hello this is my guitar I made it in school because I learned so much along
school because I learned so much along
school because I learned so much along the way I’ve come to wonder why high
the way I’ve come to wonder why high
the way I’ve come to wonder why high school education in general it’s a bit
school education in general it’s a bit
school education in general it’s a bit more like guitar making class before I
more like guitar making class before I
more like guitar making class before I elaborate on this though I like to tell
elaborate on this though I like to tell
elaborate on this though I like to tell you a little bit more about myself so
you a little bit more about myself so
you a little bit more about myself so you can better understand how I’ve come
you can better understand how I’ve come
you can better understand how I’ve come to such an outrageous proposal
to such an outrageous proposal
to such an outrageous proposal I wasn’t always used to the public
I wasn’t always used to the public
I wasn’t always used to the public school method of Education up until
school method of Education up until
school method of Education up until fourth grade I was enrolled in the
fourth grade I was enrolled in the
fourth grade I was enrolled in the Montessori School which was cool in many
Montessori School which was cool in many
Montessori School which was cool in many ways the learning was very self-directed
ways the learning was very self-directed
ways the learning was very self-directed meaning that each of us could focus on
meaning that each of us could focus on
meaning that each of us could focus on doing whatever interested us all of this
doing whatever interested us all of this
doing whatever interested us all of this sounds incredible on paper it’s a lot
sounds incredible on paper it’s a lot
sounds incredible on paper it’s a lot harder to successfully implement in
harder to successfully implement in
harder to successfully implement in actuality so fourth grade I made the
actuality so fourth grade I made the
actuality so fourth grade I made the switch to public school in the beginning
switch to public school in the beginning
switch to public school in the beginning it was a difficult transition from an
it was a difficult transition from an
it was a difficult transition from an academic perspective I remember on the
academic perspective I remember on the
academic perspective I remember on the first day I was pulled aside to take a
first day I was pulled aside to take a
first day I was pulled aside to take a placement test
placement test
placement test I remember having no idea what I was
I remember having no idea what I was
I remember having no idea what I was doing problem that I had never been
doing problem that I had never been
doing problem that I had never been really exposed to testing the Montessori
really exposed to testing the Montessori
really exposed to testing the Montessori educational system was so focused on
educational system was so focused on
educational system was so focused on conceptual learning
conceptual learning
conceptual learning I had this drastic transition to test
I had this drastic transition to test
I had this drastic transition to test fortunately though I adjusted quickly
fortunately though I adjusted quickly
fortunately though I adjusted quickly the problem was that my fate had already
the problem was that my fate had already
the problem was that my fate had already been decided by my poor performance on
been decided by my poor performance on
been decided by my poor performance on that first placement test so what did I
that first placement test so what did I
that first placement test so what did I learn from that experience that grades
learn from that experience that grades
learn from that experience that grades are extremely important in this new
are extremely important in this new
are extremely important in this new system of learning they monitor how
system of learning they monitor how
system of learning they monitor how smart you are how hard-working you are
smart you are how hard-working you are
smart you are how hard-working you are and judge whether or not you’ll be
and judge whether or not you’ll be
and judge whether or not you’ll be successful later on in life so that’s
successful later on in life so that’s
successful later on in life so that’s why grades are many times our only
why grades are many times our only
why grades are many times our only incentive to try in a class I’m gonna go
incentive to try in a class I’m gonna go
incentive to try in a class I’m gonna go back to the beginning of my talk do you
back to the beginning of my talk do you
back to the beginning of my talk do you remember when I mentioned briefly guitar
remember when I mentioned briefly guitar
remember when I mentioned briefly guitar making class if you don’t I don’t blame
making class if you don’t I don’t blame
making class if you don’t I don’t blame you it probably seems like ages ago haha
so that class is an exception because
so that class is an exception because from the first day it was made known to
from the first day it was made known to
from the first day it was made known to us that as long as we finished our
us that as long as we finished our
us that as long as we finished our guitar by the end of the semester we
guitar by the end of the semester we
guitar by the end of the semester we would get an A+ in the class now that
would get an A+ in the class now that
would get an A+ in the class now that seems like a difficult task
seems like a difficult task
seems like a difficult task it really isn’t if you make the guitar
it really isn’t if you make the guitar
it really isn’t if you make the guitar as basic as possible you can easily
as basic as possible you can easily
as basic as possible you can easily finish it in the span of a semester
finish it in the span of a semester
finish it in the span of a semester however as you can see none of us tried
however as you can see none of us tried
however as you can see none of us tried to make our guitars as basic as possible
to make our guitars as basic as possible
to make our guitars as basic as possible because we knew the more effort we put
because we knew the more effort we put
because we knew the more effort we put into them the more special they’d be at
into them the more special they’d be at
into them the more special they’d be at the end in any other class though if a
the end in any other class though if a
the end in any other class though if a teacher were to tell us listen this is
teacher were to tell us listen this is
teacher were to tell us listen this is the easiest way to get an A+ in my class
the easiest way to get an A+ in my class
the easiest way to get an A+ in my class the least amount of effort you’d
the least amount of effort you’d
the least amount of effort you’d probably do exactly as they say because
probably do exactly as they say because
probably do exactly as they say because that’s really the main incentive to get
that’s really the main incentive to get
that’s really the main incentive to get the highest grade possible with the
the highest grade possible with the
the highest grade possible with the least amount of effort I don’t feel that
least amount of effort I don’t feel that
least amount of effort I don’t feel that that’s the best learning experience I
that’s the best learning experience I
that’s the best learning experience I think that in order to have the most
think that in order to have the most
think that in order to have the most enriching learning experience must have
enriching learning experience must have
enriching learning experience must have a combination of passion with core
a combination of passion with core
a combination of passion with core curriculum in essence my proposal is
curriculum in essence my proposal is
curriculum in essence my proposal is blending the passion oriented Montessori
blending the passion oriented Montessori
blending the passion oriented Montessori school system with the structure of
school system with the structure of
school system with the structure of public school system you’re probably
public school system you’re probably
public school system you’re probably thinking yeah that sounds great
thinking yeah that sounds great
thinking yeah that sounds great how can you incorporate your passions
how can you incorporate your passions
how can you incorporate your passions into core classes such as history math
into core classes such as history math
into core classes such as history math English science I’ll show you it’s
English science I’ll show you it’s
English science I’ll show you it’s really not that hard I’m passionate
really not that hard I’m passionate
really not that hard I’m passionate about music for example I can apply
about music for example I can apply
about music for example I can apply music to math by studying time
music to math by studying time
music to math by studying time signatures I can apply it to science by
signatures I can apply it to science by
signatures I can apply it to science by studying instruments and how they’re
studying instruments and how they’re
studying instruments and how they’re able to produce the sounds that they
able to produce the sounds that they
able to produce the sounds that they produce I can apply it to history by
produce I can apply it to history by
produce I can apply it to history by studying composers and how events from
studying composers and how events from
studying composers and how events from their respective time periods may have
their respective time periods may have
their respective time periods may have shaped their pieces lastly I can compare
shaped their pieces lastly I can compare
shaped their pieces lastly I can compare it to English I can apply it to English
it to English I can apply it to English
it to English I can apply it to English by writing a song and I did end up
by writing a song and I did end up
by writing a song and I did end up writing a song for the writing workshop
writing a song for the writing workshop
writing a song for the writing workshop project with two friends of mine George
project with two friends of mine George
project with two friends of mine George important because the three of us have a
important because the three of us have a
important because the three of us have a passion for music so we decided
passion for music so we decided
passion for music so we decided why not apply that to English class
why not apply that to English class
why not apply that to English class those of you familiar with rhetorical
those of you familiar with rhetorical
those of you familiar with rhetorical devices pay close attention to the
devices pay close attention to the
devices pay close attention to the lyrics which will also be posted on the
lyrics which will also be posted on the
lyrics which will also be posted on the screen you’ll find examples of
screen you’ll find examples of
screen you’ll find examples of juxtaposition parallelism illusion so
juxtaposition parallelism illusion so
juxtaposition parallelism illusion so I’m going to finish by playing the song
I’m going to finish by playing the song
I’m going to finish by playing the song here are the lyrics let me plug in
refused to find letting industry destroy
refused to find letting industry destroy everything
they don’t know how fast it may go they
they don’t know how fast it may go they can see they don’t know they can’t see
[Music]
[Music] it’s time yes it’s time CP to the KKK no
it’s time yes it’s time CP to the KKK no
it’s time yes it’s time CP to the KKK no more play today can afford more delay
more play today can afford more delay
more play today can afford more delay years of growth years of growth how long
years of growth years of growth how long
years of growth years of growth how long wages grow money flows we inch closer to
wages grow money flows we inch closer to
wages grow money flows we inch closer to the nonsense
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