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[Applause] laughs sell down sit still be quiet
laughs sell down sit still be quiet
laughs sell down sit still be quiet no talking this is a talk about joy how
no talking this is a talk about joy how
no talking this is a talk about joy how many of you in your educational
many of you in your educational
many of you in your educational experience have that kind of
experience have that kind of
experience have that kind of introduction to help inspire you to the
introduction to help inspire you to the
introduction to help inspire you to the joy of your learning as she mentioned
joy of your learning as she mentioned
joy of your learning as she mentioned I’ve spent over four decades designing
I’ve spent over four decades designing
I’ve spent over four decades designing helping people create educational
helping people create educational
helping people create educational environments more importantly than that
environments more importantly than that
environments more importantly than that I’ve had the opportunity to go across
I’ve had the opportunity to go across
I’ve had the opportunity to go across this country around the world and see
this country around the world and see
this country around the world and see learning environments and the action in
learning environments and the action in
learning environments and the action in its place and one of the things I was
its place and one of the things I was
its place and one of the things I was highly trained in is to be very
highly trained in is to be very
highly trained in is to be very observant this is a talk about joy but a
observant this is a talk about joy but a
observant this is a talk about joy but a lot of what I see is not joyful the
lot of what I see is not joyful the
lot of what I see is not joyful the number one thing if you survey
number one thing if you survey
number one thing if you survey high-school students about what they
high-school students about what they
high-school students about what they think about school is boredom that’s a
think about school is boredom that’s a
think about school is boredom that’s a shame so I’ve been working on a diagram
shame so I’ve been working on a diagram
shame so I’ve been working on a diagram that attempts to look at all the
that attempts to look at all the
that attempts to look at all the attributes that we’re trying to get into
attributes that we’re trying to get into
attributes that we’re trying to get into a person to make them whole happy joyful
a person to make them whole happy joyful
a person to make them whole happy joyful so a school is about number one
so a school is about number one
so a school is about number one education information how do we learn
education information how do we learn
education information how do we learn those things
those things
those things creativity something that’s sadly
creativity something that’s sadly
creativity something that’s sadly lacking how’s the civic and ethics and
lacking how’s the civic and ethics and
lacking how’s the civic and ethics and the character of people do you get along
the character of people do you get along
the character of people do you get along with well with one another we grade that
with well with one another we grade that
with well with one another we grade that in kindergarten but not much after that
in kindergarten but not much after that
in kindergarten but not much after that your physical health and your emotional
your physical health and your emotional
your physical health and your emotional health and together note the small hand
health and together note the small hand
health and together note the small hand in the middle if put in the right
in the middle if put in the right
in the middle if put in the right balance they should be able to help
balance they should be able to help
balance they should be able to help create joy but when I look at schools
create joy but when I look at schools
create joy but when I look at schools and most importantly when I look at
and most importantly when I look at
and most importantly when I look at students in schools I don’t see enough
students in schools I don’t see enough
students in schools I don’t see enough joy so the real question is what is joy
the point of this is that there is joy
the point of this is that there is joy in every one of us now I cheated on that
in every one of us now I cheated on that
in every one of us now I cheated on that one there was some tickling involved we
one there was some tickling involved we
one there was some tickling involved we forced the joy out of them but I assure
forced the joy out of them but I assure
forced the joy out of them but I assure you that every morning or virtually
you that every morning or virtually
you that every morning or virtually every morning that child wakes up happy
every morning that child wakes up happy
every morning that child wakes up happy energetic ready to take on life in all
energetic ready to take on life in all
energetic ready to take on life in all his forms and it says he’s a sponge for
his forms and it says he’s a sponge for
his forms and it says he’s a sponge for learning laughter is one of his coolest
learning laughter is one of his coolest
learning laughter is one of his coolest things he just learned to stand up by
things he just learned to stand up by
things he just learned to stand up by the way he is my grandson and his
the way he is my grandson and his
the way he is my grandson and his ancestral roots come from Europe Asia
ancestral roots come from Europe Asia
ancestral roots come from Europe Asia Africa and a small island 400 miles off
Africa and a small island 400 miles off
Africa and a small island 400 miles off the coast of South America so
the coast of South America so
the coast of South America so globalization has already happened it’s
globalization has already happened it’s
globalization has already happened it’s in my grandson what kind of future does
in my grandson what kind of future does
in my grandson what kind of future does he deserve and what are we doing about
he deserve and what are we doing about
he deserve and what are we doing about it so the point of all this is how do we
it so the point of all this is how do we
it so the point of all this is how do we create a world with a little bit more
create a world with a little bit more
create a world with a little bit more joy in it so in my work living here in
joy in it so in my work living here in
joy in it so in my work living here in Charles Ville I think the most
Charles Ville I think the most
Charles Ville I think the most empowering statement ever written in
empowering statement ever written in
empowering statement ever written in English is we hold these truths to be
English is we hold these truths to be
English is we hold these truths to be self-evident that all nascent beings are
self-evident that all nascent beings are
self-evident that all nascent beings are created equal and endowed by their
created equal and endowed by their
created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights
creator with certain unalienable rights
creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and
that among these are life liberty and
that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
the pursuit of happiness
the pursuit of happiness now there’s one word in there that’s
now there’s one word in there that’s
now there’s one word in there that’s really strange particularly at the time
really strange particularly at the time
really strange particularly at the time it was written we’re getting away from
it was written we’re getting away from
it was written we’re getting away from the tyranny of of kings and oversight
the tyranny of of kings and oversight
the tyranny of of kings and oversight our liberty but what is the strange word
our liberty but what is the strange word
our liberty but what is the strange word in there and it’s not the one I changed
in there and it’s not the one I changed
in there and it’s not the one I changed I did that to be more inclusive in our
I did that to be more inclusive in our
I did that to be more inclusive in our politically correct time it’s the last
politically correct time it’s the last
politically correct time it’s the last one the pursuit of happiness now since
one the pursuit of happiness now since
one the pursuit of happiness now since then you’ve already heard from cat we
then you’ve already heard from cat we
then you’ve already heard from cat we had a constitution a Bill of Rights and
had a constitution a Bill of Rights and
had a constitution a Bill of Rights and they protected our right to free speech
they protected our right to free speech
they protected our right to free speech our right to assembly even our right to
our right to assembly even our right to
our right to assembly even our right to bear arms but somewhere we lost that
bear arms but somewhere we lost that
bear arms but somewhere we lost that word happiness that might be the key to
word happiness that might be the key to
word happiness that might be the key to the future so I’ve been working on this
the future so I’ve been working on this
the future so I’ve been working on this diagram and for those of you that are
diagram and for those of you that are
diagram and for those of you that are not visually oriented I’m better with
not visually oriented I’m better with
not visually oriented I’m better with pictures than words
pictures than words
pictures than words the knowledge pieced in the information
the knowledge pieced in the information
the knowledge pieced in the information piece we’ve been working on that for a
piece we’ve been working on that for a
piece we’ve been working on that for a long time pretty much since the history
long time pretty much since the history
long time pretty much since the history in the beginning of humankind knowledge
in the beginning of humankind knowledge
in the beginning of humankind knowledge has been the basis of power if you could
has been the basis of power if you could
has been the basis of power if you could figure out the solar system and when the
figure out the solar system and when the
figure out the solar system and when the next moon would come up when the rains
next moon would come up when the rains
next moon would come up when the rains might come the seasons might change you
might come the seasons might change you
might come the seasons might change you had tremendous power over your tribe
had tremendous power over your tribe
had tremendous power over your tribe your group of people you could take that
your group of people you could take that
your group of people you could take that knowledge and make yourself king over
knowledge and make yourself king over
knowledge and make yourself king over time we’ve protected that knowledge from
time we’ve protected that knowledge from
time we’ve protected that knowledge from humankind because it represented power
humankind because it represented power
humankind because it represented power I had knowledge I don’t want you to have
I had knowledge I don’t want you to have
I had knowledge I don’t want you to have that but over time it slowly leaks out
that but over time it slowly leaks out
that but over time it slowly leaks out so we have the Catholic Church trying to
so we have the Catholic Church trying to
so we have the Catholic Church trying to prevent people from understanding
prevent people from understanding
prevent people from understanding business against their religious beliefs
business against their religious beliefs
business against their religious beliefs of how the universe is created but
of how the universe is created but
of how the universe is created but Galileo Copernicus figure out hold it
Galileo Copernicus figure out hold it
Galileo Copernicus figure out hold it earth isn’t in the center it’s the Sun
earth isn’t in the center it’s the Sun
earth isn’t in the center it’s the Sun they didn’t like that didn’t go well for
they didn’t like that didn’t go well for
they didn’t like that didn’t go well for them when they had the knowledge leaked
them when they had the knowledge leaked
them when they had the knowledge leaked out but we’ve continued on this basis of
out but we’ve continued on this basis of
out but we’ve continued on this basis of trying to understand morons leak down
trying to understand morons leak down
trying to understand morons leak down it’s leaked out and now knowledge is
it’s leaked out and now knowledge is
it’s leaked out and now knowledge is doubling every 13 months there’s more
doubling every 13 months there’s more
doubling every 13 months there’s more information in 13 months than there was
information in 13 months than there was
information in 13 months than there was before that so I know we have a bunch of
before that so I know we have a bunch of
before that so I know we have a bunch of students out there if you’re the
students out there if you’re the
students out there if you’re the smartest ninth grader in the history of
smartest ninth grader in the history of
smartest ninth grader in the history of humankind and you start in a ninth grade
humankind and you start in a ninth grade
humankind and you start in a ninth grade and you’ve great teachers great
and you’ve great teachers great
and you’ve great teachers great facilities all the technology needs and
facilities all the technology needs and
facilities all the technology needs and you learn everything there is to know
you learn everything there is to know
you learn everything there is to know when you start high school by the time
when you start high school by the time
when you start high school by the time you get to be a senior you will have
you get to be a senior you will have
you get to be a senior you will have accomplished this you will know three
accomplished this you will know three
accomplished this you will know three times less than when you started
times less than when you started
times less than when you started what an accomplishment for us all but
what an accomplishment for us all but
what an accomplishment for us all but yet that is what the basis of school and
yet that is what the basis of school and
yet that is what the basis of school and education and the system’s we have set
education and the system’s we have set
education and the system’s we have set up for our students to do is to learn
up for our students to do is to learn
up for our students to do is to learn more and more knowledge it’s a fool’s
more and more knowledge it’s a fool’s
more and more knowledge it’s a fool’s game you can’t do it anymore so why do
game you can’t do it anymore so why do
game you can’t do it anymore so why do we focus so much on that when we can’t
we focus so much on that when we can’t
we focus so much on that when we can’t do it and we have things like Who Wants
do it and we have things like Who Wants
do it and we have things like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
to Be a Millionaire
to Be a Millionaire jeopardy your SAT scores deciding who
jeopardy your SAT scores deciding who
jeopardy your SAT scores deciding who gets into what college it’s all based on
gets into what college it’s all based on
gets into what college it’s all based on your amount of knowledge however since
your amount of knowledge however since
your amount of knowledge however since the invention of the cell phone any one
the invention of the cell phone any one
the invention of the cell phone any one of us can win jeopardy if you give us
of us can win jeopardy if you give us
of us can win jeopardy if you give us about 7 seconds on a cell phone
about 7 seconds on a cell phone
about 7 seconds on a cell phone and yet we haven’t figured out what that
and yet we haven’t figured out what that
and yet we haven’t figured out what that difference in that time
difference in that time
difference in that time so we need to take a slight move back
so we need to take a slight move back
so we need to take a slight move back into history so we have different ages
into history so we have different ages
into history so we have different ages which we label it’s a lot easier label
which we label it’s a lot easier label
which we label it’s a lot easier label them after the fact but we won’t go too
them after the fact but we won’t go too
them after the fact but we won’t go too far back in time Dark Ages kind of
far back in time Dark Ages kind of
far back in time Dark Ages kind of depressing let’s just start with the
depressing let’s just start with the
depressing let’s just start with the Industrial Age big strong stuff
Industrial Age big strong stuff
Industrial Age big strong stuff Pittsburgh we’re making more steel than
Pittsburgh we’re making more steel than
Pittsburgh we’re making more steel than anybody in the world we’re building
anybody in the world we’re building
anybody in the world we’re building bridges locomotives for conquering the
bridges locomotives for conquering the
bridges locomotives for conquering the entire world we can do anything that
entire world we can do anything that
entire world we can do anything that works for a while until it didn’t and
works for a while until it didn’t and
works for a while until it didn’t and then we came to the Machine Age oh boy
then we came to the Machine Age oh boy
then we came to the Machine Age oh boy toasters refrigerators vacuum cleaners
toasters refrigerators vacuum cleaners
toasters refrigerators vacuum cleaners washing machines and that went along
washing machines and that went along
washing machines and that went along fine for a while
fine for a while
fine for a while by the way Pittsburgh stopped making
by the way Pittsburgh stopped making
by the way Pittsburgh stopped making steel they didn’t notice that for a
steel they didn’t notice that for a
steel they didn’t notice that for a while now we’re in the information age
while now we’re in the information age
while now we’re in the information age most people will tell you that’s where
most people will tell you that’s where
most people will tell you that’s where we are we’re in the knowledge-based
we are we’re in the knowledge-based
we are we’re in the knowledge-based economy that’s what we’re trying to
economy that’s what we’re trying to
economy that’s what we’re trying to train our students for the jobs of the
train our students for the jobs of the
train our students for the jobs of the 21st century a 21st century education
21st century a 21st century education
21st century a 21st century education going on what if we’ve already moved on
going on what if we’ve already moved on
going on what if we’ve already moved on what if we haven’t realized like
what if we haven’t realized like
what if we haven’t realized like Pittsburgh that steel wasn’t the thing
Pittsburgh that steel wasn’t the thing
Pittsburgh that steel wasn’t the thing anymore what if we’ve already beyond the
anymore what if we’ve already beyond the
anymore what if we’ve already beyond the Information Age there’s a lot of stuff
Information Age there’s a lot of stuff
Information Age there’s a lot of stuff going on that would indicate that that
going on that would indicate that that
going on that would indicate that that might be the case there was a we’ve had
might be the case there was a we’ve had
might be the case there was a we’ve had you probably remember when computers
you probably remember when computers
you probably remember when computers tried to be people in chess they’d be
tried to be people in chess they’d be
tried to be people in chess they’d be just in poker now just recently go as a
just in poker now just recently go as a
just in poker now just recently go as a Chinese game with more complexity than
Chinese game with more complexity than
Chinese game with more complexity than chess a whole lot more possibilities and
chess a whole lot more possibilities and
chess a whole lot more possibilities and moves intuitions an artificial
moves intuitions an artificial
moves intuitions an artificial intelligence machine spent three months
intelligence machine spent three months
intelligence machine spent three months playing itself to learn the game and
playing itself to learn the game and
playing itself to learn the game and beat the best masters that have ever
beat the best masters that have ever
beat the best masters that have ever have every time the best master in the
have every time the best master in the
have every time the best master in the world quit after 27 moves he gave up I
world quit after 27 moves he gave up I
world quit after 27 moves he gave up I can’t do that anymore so maybe we’re in
can’t do that anymore so maybe we’re in
can’t do that anymore so maybe we’re in a different time so the question is what
a different time so the question is what
a different time so the question is what the heck does this have to do about
the heck does this have to do about
the heck does this have to do about architecture my partners have been
architecture my partners have been
architecture my partners have been wondering about that meat for me a long
wondering about that meat for me a long
wondering about that meat for me a long time if you read the New York Times
time if you read the New York Times
time if you read the New York Times Sunday section you’d probably conclude
Sunday section you’d probably conclude
Sunday section you’d probably conclude nothing but it turns out that the places
nothing but it turns out that the places
nothing but it turns out that the places that we do things are in are incredibly
that we do things are in are incredibly
that we do things are in are incredibly important to us there are a lot of
important to us there are a lot of
important to us there are a lot of quotes on it but I like Winston
quotes on it but I like Winston
quotes on it but I like Winston Churchill’s which essentially says we
Churchill’s which essentially says we
Churchill’s which essentially says we spend a few moments thinking about and
spend a few moments thinking about and
spend a few moments thinking about and what kinds of things and shapes where
what kinds of things and shapes where
what kinds of things and shapes where we’re going to build
we’re going to build
we’re going to build we’re gonna build and then we spend our
we’re gonna build and then we spend our
we’re gonna build and then we spend our rest of our lives being shaped by that
the happiest place in the world it
the happiest place in the world it builds itself is Disneyland Disneyworld
builds itself is Disneyland Disneyworld
builds itself is Disneyland Disneyworld what’s the secret to that place people
what’s the secret to that place people
what’s the secret to that place people love it they go there they spend a lot
love it they go there they spend a lot
love it they go there they spend a lot of time is it because it has the best
of time is it because it has the best
of time is it because it has the best rollercoasters the best food the number
rollercoasters the best food the number
rollercoasters the best food the number one thing you do in Disney World is wait
one thing you do in Disney World is wait
one thing you do in Disney World is wait on line you meet really bad expensive
on line you meet really bad expensive
on line you meet really bad expensive food you’re tired and exhausted at the
food you’re tired and exhausted at the
food you’re tired and exhausted at the end of the day but people go time after
end of the day but people go time after
end of the day but people go time after time what is the six secret success of
time what is the six secret success of
time what is the six secret success of Disney World it’s the environment they
Disney World it’s the environment they
Disney World it’s the environment they have created the image of a perfect
have created the image of a perfect
have created the image of a perfect place there are no weeds there are no
place there are no weeds there are no
place there are no weeds there are no trash this is that simple they’ve
trash this is that simple they’ve
trash this is that simple they’ve created a place that the space situation
created a place that the space situation
created a place that the space situation you’re in is almost perfect people love
you’re in is almost perfect people love
you’re in is almost perfect people love it when you’re feeling worn out you go
it when you’re feeling worn out you go
it when you’re feeling worn out you go we’re on vacation you go to your happy
we’re on vacation you go to your happy
we’re on vacation you go to your happy spot you go to the beach why can’t we
spot you go to the beach why can’t we
spot you go to the beach why can’t we have that everywhere and that’s the
have that everywhere and that’s the
have that everywhere and that’s the power of architecture so my specialty as
power of architecture so my specialty as
power of architecture so my specialty as I said is looking at learning
I said is looking at learning
I said is looking at learning environments what if we thought a little
environments what if we thought a little
environments what if we thought a little bit more deeply about the spaces and
bit more deeply about the spaces and
bit more deeply about the spaces and places that we’re creating to educate
places that we’re creating to educate
places that we’re creating to educate our children what if we were a little
our children what if we were a little
our children what if we were a little bit more insightful about how we did
bit more insightful about how we did
bit more insightful about how we did that what if they’re a little bit more
that what if they’re a little bit more
that what if they’re a little bit more respectful of the environment of the
respectful of the environment of the
respectful of the environment of the people that are in it
people that are in it
people that are in it so back to the diagram against the space
so back to the diagram against the space
so back to the diagram against the space we’re in is the number two factor of the
we’re in is the number two factor of the
we’re in is the number two factor of the memories that are created so if I say
memories that are created so if I say
memories that are created so if I say she mentioned third grade high school
she mentioned third grade high school
she mentioned third grade high school where you immediately have a picture of
where you immediately have a picture of
where you immediately have a picture of that I say Thanksgiving dinner the first
that I say Thanksgiving dinner the first
that I say Thanksgiving dinner the first thing that comes to your mind is the
thing that comes to your mind is the
thing that comes to your mind is the places that you did that that’s what’s
places that you did that that’s what’s
places that you did that that’s what’s creating your essence your different
creating your essence your different
creating your essence your different definition of yourself but what if we
definition of yourself but what if we
definition of yourself but what if we were a little bit more careful about how
were a little bit more careful about how
were a little bit more careful about how we did that what might that look like
we did that what might that look like
we did that what might that look like this looks largely like my fourth grade
this looks largely like my fourth grade
this looks largely like my fourth grade classroom command control order sit
classroom command control order sit
classroom command control order sit still shut up it’s perfect if you’re
still shut up it’s perfect if you’re
still shut up it’s perfect if you’re trying to raise the next generation of
trying to raise the next generation of
trying to raise the next generation of people to work in factories
people to work in factories
people to work in factories but what if it looked more like this the
but what if it looked more like this the
but what if it looked more like this the possibilities of what’s available the
possibilities of what’s available the
possibilities of what’s available the students to do what they want to do when
students to do what they want to do when
students to do what they want to do when they want to do is learn what they want
they want to do is learn what they want
they want to do is learn what they want to learn how they want to learn what if
to learn how they want to learn what if
to learn how they want to learn what if the students can operate that school
what if the microphone worked so this is
what if the microphone worked so this is a NetZero school Discovery Elementary
a NetZero school Discovery Elementary
a NetZero school Discovery Elementary School in Arlington Virginia it’s
School in Arlington Virginia it’s
School in Arlington Virginia it’s actually net positive in its first year
actually net positive in its first year
actually net positive in its first year it made all of the electricity that it
it made all of the electricity that it
it made all of the electricity that it needed for the year and it’s the only
needed for the year and it’s the only
needed for the year and it’s the only thing it uses electricity so no fossil
thing it uses electricity so no fossil
thing it uses electricity so no fossil fuels no pollution no anything but the
fuels no pollution no anything but the
fuels no pollution no anything but the students get to experiment and operate
students get to experiment and operate
students get to experiment and operate it with it in its first year it made
it with it in its first year it made
it with it in its first year it made enough for itself plus seven big houses
enough for itself plus seven big houses
enough for itself plus seven big houses in Northern Virginia this year the
in Northern Virginia this year the
in Northern Virginia this year the students are engaged and working on it
students are engaged and working on it
students are engaged and working on it to see how much more it can do what if
to see how much more it can do what if
to see how much more it can do what if we really focused on creativity and we
we really focused on creativity and we
we really focused on creativity and we had a broad definition of it it’s not
had a broad definition of it it’s not
had a broad definition of it it’s not music and art it is music and art but
music and art it is music and art but
music and art it is music and art but it’s so much more than that and it’s not
it’s so much more than that and it’s not
it’s so much more than that and it’s not music one period a day on a Tuesday what
music one period a day on a Tuesday what
music one period a day on a Tuesday what if you could play your cello your violin
if you could play your cello your violin
if you could play your cello your violin whenever you wanted in the school for as
whenever you wanted in the school for as
whenever you wanted in the school for as long as you wanted all of the brain
long as you wanted all of the brain
long as you wanted all of the brain science indicates we have to spend many
science indicates we have to spend many
science indicates we have to spend many hours at something before we master it
hours at something before we master it
hours at something before we master it what if that was available to students
what if that was available to students
what if that was available to students instead of regulating their time what if
instead of regulating their time what if
instead of regulating their time what if we allowed them to do the things they’re
we allowed them to do the things they’re
we allowed them to do the things they’re most passionate about what if creativity
most passionate about what if creativity
most passionate about what if creativity was embedded in everything they do and
was embedded in everything they do and
was embedded in everything they do and it wasn’t a 50-minute art period that
it wasn’t a 50-minute art period that
it wasn’t a 50-minute art period that you had to clean up that you could work
you had to clean up that you could work
you had to clean up that you could work on projects that had real substance to
on projects that had real substance to
on projects that had real substance to it what if you could do it outside
it what if you could do it outside
it what if you could do it outside whenever you wanted to golden thing
whenever you wanted to golden thing
whenever you wanted to golden thing about the outside it does all kinds of
about the outside it does all kinds of
about the outside it does all kinds of things for a happiness and our health
what about our civics these pieces are
what about our civics these pieces are in bad shape right now in our ethics and
in bad shape right now in our ethics and
in bad shape right now in our ethics and we play well with one another once again
we play well with one another once again
we play well with one another once again space and the places we shape form those
space and the places we shape form those
space and the places we shape form those things how can you have places for
things how can you have places for
things how can you have places for people to interact in the moment when
people to interact in the moment when
people to interact in the moment when they’re working doing what they’re going
they’re working doing what they’re going
they’re working doing what they’re going about and make it places that are fun to
about and make it places that are fun to
about and make it places that are fun to be this is a picture of a storm water
be this is a picture of a storm water
be this is a picture of a storm water detention pond every one of those rings
detention pond every one of those rings
detention pond every one of those rings is a 25 50 hundred year flood but it’s a
is a 25 50 hundred year flood but it’s a
is a 25 50 hundred year flood but it’s a place the children can interact with
place the children can interact with
place the children can interact with each other well if there are little
each other well if there are little
each other well if there are little places in a school that people can get
places in a school that people can get
places in a school that people can get together a widened window sill just a
together a widened window sill just a
together a widened window sill just a little place for us girls to sit and
little place for us girls to sit and
little place for us girls to sit and chat about what we’re doing
chat about what we’re doing
chat about what we’re doing what if we did it as we got a little bit
what if we did it as we got a little bit
what if we did it as we got a little bit older we had Pleasant places to talk
older we had Pleasant places to talk
older we had Pleasant places to talk they change the environment why don’t we
they change the environment why don’t we
they change the environment why don’t we have places where we can get together
have places where we can get together
have places where we can get together and interact about all the difficult
and interact about all the difficult
and interact about all the difficult issues that are available anytime
issues that are available anytime
issues that are available anytime anywhere in this places that were
anywhere in this places that were
anywhere in this places that were raising our children what about our
raising our children what about our
raising our children what about our physical health they should be active
physical health they should be active
physical health they should be active all the time if you watch an NFL game
all the time if you watch an NFL game
all the time if you watch an NFL game it’s not about whether they’re kneeling
it’s not about whether they’re kneeling
it’s not about whether they’re kneeling or not they’ll advertise it every child
or not they’ll advertise it every child
or not they’ll advertise it every child should get 50 minutes of exercise a day
should get 50 minutes of exercise a day
should get 50 minutes of exercise a day they should they should get more than
they should they should get more than
they should they should get more than that they actually should get exercise
that they actually should get exercise
that they actually should get exercise every 50 minutes as you sit here in this
every 50 minutes as you sit here in this
every 50 minutes as you sit here in this audience for 15 minutes your brain is
audience for 15 minutes your brain is
audience for 15 minutes your brain is slowly slowly turning itself off we have
slowly slowly turning itself off we have
slowly slowly turning itself off we have to do a lot of things to try get you
to do a lot of things to try get you
to do a lot of things to try get you energized so you don’t do that but if
energized so you don’t do that but if
energized so you don’t do that but if children just go up two flights of
children just go up two flights of
children just go up two flights of stairs between classes their brains are
stairs between classes their brains are
stairs between classes their brains are rejuvenated food this is criminal how we
rejuvenated food this is criminal how we
rejuvenated food this is criminal how we feed children in school the only way we
feed children in school the only way we
feed children in school the only way we feed children and schools that like that
feed children and schools that like that
feed children and schools that like that are the military prisons children and
are the military prisons children and
are the military prisons children and animals were getting ready to slaughter
animals were getting ready to slaughter
animals were getting ready to slaughter why don’t we make food the fundamental
why don’t we make food the fundamental
why don’t we make food the fundamental human activity of learning and sharing
human activity of learning and sharing
human activity of learning and sharing the food a happy occasion where the
the food a happy occasion where the
the food a happy occasion where the students are involved they learn how
students are involved they learn how
students are involved they learn how about their food and what goes into it
about their food and what goes into it
about their food and what goes into it playing outside is a very simple thing
playing outside is a very simple thing
playing outside is a very simple thing to do yet it’s recess it’s a privilege
to do yet it’s recess it’s a privilege
to do yet it’s recess it’s a privilege in school and playing in nature it turns
in school and playing in nature it turns
in school and playing in nature it turns out to be critical so how do you
out to be critical so how do you
out to be critical so how do you transition from your physical health to
transition from your physical health to
transition from your physical health to your mental health you have a picture of
your mental health you have a picture of
your mental health you have a picture of Einstein in his bathing suit so
Einstein in his bathing suit so
Einstein in his bathing suit so certainly he was smart a lot of
certainly he was smart a lot of
certainly he was smart a lot of intelligence a lot of creativity good
intelligence a lot of creativity good
intelligence a lot of creativity good civic quality maybe not so much on the
civic quality maybe not so much on the
civic quality maybe not so much on the physical health but emotionally he
physical health but emotionally he
physical health but emotionally he understood the importance of those
understood the importance of those
understood the importance of those things and how do we do that so we have
things and how do we do that so we have
things and how do we do that so we have places of joy this is a slide to get
places of joy this is a slide to get
places of joy this is a slide to get from the second floor to the first floor
from the second floor to the first floor
from the second floor to the first floor and the principal loves this question
and the principal loves this question
and the principal loves this question when did the kids get to do that she
when did the kids get to do that she
when did the kids get to do that she answers it whenever they want to having
answers it whenever they want to having
answers it whenever they want to having places in schools where you can sit and
places in schools where you can sit and
places in schools where you can sit and become not all of us are extroverts or
become not all of us are extroverts or
become not all of us are extroverts or introverts how do you have time for
introverts how do you have time for
introverts how do you have time for reflection learning requires a downtime
reflection learning requires a downtime
reflection learning requires a downtime to process things in between lessons we
to process things in between lessons we
to process things in between lessons we don’t do that very well we’re scheduling
don’t do that very well we’re scheduling
don’t do that very well we’re scheduling our children’s activity after another so
our children’s activity after another so
our children’s activity after another so thought about this this is expensive how
thought about this this is expensive how
thought about this this is expensive how are we going to change all these things
are we going to change all these things
are we going to change all these things how are we gonna have that for everybody
how are we gonna have that for everybody
how are we gonna have that for everybody we have all this infrastructure what is
we have all this infrastructure what is
we have all this infrastructure what is a perfect learning environment look like
we couldn’t possibly afford that they’re
we couldn’t possibly afford that they’re learning they’re creative if they’re
learning they’re creative if they’re
learning they’re creative if they’re getting along real well with each other
getting along real well with each other
getting along real well with each other this physical exercise and they are
this physical exercise and they are
this physical exercise and they are happy
so I mentioned this is a talk about joy
so I mentioned this is a talk about joy let’s talk about ages information is
let’s talk about ages information is
let’s talk about ages information is doubling every 13 months what’s next
doubling every 13 months what’s next
doubling every 13 months what’s next one of the beauties about being an
one of the beauties about being an
one of the beauties about being an architect is you start with a blank
architect is you start with a blank
architect is you start with a blank sheet of paper that’s the business I’m
sheet of paper that’s the business I’m
sheet of paper that’s the business I’m in is figuring out all the possibilities
in is figuring out all the possibilities
in is figuring out all the possibilities there
there
there the only thing preventing us from all
the only thing preventing us from all
the only thing preventing us from all the possibilities is what we can think
the possibilities is what we can think
the possibilities is what we can think of what we can conceive so since the
of what we can conceive so since the
of what we can conceive so since the history of mankind we have more and more
history of mankind we have more and more
history of mankind we have more and more knowledge we’ve pretty much got that
knowledge we’ve pretty much got that
knowledge we’ve pretty much got that what does this point in time allow us to
what does this point in time allow us to
what does this point in time allow us to do maybe just maybe it allows us to pick
do maybe just maybe it allows us to pick
do maybe just maybe it allows us to pick what the next age is so instead of
what the next age is so instead of
what the next age is so instead of worrying about how fast the amount of
worrying about how fast the amount of
worrying about how fast the amount of information is doubling what if we were
information is doubling what if we were
information is doubling what if we were concerned about how fast the amount of
concerned about how fast the amount of
concerned about how fast the amount of joy in the world was doubling what if we
joy in the world was doubling what if we
joy in the world was doubling what if we had the power to decide what the next
had the power to decide what the next
had the power to decide what the next age could be I think it should be the
age could be I think it should be the
age could be I think it should be the age of joy thank you
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