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[Applause] okay so we all know that guy who goes to
okay so we all know that guy who goes to
okay so we all know that guy who goes to school finishes my trick go studies gets
school finishes my trick go studies gets
school finishes my trick go studies gets a lovely degree goes and gets a lovely
a lovely degree goes and gets a lovely
a lovely degree goes and gets a lovely job and then lives happily ever after
job and then lives happily ever after
job and then lives happily ever after bla bla bla bla bla bla bla we’re not
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla we’re not
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla we’re not talking about that guy today we’re
talking about that guy today we’re
talking about that guy today we’re talking about you and because we’re
talking about you and because we’re
talking about you and because we’re talking about you I like for everybody
talking about you I like for everybody
talking about you I like for everybody to just close your eyes for a moment so
to just close your eyes for a moment so
to just close your eyes for a moment so now you’re 15
now you’re 15
now you’re 15 that’s quite a few in this room are and
that’s quite a few in this room are and
that’s quite a few in this room are and you have to make a decision about the
you have to make a decision about the
you have to make a decision about the subjects that you will decide which will
subjects that you will decide which will
subjects that you will decide which will define what kind of degree you’re going
define what kind of degree you’re going
define what kind of degree you’re going to study you don’t know much about what
to study you don’t know much about what
to study you don’t know much about what these subjects mean and your parents are
these subjects mean and your parents are
these subjects mean and your parents are probably choosing them for you
probably choosing them for you
probably choosing them for you fast forward you’re gonna be 18 and
fast forward you’re gonna be 18 and
fast forward you’re gonna be 18 and it’ll be time for you to decide what
it’ll be time for you to decide what
it’ll be time for you to decide what degree you’re going to study this
degree you’re going to study this
degree you’re going to study this decision carries death in the form of a
decision carries death in the form of a
decision carries death in the form of a student loan most probably and it was
student loan most probably and it was
student loan most probably and it was probably chosen by you and eighty
probably chosen by you and eighty
probably chosen by you and eighty percent your parents and finally your 30
percent your parents and finally your 30
percent your parents and finally your 30 40 or even 50 years old and leaving your
40 or even 50 years old and leaving your
40 or even 50 years old and leaving your current job to go do what really makes
current job to go do what really makes
current job to go do what really makes you happy you know open your eyes now
you happy you know open your eyes now
you happy you know open your eyes now and then there’s me I was kicked out of
and then there’s me I was kicked out of
and then there’s me I was kicked out of school in our 16 and I started
school in our 16 and I started
school in our 16 and I started homeschooling the same year and I’ve
homeschooling the same year and I’ve
homeschooling the same year and I’ve since been in four different industries
since been in four different industries
since been in four different industries I’ve had three businesses one of which I
I’ve had three businesses one of which I
I’ve had three businesses one of which I run now where I teach unemployed youth
run now where I teach unemployed youth
run now where I teach unemployed youth to code and entrepreneurship skills and
to code and entrepreneurship skills and
to code and entrepreneurship skills and I’m 19
so in today’s society we have a culture
so in today’s society we have a culture of forcing children to make life and
of forcing children to make life and
of forcing children to make life and career defining decisions based off of a
career defining decisions based off of a
career defining decisions based off of a lack of information the result in that
lack of information the result in that
lack of information the result in that is that we have a hyper free education
is that we have a hyper free education
is that we have a hyper free education dropout rate we have a lot of unemployed
dropout rate we have a lot of unemployed
dropout rate we have a lot of unemployed youth oversaturation of certain job
youth oversaturation of certain job
youth oversaturation of certain job spaces and an unmotivated workforce so
spaces and an unmotivated workforce so
spaces and an unmotivated workforce so in my research about the current
in my research about the current
in my research about the current tertiary first-year education dropout
tertiary first-year education dropout
tertiary first-year education dropout rate I came across two alarming numbers
rate I came across two alarming numbers
rate I came across two alarming numbers 39% in 68 percent 68 being among the
39% in 68 percent 68 being among the
39% in 68 percent 68 being among the highest numbers and with since we’re
highest numbers and with since we’re
highest numbers and with since we’re talking about first-year dropout rates
talking about first-year dropout rates
talking about first-year dropout rates that means up to 68 percent of you guys
that means up to 68 percent of you guys
that means up to 68 percent of you guys will drop out in your first year of
will drop out in your first year of
will drop out in your first year of tertiary education that’s universities
tertiary education that’s universities
tertiary education that’s universities Fe T’s colleges or any other post metric
Fe T’s colleges or any other post metric
Fe T’s colleges or any other post metric anything so if you happen to be a part
anything so if you happen to be a part
anything so if you happen to be a part of that other percentage who manages to
of that other percentage who manages to
of that other percentage who manages to make it through the hula-hoops of
make it through the hula-hoops of
make it through the hula-hoops of tertiary education and you get to the
tertiary education and you get to the
tertiary education and you get to the other side and you’re really excited and
other side and you’re really excited and
other side and you’re really excited and really happy and yeah now I’m gonna go
really happy and yeah now I’m gonna go
really happy and yeah now I’m gonna go get a job good luck with that
I’m sure some of you are trying to
I’m sure some of you are trying to figure out what my board over here says
figure out what my board over here says
figure out what my board over here says says I have a degree in public
says I have a degree in public
says I have a degree in public management I’m looking for a job
management I’m looking for a job
management I’m looking for a job CV available now unfortunately that’s
CV available now unfortunately that’s
CV available now unfortunately that’s not something I made up that’s the
not something I made up that’s the
not something I made up that’s the reality of a 28 year old man and
reality of a 28 year old man and
reality of a 28 year old man and Counting right now
Counting right now
Counting right now he’s 28 he finished his degree in public
he’s 28 he finished his degree in public
he’s 28 he finished his degree in public management and he is a has a boat that
management and he is a has a boat that
management and he is a has a boat that looks exactly like that standing at a
looks exactly like that standing at a
looks exactly like that standing at a robot looking for a job not know about
robot looking for a job not know about
robot looking for a job not know about you guys but when I go to university I’m
you guys but when I go to university I’m
you guys but when I go to university I’m not going there with the hopes of one
not going there with the hopes of one
not going there with the hopes of one day standing at the side of the road
day standing at the side of the road
day standing at the side of the road with a sign but have no fear guys the
with a sign but have no fear guys the
with a sign but have no fear guys the solution to your problems is here if we
solution to your problems is here if we
solution to your problems is here if we introduce internships and
introduce internships and
introduce internships and apprenticeships into the school
apprenticeships into the school
apprenticeships into the school curriculum we’ll have students meaning
curriculum we’ll have students meaning
curriculum we’ll have students meaning you guys making more informed decisions
you guys making more informed decisions
you guys making more informed decisions about your career choices and I’m sure
about your career choices and I’m sure
about your career choices and I’m sure you’re wondering so how do we do this
you’re wondering so how do we do this
you’re wondering so how do we do this well if we take students from grade 8
well if we take students from grade 8
well if we take students from grade 8 and say since there’s four terms in a
and say since there’s four terms in a
and say since there’s four terms in a school year we take two terms out of
school year we take two terms out of
school year we take two terms out of each year term and say that for two
each year term and say that for two
each year term and say that for two weeks you will go and you’ll intern or
weeks you will go and you’ll intern or
weeks you will go and you’ll intern or apprentice at a IVA a company that
apprentice at a IVA a company that
apprentice at a IVA a company that specializes in something or in a
specializes in something or in a
specializes in something or in a specific department of a company that
specific department of a company that
specific department of a company that special our corporate such as either a
special our corporate such as either a
special our corporate such as either a software development firm or the
software development firm or the
software development firm or the software development department of a
software development department of a
software development department of a large corporates such as Woolworths in
large corporates such as Woolworths in
large corporates such as Woolworths in those two weeks you’ll be provided with
those two weeks you’ll be provided with
those two weeks you’ll be provided with a mentor and that mentor will be your
a mentor and that mentor will be your
a mentor and that mentor will be your go-to person
go-to person
go-to person they’ll impart with you as introductory
they’ll impart with you as introductory
they’ll impart with you as introductory skillset as well as they’ll be the
skillset as well as they’ll be the
skillset as well as they’ll be the person to answer all of your questions
person to answer all of your questions
person to answer all of your questions about what it is that they do and also
about what it is that they do and also
about what it is that they do and also the dark side of every of what they do
the dark side of every of what they do
the dark side of every of what they do because every career path has a dark
because every career path has a dark
because every career path has a dark side and for me as an entrepreneur right
side and for me as an entrepreneur right
side and for me as an entrepreneur right now that dioxide is admin this will have
now that dioxide is admin this will have
now that dioxide is admin this will have a large and wonderful effect on students
a large and wonderful effect on students
a large and wonderful effect on students as as young people I know and I’m sure
as as young people I know and I’m sure
as as young people I know and I’m sure everybody else in here knows that we
everybody else in here knows that we
everybody else in here knows that we love to brag so at the end of two weeks
love to brag so at the end of two weeks
love to brag so at the end of two weeks I go back to school and we have and I’ll
I go back to school and we have and I’ll
I go back to school and we have and I’ll speak to my friends and tell my friends
speak to my friends and tell my friends
speak to my friends and tell my friends about what I did for two weeks and vice
about what I did for two weeks and vice
about what I did for two weeks and vice versa and thus we’ll have students
versa and thus we’ll have students
versa and thus we’ll have students engaging in meaningful and fruitful
engaging in meaningful and fruitful
engaging in meaningful and fruitful conversations that actually matter about
conversations that actually matter about
conversations that actually matter about their futures and this way we’ll have
their futures and this way we’ll have
their futures and this way we’ll have students learning something that a book
students learning something that a book
students learning something that a book will never be able to teach you good
will never be able to teach you good
will never be able to teach you good example of this is that when I was in
example of this is that when I was in
example of this is that when I was in grade five I wanted to be an architect
grade five I wanted to be an architect
grade five I wanted to be an architect and then I learned what an architect
and then I learned what an architect
and then I learned what an architect actually does from a book and I was like
actually does from a book and I was like
actually does from a book and I was like that’s not for me but the reason I
that’s not for me but the reason I
that’s not for me but the reason I wanted to be an architect was because I
wanted to be an architect was because I
wanted to be an architect was because I wanted to draw beautiful buildings and
wanted to draw beautiful buildings and
wanted to draw beautiful buildings and had I have found out that I could have
had I have found out that I could have
had I have found out that I could have become a draftsman which is the person
become a draftsman which is the person
become a draftsman which is the person who draws all the beautiful buildings
who draws all the beautiful buildings
who draws all the beautiful buildings for an architect I probably wouldn’t be
for an architect I probably wouldn’t be
for an architect I probably wouldn’t be giving you this talk today and I wasn’t
giving you this talk today and I wasn’t
giving you this talk today and I wasn’t able to find that out because I was
able to find that out because I was
able to find that out because I was never exposed to the right people nor
never exposed to the right people nor
never exposed to the right people nor did I have the opportunity to ask those
did I have the opportunity to ask those
did I have the opportunity to ask those questions this is a system that can work
questions this is a system that can work
questions this is a system that can work and I know it can work because I’ve done
and I know it can work because I’ve done
and I know it can work because I’ve done it and many successful people I know
it and many successful people I know
it and many successful people I know have gone through it before I left the
have gone through it before I left the
have gone through it before I left the school formal school education system
school formal school education system
school formal school education system when I was 16 and it was decided that I
when I was 16 and it was decided that I
when I was 16 and it was decided that I was gonna homeschool my mom said I don’t
was gonna homeschool my mom said I don’t
was gonna homeschool my mom said I don’t trust you you way too naughty I’m not
trust you you way too naughty I’m not
trust you you way too naughty I’m not leaving you at home alone you’re gonna
leaving you at home alone you’re gonna
leaving you at home alone you’re gonna have to follow me everywhere I go and as
have to follow me everywhere I go and as
have to follow me everywhere I go and as such I followed my mom everywhere she
such I followed my mom everywhere she
such I followed my mom everywhere she went and I came across the people that
went and I came across the people that
went and I came across the people that she comes across in her day to days and
she comes across in her day to days and
she comes across in her day to days and eventually I realized hey I know what
eventually I realized hey I know what
eventually I realized hey I know what you’re doing
you’re doing
you’re doing I can actually do that that’s pretty
I can actually do that that’s pretty
I can actually do that that’s pretty cool I like what you’re doing fast
cool I like what you’re doing fast
cool I like what you’re doing fast forward a few years later and I’m 19 now
forward a few years later and I’m 19 now
forward a few years later and I’m 19 now and I’ve been in quite a few industries
and I’ve been in quite a few industries
and I’ve been in quite a few industries and I have my own business I would like
and I have my own business I would like
and I have my own business I would like to see that by the end of 2017 to have
to see that by the end of 2017 to have
to see that by the end of 2017 to have at least 200 school students go through
at least 200 school students go through
at least 200 school students go through process and I challenge anyone in this
process and I challenge anyone in this
process and I challenge anyone in this room to join me on this mission I want
room to join me on this mission I want
room to join me on this mission I want you to close your eyes one more time
you to close your eyes one more time
you to close your eyes one more time you’re 15 again and it is that time for
you’re 15 again and it is that time for
you’re 15 again and it is that time for you to make a decision about the
you to make a decision about the
you to make a decision about the subjects that you will choose which will
subjects that you will choose which will
subjects that you will choose which will define what kind of degrees you’re going
define what kind of degrees you’re going
define what kind of degrees you’re going to study you may open your eyes this
to study you may open your eyes this
to study you may open your eyes this time because this time you’ve gone
time because this time you’ve gone
time because this time you’ve gone through eight different internships or
through eight different internships or
through eight different internships or apprenticeships and you’ve had eight
apprenticeships and you’ve had eight
apprenticeships and you’ve had eight different mentors and you’ve engaged in
different mentors and you’ve engaged in
different mentors and you’ve engaged in meaningful discussions with your friends
meaningful discussions with your friends
meaningful discussions with your friends so you make your choice wisely fast
so you make your choice wisely fast
so you make your choice wisely fast forward you’re 18 and it’s time for you
forward you’re 18 and it’s time for you
forward you’re 18 and it’s time for you to decide what degree you’re going to
to decide what degree you’re going to
to decide what degree you’re going to study you had 20 different mentors and
study you had 20 different mentors and
study you had 20 different mentors and you’ve been through 20 different
you’ve been through 20 different
you’ve been through 20 different industries you make your decision wisely
industries you make your decision wisely
industries you make your decision wisely finally 30 40 or even 50 years old able
finally 30 40 or even 50 years old able
finally 30 40 or even 50 years old able to say that you’re happy where you are
to say that you’re happy where you are
to say that you’re happy where you are and you can look back on your life
and you can look back on your life
and you can look back on your life knowing that you’ve made the most
knowing that you’ve made the most
knowing that you’ve made the most informed decisions possible to get to
informed decisions possible to get to
informed decisions possible to get to where you are thank you
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