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my generation did not really believe in
my generation did not really believe in education as a vehicle for change
education as a vehicle for change
education as a vehicle for change instead we went on street we shouted the
instead we went on street we shouted the
instead we went on street we shouted the screamed we threw stones at the police
screamed we threw stones at the police
screamed we threw stones at the police and we wished for some people to be dead
and we wished for some people to be dead
and we wished for some people to be dead the violent and social chaos that
the violent and social chaos that
the violent and social chaos that dictionary is called revolution of
dictionary is called revolution of
dictionary is called revolution of course we dearly paid for that I lost
course we dearly paid for that I lost
course we dearly paid for that I lost many of my friends classmates and
many of my friends classmates and
many of my friends classmates and neighbors to torture executions to more
neighbors to torture executions to more
neighbors to torture executions to more and to excruciating pressures of refugee
and to excruciating pressures of refugee
and to excruciating pressures of refugee camps and exile
camps and exile
camps and exile I know the taste of loneliness and
I know the taste of loneliness and
I know the taste of loneliness and despair from the experience of counting
despair from the experience of counting
despair from the experience of counting the minutes when you are sitting in
the minutes when you are sitting in
the minutes when you are sitting in solitary confinement and you don’t know
solitary confinement and you don’t know
solitary confinement and you don’t know what will happen to you next
but none of that come close can surpass
but none of that come close can surpass menu as a teacher here that yet another
menu as a teacher here that yet another
menu as a teacher here that yet another student has committed suicide
stress depression anxiety and suicide
stress depression anxiety and suicide have become part of our education system
have become part of our education system
have become part of our education system and nobody should be surprised with the
and nobody should be surprised with the
and nobody should be surprised with the mentality of ranking and competition
mentality of ranking and competition
mentality of ranking and competition naturally breeds psychological disorders
naturally breeds psychological disorders
naturally breeds psychological disorders that occasionally erupt into physical
that occasionally erupt into physical
that occasionally erupt into physical violence and this ranking mentality is
violence and this ranking mentality is
violence and this ranking mentality is omnipresent is everywhere and if you try
omnipresent is everywhere and if you try
omnipresent is everywhere and if you try to refute it or to resist it you will be
to refute it or to resist it you will be
to refute it or to resist it you will be faced with ear resistant perhaps this is
faced with ear resistant perhaps this is
faced with ear resistant perhaps this is due to the fact that its roots go really
due to the fact that its roots go really
due to the fact that its roots go really back to our primitive ancestors more
back to our primitive ancestors more
back to our primitive ancestors more than 2 million years ago Homo habilis
than 2 million years ago Homo habilis
than 2 million years ago Homo habilis had to look at pieces of stones compare
had to look at pieces of stones compare
had to look at pieces of stones compare them and choose the best tool arguably a
them and choose the best tool arguably a
them and choose the best tool arguably a matter of survival
matter of survival
matter of survival as Homo sapiens he perfected this
as Homo sapiens he perfected this
as Homo sapiens he perfected this ranking and selection process by relying
ranking and selection process by relying
ranking and selection process by relying on our consciousness among others to
on our consciousness among others to
on our consciousness among others to distinguish between edible and poisonous
distinguish between edible and poisonous
distinguish between edible and poisonous food again clearly a matter of survival
food again clearly a matter of survival
food again clearly a matter of survival but the problem is that 12,000 years
but the problem is that 12,000 years
but the problem is that 12,000 years after the beginning of human
after the beginning of human
after the beginning of human civilization after the dawn of
civilization after the dawn of
civilization after the dawn of agricultural revolution those primitive
agricultural revolution those primitive
agricultural revolution those primitive comparisons of metamorphose into a
comparisons of metamorphose into a
comparisons of metamorphose into a pandemic disorder the ranking disorder
pandemic disorder the ranking disorder
pandemic disorder the ranking disorder the rank everything from trial to bon we
the rank everything from trial to bon we
the rank everything from trial to bon we learn to rank and compare ourselves
learn to rank and compare ourselves
learn to rank and compare ourselves against our siblings classmates
against our siblings classmates
against our siblings classmates neighbors colleagues I am taller richer
neighbors colleagues I am taller richer
neighbors colleagues I am taller richer smarter than you I am more knowledgeable
smarter than you I am more knowledgeable
smarter than you I am more knowledgeable and more experienced are more beautiful
and more experienced are more beautiful
and more experienced are more beautiful than others most of these comparisons do
than others most of these comparisons do
than others most of these comparisons do happen subconsciously
happen subconsciously
happen subconsciously driven by the invisible force of our
driven by the invisible force of our
driven by the invisible force of our opera names habits and conditionings
opera names habits and conditionings
opera names habits and conditionings maybe pay attention we see that the
maybe pay attention we see that the
maybe pay attention we see that the ranking disorder permeates every aspect
ranking disorder permeates every aspect
ranking disorder permeates every aspect of our lives
of our lives
of our lives opinions are collection of rankings
opinions are collection of rankings
opinions are collection of rankings judgment is a subjective ranking that is
judgment is a subjective ranking that is
judgment is a subjective ranking that is usually very insensitive to others
usually very insensitive to others
usually very insensitive to others stereotypes are collectively cherished
stereotypes are collectively cherished
stereotypes are collectively cherished rankings that they politely do not
rankings that they politely do not
rankings that they politely do not express outside of our group pride a
express outside of our group pride a
express outside of our group pride a cornerstone of our education is nothing
cornerstone of our education is nothing
cornerstone of our education is nothing but a mere reward psychological reward
but a mere reward psychological reward
but a mere reward psychological reward for achieving your targeted ranking
tolerance is inaction passivity in spite
tolerance is inaction passivity in spite of your ranking bias is a deeply
of your ranking bias is a deeply
of your ranking bias is a deeply reinforced ranking belief if when I
reinforced ranking belief if when I
reinforced ranking belief if when I declare my own ethical ranking a sacred
declare my own ethical ranking a sacred
declare my own ethical ranking a sacred hands untouchable and ultimately war is
hands untouchable and ultimately war is
hands untouchable and ultimately war is the ultimate eruption into physical
the ultimate eruption into physical
the ultimate eruption into physical violence to settle ranking disputes why
violence to settle ranking disputes why
violence to settle ranking disputes why is ranking wrong why are we associating
is ranking wrong why are we associating
is ranking wrong why are we associating competition with violence isn’t ranking
competition with violence isn’t ranking
competition with violence isn’t ranking natural is in competition necessary to
natural is in competition necessary to
natural is in competition necessary to make partners ranking exclusively serves
make partners ranking exclusively serves
make partners ranking exclusively serves competition when there is no competition
competition when there is no competition
competition when there is no competition there is no ranking and it’s
there is no ranking and it’s
there is no ranking and it’s evolutionary in its evolutionary context
evolutionary in its evolutionary context
evolutionary in its evolutionary context ranking is perfectly justified when
ranking is perfectly justified when
ranking is perfectly justified when applied on the physical wall what a
applied on the physical wall what a
applied on the physical wall what a prominent that we projected it into the
prominent that we projected it into the
prominent that we projected it into the psychological domain which is a
psychological domain which is a
psychological domain which is a tasks evolutionary de Raymond perhaps it
tasks evolutionary de Raymond perhaps it
tasks evolutionary de Raymond perhaps it happens long time ago thought after we
happens long time ago thought after we
happens long time ago thought after we developed consciousness now the very
developed consciousness now the very
developed consciousness now the very education that one might dare to expect
education that one might dare to expect
education that one might dare to expect should prepare us for life is completely
should prepare us for life is completely
should prepare us for life is completely consumed by this one in this one we
consumed by this one in this one we
consumed by this one in this one we constantly compare our students rank our
constantly compare our students rank our
constantly compare our students rank our students our professors our schools our
students our professors our schools our
students our professors our schools our universities my minutes after I received
universities my minutes after I received
universities my minutes after I received the news of the student suicide an email
the news of the student suicide an email
the news of the student suicide an email invites me to celebrate highly ranked
invites me to celebrate highly ranked
invites me to celebrate highly ranked students the ranking oriented education
students the ranking oriented education
students the ranking oriented education of course glorifies knowledge
universities have become extremely
universities have become extremely highly efficient manufacturer of skilled
highly efficient manufacturer of skilled
highly efficient manufacturer of skilled workers the national significance of
workers the national significance of
workers the national significance of skills is not only abused what is also
skills is not only abused what is also
skills is not only abused what is also has become the only mode of training in
has become the only mode of training in
has become the only mode of training in systems that have no deep understanding
systems that have no deep understanding
systems that have no deep understanding of learning the glorification of skills
of learning the glorification of skills
of learning the glorification of skills and knowledge has made colleges and
and knowledge has made colleges and
and knowledge has made colleges and universities too aggressive trade
universities too aggressive trade
universities too aggressive trade schools that mistake brutal efficiency
schools that mistake brutal efficiency
schools that mistake brutal efficiency for academic excellence of course we
for academic excellence of course we
for academic excellence of course we need to acquire skills I need to write
need to acquire skills I need to write
need to acquire skills I need to write code to talk to fly a plane to perform
code to talk to fly a plane to perform
code to talk to fly a plane to perform surgery to build a commune to bake a
surgery to build a commune to bake a
surgery to build a commune to bake a breath of course these are essential
breath of course these are essential
breath of course these are essential skills that we need to live and to
skills that we need to live and to
skills that we need to live and to survive in a highly complex society with
survive in a highly complex society with
survive in a highly complex society with all its local and global
all its local and global
all its local and global crocuses what isn’t that just our Homo
crocuses what isn’t that just our Homo
crocuses what isn’t that just our Homo habilis legacy where is the safety
habilis legacy where is the safety
habilis legacy where is the safety involved skills or quantity of life
involved skills or quantity of life
involved skills or quantity of life where is the quality if sapien is not a
where is the quality if sapien is not a
where is the quality if sapien is not a self-indulgent misnomer
self-indulgent misnomer
self-indulgent misnomer then education should prepare us to
then education should prepare us to
then education should prepare us to discover and to nurture intelligence
intelligence is neither a set of skills
intelligence is neither a set of skills nor a bundle of knowledge intelligent
nor a bundle of knowledge intelligent
nor a bundle of knowledge intelligent has to be more than the human evolution
has to be more than the human evolution
has to be more than the human evolution in foreseeable future will be
in foreseeable future will be
in foreseeable future will be predominantly of psychological nature we
predominantly of psychological nature we
predominantly of psychological nature we will not most likely not grow a six
will not most likely not grow a six
will not most likely not grow a six finger or a third eye we have to find a
finger or a third eye we have to find a
finger or a third eye we have to find a state of the mind you have to reach a
state of the mind you have to reach a
state of the mind you have to reach a state of the mind that is governed by
state of the mind that is governed by
state of the mind that is governed by high quality intelligence and not or a
high quality intelligence and not or a
high quality intelligence and not or a prehistoric competitive instinct
universities are obsessed with
universities are obsessed with quantities and measurements awards honor
quantities and measurements awards honor
quantities and measurements awards honor lists reputation are vigilantly
lists reputation are vigilantly
lists reputation are vigilantly worshiped and the suffering and
worshiped and the suffering and
worshiped and the suffering and psychological violence that comes with
psychological violence that comes with
psychological violence that comes with it is accepted as collateral damage it
it is accepted as collateral damage it
it is accepted as collateral damage it is not just that we subject our students
is not just that we subject our students
is not just that we subject our students to suffering is not even that we do not
to suffering is not even that we do not
to suffering is not even that we do not prepare them for life we dismiss
prepare them for life we dismiss
prepare them for life we dismiss into the society with a very distorted
into the society with a very distorted
into the society with a very distorted view of life a ranking oriented
view of life a ranking oriented
view of life a ranking oriented primitive Orion view of life our grain
primitive Orion view of life our grain
primitive Orion view of life our grain development continues well in our
development continues well in our
development continues well in our twenties the prefrontal cortex is
twenties the prefrontal cortex is
twenties the prefrontal cortex is crucially responsible for planning for
crucially responsible for planning for
crucially responsible for planning for decision-making for logic reasoning for
decision-making for logic reasoning for
decision-making for logic reasoning for relationships
relationships
relationships basically for everything that makes us
basically for everything that makes us
basically for everything that makes us human now here a question for educators
human now here a question for educators
human now here a question for educators what are we doing to our young students
what are we doing to our young students
what are we doing to our young students in this crucial brain development stage
in this crucial brain development stage
in this crucial brain development stage when we at the universities subject them
when we at the universities subject them
when we at the universities subject them to so much stress and pressure nobody
to so much stress and pressure nobody
to so much stress and pressure nobody knows and isn’t that the total
knows and isn’t that the total
knows and isn’t that the total bankruptcy of the education system it’s
bankruptcy of the education system it’s
bankruptcy of the education system it’s not like we are not doing anything we
not like we are not doing anything we
not like we are not doing anything we have done some stuff we are really good
have done some stuff we are really good
have done some stuff we are really good at ideas you have invented some theories
at ideas you have invented some theories
at ideas you have invented some theories for education we have perennialism
for education we have perennialism
for education we have perennialism essentialism progressivism we have
essentialism progressivism we have
essentialism progressivism we have social constructionism and some other
social constructionism and some other
social constructionism and some other isms we do homeschooling on schooling
isms we do homeschooling on schooling
isms we do homeschooling on schooling these schooling you have created a large
these schooling you have created a large
these schooling you have created a large number of alternative schools and if you
number of alternative schools and if you
number of alternative schools and if you look and some of them actually may see
look and some of them actually may see
look and some of them actually may see traces of the right education that is
traces of the right education that is
traces of the right education that is not ranking oriented but the problem is
not ranking oriented but the problem is
not ranking oriented but the problem is that we’ve usually failed to recognize
that we’ve usually failed to recognize
that we’ve usually failed to recognize actual root cause of the misalignment or
actual root cause of the misalignment or
actual root cause of the misalignment or you refuse to change because we are not
you refuse to change because we are not
you refuse to change because we are not serious so any attack and you see
serious so any attack and you see
serious so any attack and you see yes at to find a solution to develop a
yes at to find a solution to develop a
yes at to find a solution to develop a new understanding of Education has to
new understanding of Education has to
new understanding of Education has to start with the fundamental question do
start with the fundamental question do
start with the fundamental question do we love our children do we care about
we love our children do we care about
we love our children do we care about our students please don’t take this
our students please don’t take this
our students please don’t take this question lightly do we want our children
question lightly do we want our children
question lightly do we want our children to have food and shelter and be
to have food and shelter and be
to have food and shelter and be physically safe do we want our children
physically safe do we want our children
physically safe do we want our children to enjoy life to find love to be free
to enjoy life to find love to be free
to enjoy life to find love to be free from suffering and psychological
from suffering and psychological
from suffering and psychological violence maybe they don’t know how to go
violence maybe they don’t know how to go
violence maybe they don’t know how to go about this is not easy
about this is not easy
about this is not easy maybe we have to put a lot of effort to
maybe we have to put a lot of effort to
maybe we have to put a lot of effort to investigate to start a dialogue but if
investigate to start a dialogue but if
investigate to start a dialogue but if you are serious if they are passionate
you are serious if they are passionate
you are serious if they are passionate for passion is the intensity of
for passion is the intensity of
for passion is the intensity of understanding if you really care
understanding if you really care
understanding if you really care maybe we can recognize the silhouettes
maybe we can recognize the silhouettes
maybe we can recognize the silhouettes of the right whale education which is
of the right whale education which is
of the right whale education which is not cannot be ranking orient
maybe we have to start to teach our
maybe we have to start to teach our student to think slowly a mind that
student to think slowly a mind that
student to think slowly a mind that thinks fast is prone to prejudice to
thinks fast is prone to prejudice to
thinks fast is prone to prejudice to judgment to self centric views a mind
judgment to self centric views a mind
judgment to self centric views a mind that goes slowly goes deep is sensitive
that goes slowly goes deep is sensitive
that goes slowly goes deep is sensitive towards and relies on perception and not
towards and relies on perception and not
towards and relies on perception and not on memory maybe we have to teach our
on memory maybe we have to teach our
on memory maybe we have to teach our students to ask questions a question a
students to ask questions a question a
students to ask questions a question a mind that ask questions is a dynamic
mind that ask questions is a dynamic
mind that ask questions is a dynamic mind is a mind that does not get
mind is a mind that does not get
mind is a mind that does not get imprison in the disorder of ranking and
imprison in the disorder of ranking and
imprison in the disorder of ranking and the perpetual anxiety and depression an
the perpetual anxiety and depression an
the perpetual anxiety and depression an inquisitive mind questions norms
inquisitive mind questions norms
inquisitive mind questions norms expectations benchmarks traditions
expectations benchmarks traditions
expectations benchmarks traditions conventions and the very assumption of
conventions and the very assumption of
conventions and the very assumption of certain knowledge you have to start to
certain knowledge you have to start to
certain knowledge you have to start to teach ourselves to be sensitive you have
teach ourselves to be sensitive you have
teach ourselves to be sensitive you have to learn to be sensitive when there is
to learn to be sensitive when there is
to learn to be sensitive when there is sensitivity there is no ranking can you
sensitivity there is no ranking can you
sensitivity there is no ranking can you observe your yourself in situations that
observe your yourself in situations that
observe your yourself in situations that you choose to not express your opinions
you choose to not express your opinions
you choose to not express your opinions because you don’t want to hurt somebody
because you don’t want to hurt somebody
because you don’t want to hurt somebody we have to be sensitive to others to
we have to be sensitive to others to
we have to be sensitive to others to animals to nature at large we have to
animals to nature at large we have to
animals to nature at large we have to teach to learn and not to collect
teach to learn and not to collect
teach to learn and not to collect knowledge we have to teach to perceive
knowledge we have to teach to perceive
knowledge we have to teach to perceive and not to conceive when we are dealing
and not to conceive when we are dealing
and not to conceive when we are dealing with human relationships we have to
with human relationships we have to
with human relationships we have to teach to care if life is the most
teach to care if life is the most
teach to care if life is the most precious and sophisticated but million
precious and sophisticated but million
precious and sophisticated but million years of evolution has created on this
years of evolution has created on this
years of evolution has created on this planet and compassion is the emergence
planet and compassion is the emergence
planet and compassion is the emergence of pure intelligence
the education of tomorrow will ascertain
the education of tomorrow will ascertain prosperity and comfort the education of
prosperity and comfort the education of
prosperity and comfort the education of tomorrow will also bring us joy and
tomorrow will also bring us joy and
tomorrow will also bring us joy and beauty but if and only if if we free
beauty but if and only if if we free
beauty but if and only if if we free ourselves from ranking and competition
ourselves from ranking and competition
ourselves from ranking and competition thank
thank
thank [Applause]
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