid and in my generation we
when I was a kid and in my generation we
when I was a kid and in my generation we were educated in the childhood to love
were educated in the childhood to love
were educated in the childhood to love to share and to trust but throughout the
to share and to trust but throughout the
to share and to trust but throughout the education what we learned we learn to
education what we learned we learn to
education what we learned we learn to compete to fight and to defend them
compete to fight and to defend them
compete to fight and to defend them we’ve been changing our environment from
we’ve been changing our environment from
we’ve been changing our environment from an ecosystem to an ecosystem even though
an ecosystem to an ecosystem even though
an ecosystem to an ecosystem even though that we claim that we need a ecosystem
that we claim that we need a ecosystem
that we claim that we need a ecosystem and we through years of education to
and we through years of education to
and we through years of education to learn about the outer world
learn about the outer world
learn about the outer world well physics chemistry biology geography
well physics chemistry biology geography
well physics chemistry biology geography economics and so on we develop the
economics and so on we develop the
economics and so on we develop the institutions to replace the people to
institutions to replace the people to
institutions to replace the people to people’s trust we developed management
people’s trust we developed management
people’s trust we developed management and skills to rule over others and
and skills to rule over others and
and skills to rule over others and resources what we in London looks
resources what we in London looks
resources what we in London looks objective but actually all pointed it to
objective but actually all pointed it to
objective but actually all pointed it to others rather than oneself in the end we
others rather than oneself in the end we
others rather than oneself in the end we learned so much about others especially
learned so much about others especially
learned so much about others especially about other’s problems particularly
about other’s problems particularly
about other’s problems particularly about other countries problems but we
about other countries problems but we
about other countries problems but we find it so difficult to look at ourself
find it so difficult to look at ourself
find it so difficult to look at ourself and deal with our own problems so what’s
and deal with our own problems so what’s
and deal with our own problems so what’s wrong with this picture and how to deal
wrong with this picture and how to deal
wrong with this picture and how to deal with that in order to figure out the
with that in order to figure out the
with that in order to figure out the problem
problem
problem I argue that all the problems coming
I argue that all the problems coming
I argue that all the problems coming from education and the solution can only
from education and the solution can only
from education and the solution can only come from education to figure out how
come from education to figure out how
come from education to figure out how early our kids has already started and
early our kids has already started and
early our kids has already started and developed the idea about the purpose of
developed the idea about the purpose of
developed the idea about the purpose of Education I conduct a series of
Education I conduct a series of
Education I conduct a series of interview with kids from 6 years old
interview with kids from 6 years old
interview with kids from 6 years old who
who
who just enter into the elementary school to
just enter into the elementary school to
just enter into the elementary school to 11 years old who were about to
11 years old who were about to
11 years old who were about to transition to the secondary school it is
transition to the secondary school it is
transition to the secondary school it is very interesting to see that the Kidman
very interesting to see that the Kidman
very interesting to see that the Kidman side actually switched around 11 years
side actually switched around 11 years
side actually switched around 11 years old and by that time the kids already
old and by that time the kids already
old and by that time the kids already developed a very clear and direct link
developed a very clear and direct link
developed a very clear and direct link from their current education to their
from their current education to their
from their current education to their future education and then to the degree
future education and then to the degree
future education and then to the degree diploma of their higher education and
diploma of their higher education and
diploma of their higher education and then to the job and money
then to the job and money
then to the job and money I remember one eleven-year-old boy told
I remember one eleven-year-old boy told
I remember one eleven-year-old boy told me this a very serious way he said if
me this a very serious way he said if
me this a very serious way he said if you don’t have university degree
you don’t have university degree
you don’t have university degree you know what you got a huge problem
you know what you got a huge problem
you know what you got a huge problem huge problem because you won’t find any
huge problem because you won’t find any
huge problem because you won’t find any job meaning that you will become
job meaning that you will become
job meaning that you will become homeless Wow seriously where does this
homeless Wow seriously where does this
homeless Wow seriously where does this idea come from so the kids actually told
idea come from so the kids actually told
idea come from so the kids actually told me that okay
me that okay
me that okay the better quality of the education
the better quality of the education
the better quality of the education comes from the better ranked education
comes from the better ranked education
comes from the better ranked education and the better rented education meaning
and the better rented education meaning
and the better rented education meaning that you will have a better degree and a
that you will have a better degree and a
that you will have a better degree and a better degree means that you have a
better degree means that you have a
better degree means that you have a better job and a better job means that
better job and a better job means that
better job and a better job means that you will have more money and with money
you will have more money and with money
you will have more money and with money you will become very happy because money
you will become very happy because money
you will become very happy because money can bring you a lot of happiness well
can bring you a lot of happiness well
can bring you a lot of happiness well okay
okay
okay I was shocked him so I continued to ask
I was shocked him so I continued to ask
I was shocked him so I continued to ask a kid I said okay so can you please tell
a kid I said okay so can you please tell
a kid I said okay so can you please tell me that let’s suppose something that
me that let’s suppose something that
me that let’s suppose something that some you don’t need to worry about money
some you don’t need to worry about money
some you don’t need to worry about money in the future and you don’t need to find
in the future and you don’t need to find
in the future and you don’t need to find jobs for future and you have all the
jobs for future and you have all the
jobs for future and you have all the money in the world to spend what do you
money in the world to spend what do you
money in the world to spend what do you do then the kids side 11 years old kid
do then the kids side 11 years old kid
do then the kids side 11 years old kid say that I would stop going to school
say that I would stop going to school
say that I would stop going to school and I will study at home with my parents
and I will study at home with my parents
and I will study at home with my parents some other kids said I will stop project
some other kids said I will stop project
some other kids said I will stop project with my friends and some other kids said
with my friends and some other kids said
with my friends and some other kids said I would create jobs rather than find
I would create jobs rather than find
I would create jobs rather than find jobs for people I said okay so what do
jobs for people I said okay so what do
jobs for people I said okay so what do you do
you do
you do make yourself happy in the future when
make yourself happy in the future when
make yourself happy in the future when you grew up they said I will find
you grew up they said I will find
you grew up they said I will find partner I love and who loves me to make
partner I love and who loves me to make
partner I love and who loves me to make myself happy I will give something back
myself happy I will give something back
myself happy I will give something back to my parents to make my parents happy I
to my parents to make my parents happy I
to my parents to make my parents happy I will call my friends to meet frequently
will call my friends to meet frequently
will call my friends to meet frequently and discuss ideas you see the logic of
and discuss ideas you see the logic of
and discuss ideas you see the logic of kids there are actually two tracks of
kids there are actually two tracks of
kids there are actually two tracks of reasoning in case had one track was
reasoning in case had one track was
reasoning in case had one track was taught by us to be competitive to count
taught by us to be competitive to count
taught by us to be competitive to count economic returns to be individualism to
economic returns to be individualism to
economic returns to be individualism to be comparative that is all about
be comparative that is all about
be comparative that is all about inequality and the other track is the
inequality and the other track is the
inequality and the other track is the kids heart based reasoning to love to
kids heart based reasoning to love to
kids heart based reasoning to love to share to collaborative to eco orientated
share to collaborative to eco orientated
share to collaborative to eco orientated that is all about equality in the
that is all about equality in the
that is all about equality in the transition from inequality to equality I
transition from inequality to equality I
transition from inequality to equality I argue that education plays the most
argue that education plays the most
argue that education plays the most important role an equation doesn’t only
important role an equation doesn’t only
important role an equation doesn’t only mean the formal school education but
mean the formal school education but
mean the formal school education but also means that a larger context of
also means that a larger context of
also means that a larger context of Education from family and society in
Education from family and society in
Education from family and society in order to offer an eco comprehensive and
order to offer an eco comprehensive and
order to offer an eco comprehensive and qualified education which includes the
qualified education which includes the
qualified education which includes the knowledge and wisdom towards out world
knowledge and wisdom towards out world
knowledge and wisdom towards out world and in the world we have to be very
and in the world we have to be very
and in the world we have to be very conscious that education is mean to how
conscious that education is mean to how
conscious that education is mean to how people identify and develop their
people identify and develop their
people identify and develop their uniqueness by respecting diversification
uniqueness by respecting diversification
uniqueness by respecting diversification and inclusiveness and that is a core of
and inclusiveness and that is a core of
and inclusiveness and that is a core of equality knowledge and skills towards
equality knowledge and skills towards
equality knowledge and skills towards the outer world are very very important
the outer world are very very important
the outer world are very very important but knowledge and wisdom towards the
but knowledge and wisdom towards the
but knowledge and wisdom towards the inner world counts the quality of our
inner world counts the quality of our
inner world counts the quality of our life
life
life our happiness and the purpose of our
our happiness and the purpose of our
our happiness and the purpose of our education thank you
education thank you
education thank you [Applause]
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