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Customizing Education | Ahsan Nayaz | TEDxOOBSchool


Albert Einstein once said if the Georgia

Albert Einstein once said if the Georgia fish parts capability to climb a tree it

fish parts capability to climb a tree it

fish parts capability to climb a tree it will live its entire life believing that

will live its entire life believing that

will live its entire life believing that it is stupid the schools of today do not

it is stupid the schools of today do not

it is stupid the schools of today do not only make fishes climb trees but make

only make fishes climb trees but make

only make fishes climb trees but make them climb down and you’re on the

them climb down and you’re on the

them climb down and you’re on the marathon let me elaborate more of this

marathon let me elaborate more of this

marathon let me elaborate more of this let’s have a look at industries and then

let’s have a look at industries and then

let’s have a look at industries and then the modern education system in the

the modern education system in the

the modern education system in the industries workers were asked to align

industries workers were asked to align

industries workers were asked to align themselves with me crews with no talking

themselves with me crews with no talking

themselves with me crews with no talking and success depended but are following

and success depended but are following

and success depended but are following orders on top of that their products

orders on top of that their products

orders on top of that their products were graded with letters such as a B or

were graded with letters such as a B or

were graded with letters such as a B or C which letter mine

C which letter mine

C which letter mine product quality now let’s have a look at

product quality now let’s have a look at

product quality now let’s have a look at schools in schools students were asked

schools in schools students were asked

schools in schools students were asked to arrange the self in each rules and to

to arrange the self in each rules and to

to arrange the self in each rules and to reason and to raise a hand if they have

reason and to raise a hand if they have

reason and to raise a hand if they have a doubt also they have to go through

a doubt also they have to go through

a doubt also they have to go through tests and then that test people’s for

tests and then that test people’s for

tests and then that test people’s for grade-level letters such as a B or C

still do not get what I’m trying to say

still do not get what I’m trying to say how would we play a game where I ask you

how would we play a game where I ask you

how would we play a game where I ask you a question and you have exactly one

a question and you have exactly one

a question and you have exactly one second to answer me so let’s begin first

second to answer me so let’s begin first

second to answer me so let’s begin first question a form most of you have you

question a form most of you have you

question a form most of you have you must have noticed and most of you have

must have noticed and most of you have

must have noticed and most of you have come up with the answer as Apple why is

come up with the answer as Apple why is

come up with the answer as Apple why is it that most of us are thinking the same

it that most of us are thinking the same

it that most of us are thinking the same thing

thing

thing what happened a few of us come up with

what happened a few of us come up with

what happened a few of us come up with the different answers such as Apple or

the different answers such as Apple or

the different answers such as Apple or an arrow is it because we are not

an arrow is it because we are not

an arrow is it because we are not creative but scientists have proven that

creative but scientists have proven that

creative but scientists have proven that no two brains are the same also a report

no two brains are the same also a report

no two brains are the same also a report from NSA says that 98% children have

from NSA says that 98% children have

from NSA says that 98% children have their own way of thinking and hence are

their own way of thinking and hence are

their own way of thinking and hence are creative this number reduces to 4

creative this number reduces to 4

creative this number reduces to 4 percent when they finish their education

percent when they finish their education

percent when they finish their education the answer why all of us were thinking

the answer why all of us were thinking

the answer why all of us were thinking the same thing is because we all have

the same thing is because we all have

the same thing is because we all have been victims of this outdated education

been victims of this outdated education

been victims of this outdated education system this education system was

system this education system was

system this education system was established during the industrial age so

established during the industrial age so

established during the industrial age so that students would be used to the

that students would be used to the

that students would be used to the situation of factories and so when they

situation of factories and so when they

situation of factories and so when they grow up they will be accustomed to it

grow up they will be accustomed to it

grow up they will be accustomed to it but now the world has changed it

but now the world has changed it

but now the world has changed it evolve it needs people for more

evolve it needs people for more

evolve it needs people for more innovative creative and collaborative

innovative creative and collaborative

innovative creative and collaborative and such a kind of system cannot provide

and such a kind of system cannot provide

and such a kind of system cannot provide us with these kind of people so my idea

us with these kind of people so my idea

us with these kind of people so my idea is to customize education because I

is to customize education because I

is to customize education because I believe if we kept cars and Facebook

believe if we kept cars and Facebook

believe if we kept cars and Facebook pages you can surely customize education

pages you can surely customize education

pages you can surely customize education this is the first thing is the way the

this is the first thing is the way the

this is the first thing is the way the Apple is presented and by Apple I mean

Apple is presented and by Apple I mean

Apple is presented and by Apple I mean knowledge what if students instead of

knowledge what if students instead of

knowledge what if students instead of being provided with a textbook with

being provided with a textbook with

being provided with a textbook with someone else’s of someone else’s

someone else’s of someone else’s

someone else’s of someone else’s viewpoint were provided with a textbook

viewpoint were provided with a textbook

viewpoint were provided with a textbook where they had to fill in their own

where they had to fill in their own

where they had to fill in their own information and in this process they

information and in this process they

information and in this process they could make mistakes and the teacher

could make mistakes and the teacher

could make mistakes and the teacher would guide them towards the correct

would guide them towards the correct

would guide them towards the correct answer because we do learn from our

answer because we do learn from our

answer because we do learn from our mistakes second doing the work out of

mistakes second doing the work out of

mistakes second doing the work out of home book I believe that is no soy

home book I believe that is no soy

home book I believe that is no soy students should be instead of being

students should be instead of being

students should be instead of being asked to give answers to question should

asked to give answers to question should

asked to give answers to question should be given the task of coming up with

be given the task of coming up with

be given the task of coming up with questions

questions

questions this would help them understand the

this would help them understand the

this would help them understand the question the practicality of their

question the practicality of their

question the practicality of their knowledge by now you must be trying to

knowledge by now you must be trying to

knowledge by now you must be trying to do is move from compliance to engagement

do is move from compliance to engagement

do is move from compliance to engagement but I am looking way beyond that I am

but I am looking way beyond that I am

but I am looking way beyond that I am aiming towards empowerment

aiming towards empowerment

aiming towards empowerment engagement is a environment where people

engagement is a environment where people

engagement is a environment where people from students instead of students want

from students instead of students want

from students instead of students want to learn instead of half to learn and

to learn instead of half to learn and

to learn instead of half to learn and for this we need to empower them and

for this we need to empower them and

for this we need to empower them and this requires a huge shift and that is a

this requires a huge shift and that is a

this requires a huge shift and that is a shift from instead of shift from giving

shift from instead of shift from giving

shift from instead of shift from giving choices to inspiring possibilities a

choices to inspiring possibilities a

choices to inspiring possibilities a shift from making the subject

shift from making the subject

shift from making the subject interesting to tapping into the students

interesting to tapping into the students

interesting to tapping into the students interest the current system of education

interest the current system of education

interest the current system of education is a system where students have to learn

is a system where students have to learn

is a system where students have to learn the same thing the same time the same

the same thing the same time the same

the same thing the same time the same way as everyone else which is totally

way as everyone else which is totally

way as everyone else which is totally impractical and hence we need to change

impractical and hence we need to change

impractical and hence we need to change it and that we can do only by empowering

it and that we can do only by empowering

it and that we can do only by empowering them

them

them and to empower them we need to shift

and to empower them we need to shift

and to empower them we need to shift from taking assessments from assessing

from taking assessments from assessing

from taking assessments from assessing your own learning an iterative process

your own learning an iterative process

your own learning an iterative process to which you make mistakes but they do

to which you make mistakes but they do

to which you make mistakes but they do lead to success but as I mentioned

lead to success but as I mentioned

lead to success but as I mentioned before we do learn from our success it

before we do learn from our success it

before we do learn from our success it happens when you experiment it happens

happens when you experiment it happens

happens when you experiment it happens when you give the students the voice and

when you give the students the voice and

when you give the students the voice and choice it happens when you abandon the

choice it happens when you abandon the

choice it happens when you abandon the curriculum and take them to take them

curriculum and take them to take them

curriculum and take them to take them off route towards the learning it

off route towards the learning it

off route towards the learning it happens when you teach the students

happens when you teach the students

happens when you teach the students pitch to the students and not to the

pitch to the students and not to the

pitch to the students and not to the test it happens when you unlock the

test it happens when you unlock the

test it happens when you unlock the creative potential and it happens when

creative potential and it happens when

creative potential and it happens when you make the bold decisions of letting

you make the bold decisions of letting

you make the bold decisions of letting the students design and make and solve

the students design and make and solve

the students design and make and solve problems that they think relevant

problems that they think relevant

problems that they think relevant because when you do that you’re planting

because when you do that you’re planting

because when you do that you’re planting the seeds for future even you could not

the seeds for future even you could not

the seeds for future even you could not have imagined thank you

have imagined thank you

have imagined thank you [Applause]

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