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Education Needs Love – Here’s Why | Nicola Middleton | TEDxYouth@ISF


we live in a beautiful and mysterious

we live in a beautiful and mysterious universe we are love creatures I call us

universe we are love creatures I call us

universe we are love creatures I call us that because we are made by love before

that because we are made by love before

that because we are made by love before love we are full of infinite potential

love we are full of infinite potential

love we are full of infinite potential and mysterious wonder and we are a

and mysterious wonder and we are a

and mysterious wonder and we are a sacred an integral part of this world

sacred an integral part of this world

sacred an integral part of this world home but then our systems our man-made

home but then our systems our man-made

home but then our systems our man-made systems business religion political

systems business religion political

systems business religion political social and educational they change and

social and educational they change and

social and educational they change and they change our world they take us away

they change our world they take us away

they change our world they take us away from their way and lead us into an

from their way and lead us into an

from their way and lead us into an artificial reality they make us lose

artificial reality they make us lose

artificial reality they make us lose touch with our true identity our God

touch with our true identity our God

touch with our true identity our God creates itself I don’t want to lose

creates itself I don’t want to lose

creates itself I don’t want to lose touch with my true identity I don’t want

touch with my true identity I don’t want

touch with my true identity I don’t want to lose my way to you but it happens our

to lose my way to you but it happens our

to lose my way to you but it happens our systems are our big problems we made

systems are our big problems we made

systems are our big problems we made them and we live by them in fact we live

them and we live by them in fact we live

them and we live by them in fact we live inside them living in a box

inside them living in a box

inside them living in a box I believe our systems take us away from

I believe our systems take us away from

I believe our systems take us away from the universe and the real world and they

the universe and the real world and they

the universe and the real world and they train us into an artificial reality and

train us into an artificial reality and

train us into an artificial reality and make us believe it’s real I define the

make us believe it’s real I define the

make us believe it’s real I define the real world as the world that was here

real world as the world that was here

real world as the world that was here before us

before us

before us and will be here after us it is the

and will be here after us it is the

and will be here after us it is the natural world I define the artificial

natural world I define the artificial

natural world I define the artificial world as the one that we have added on

world as the one that we have added on

world as the one that we have added on with our boxes our rules and our ways of

with our boxes our rules and our ways of

with our boxes our rules and our ways of thinking right now

thinking right now

thinking right now humanity in ever-increasing measure is

humanity in ever-increasing measure is

humanity in ever-increasing measure is saying it’s not working already humanity

saying it’s not working already humanity

saying it’s not working already humanity is seeking to rebalance herself yoga

is seeking to rebalance herself yoga

is seeking to rebalance herself yoga meditation mindfulness changes happening

but it’s not enough

but it’s not enough I’m going to look at one system today

I’m going to look at one system today

I’m going to look at one system today education education provides knowledge

education education provides knowledge

education education provides knowledge skills for children it prepares them to

skills for children it prepares them to

skills for children it prepares them to be value-adding citizens of the world

be value-adding citizens of the world

be value-adding citizens of the world one day

one day

one day it creates social experiences and it

it creates social experiences and it

it creates social experiences and it provides sport music and other interests

provides sport music and other interests

provides sport music and other interests so where does it fail our education

so where does it fail our education

so where does it fail our education system trains our children to fit into

system trains our children to fit into

system trains our children to fit into the man-made boxes it conditions their

the man-made boxes it conditions their

the man-made boxes it conditions their thinking in an incomplete way it takes

thinking in an incomplete way it takes

thinking in an incomplete way it takes them right away from their original

them right away from their original

them right away from their original happy free innocent State and it doesn’t

happy free innocent State and it doesn’t

happy free innocent State and it doesn’t see the whole person I like to say

see the whole person I like to say

see the whole person I like to say education it’s great for the mind half

education it’s great for the mind half

education it’s great for the mind half the mind at least it’s not so great for

the mind at least it’s not so great for

the mind at least it’s not so great for the heart

the heart

the heart my daughter is in grade 11 at the moment

my daughter is in grade 11 at the moment

my daughter is in grade 11 at the moment and we are attending University

and we are attending University

and we are attending University presentations and planning some summer

presentations and planning some summer

presentations and planning some summer university visits and I’m hearing grades

university visits and I’m hearing grades

university visits and I’m hearing grades grades grades I don’t like it it’s

grades grades I don’t like it it’s

grades grades I don’t like it it’s rooted in the paradigm when we believe

rooted in the paradigm when we believe

rooted in the paradigm when we believe performance is everything so clearly the

performance is everything so clearly the

performance is everything so clearly the system needs change the question is what

system needs change the question is what

system needs change the question is what change I’m glad you asked look at the

change I’m glad you asked look at the

change I’m glad you asked look at the birds in the air the flowers in the

birds in the air the flowers in the

birds in the air the flowers in the field they are free they can just be we

field they are free they can just be we

field they are free they can just be we can say they trust the universe to take

can say they trust the universe to take

can say they trust the universe to take care of them and meet their needs not so

care of them and meet their needs not so

care of them and meet their needs not so with us we don’t trust the universe to

with us we don’t trust the universe to

with us we don’t trust the universe to take care of us and meet our needs to

take care of us and meet our needs to

take care of us and meet our needs to trust means to have faith faith is a

trust means to have faith faith is a

trust means to have faith faith is a thing we can feel in our hearts so we’ve

thing we can feel in our hearts so we’ve

thing we can feel in our hearts so we’ve taken faith out of the education system

taken faith out of the education system

taken faith out of the education system lack of faith means we have to control

lack of faith means we have to control

lack of faith means we have to control things that are way bigger than us and

things that are way bigger than us and

things that are way bigger than us and controlling things gradually kills the

controlling things gradually kills the

controlling things gradually kills the life of our hearts and imprisons them

life of our hearts and imprisons them

life of our hearts and imprisons them into these artificial systems there’s a

into these artificial systems there’s a

into these artificial systems there’s a quote that says guard your heart for it

quote that says guard your heart for it

quote that says guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life so what do we

is the wellspring of life so what do we

is the wellspring of life so what do we want do we want to control or do we want

want do we want to control or do we want

want do we want to control or do we want to experience our lives as

to experience our lives as

to experience our lives as he and free and their life I say we

he and free and their life I say we

he and free and their life I say we bring faith back into education and

bring faith back into education and

bring faith back into education and allow it to drive the system next love

allow it to drive the system next love

allow it to drive the system next love we need love and education that’s my

we need love and education that’s my

we need love and education that’s my life slogan by the way change the world

life slogan by the way change the world

life slogan by the way change the world Love Wins our children are vulnerable

Love Wins our children are vulnerable

Love Wins our children are vulnerable they’re finding their way in life with

they’re finding their way in life with

they’re finding their way in life with our help they need love above all else

our help they need love above all else

our help they need love above all else they must experience love at school

they must experience love at school

they must experience love at school there is an African saying we’re good –

there is an African saying we’re good –

there is an African saying we’re good – it means I am Who I am because of who we

it means I am Who I am because of who we

it means I am Who I am because of who we all are together we are humanity we are

all are together we are humanity we are

all are together we are humanity we are the human family we are a vulnerable

the human family we are a vulnerable

the human family we are a vulnerable human family who needs love

human family who needs love

human family who needs love now we don’t box our humanity out of the

now we don’t box our humanity out of the

now we don’t box our humanity out of the system instead we infuse our systems

system instead we infuse our systems

system instead we infuse our systems with love and we allow our humanity to

with love and we allow our humanity to

with love and we allow our humanity to thrive and on to play we won’t play in

thrive and on to play we won’t play in

thrive and on to play we won’t play in education play leads to fun laughter

education play leads to fun laughter

education play leads to fun laughter happiness open-heartedness

happiness open-heartedness

happiness open-heartedness and togetherness play teachers valuable

and togetherness play teachers valuable

and togetherness play teachers valuable life skills communication relationship

life skills communication relationship

life skills communication relationship emotional intelligence and none of it

emotional intelligence and none of it

emotional intelligence and none of it feels like learning then creative

feels like learning then creative

feels like learning then creative expression I’m talking drama dance music

expression I’m talking drama dance music

expression I’m talking drama dance music art do we realize how much of life is

art do we realize how much of life is

art do we realize how much of life is roleplay think about it student teacher

roleplay think about it student teacher

roleplay think about it student teacher son daughter parent head of school

son daughter parent head of school

son daughter parent head of school business person artist roles real-life

business person artist roles real-life

business person artist roles real-life roles played out in relationship

roles played out in relationship

roles played out in relationship self-expression I say each one of us has

self-expression I say each one of us has

self-expression I say each one of us has a unique voice that we want to find

a unique voice that we want to find

a unique voice that we want to find nurture and express to the world around

nurture and express to the world around

nurture and express to the world around us with creative expression we get to

us with creative expression we get to

us with creative expression we get to practice practice

practice practice

practice practice practice and then common sense common

practice and then common sense common

practice and then common sense common sense is something I found in abundance

sense is something I found in abundance

sense is something I found in abundance when I was working with a group of

when I was working with a group of

when I was working with a group of domestic workers in Johannesburg South

domestic workers in Johannesburg South

domestic workers in Johannesburg South Africa years ago we related as equals in

Africa years ago we related as equals in

Africa years ago we related as equals in love they didn’t have first world

love they didn’t have first world

love they didn’t have first world thinking they didn’t have wealth they

thinking they didn’t have wealth they

thinking they didn’t have wealth they didn’t have our sophisticated education

didn’t have our sophisticated education

didn’t have our sophisticated education but they had common sense and I learned

but they had common sense and I learned

but they had common sense and I learned the powerful force that common sense is

the powerful force that common sense is

the powerful force that common sense is to lead right thinking and right living

to lead right thinking and right living

to lead right thinking and right living and last but not least the female sound

and last but not least the female sound

and last but not least the female sound may we wake up to realize the power and

may we wake up to realize the power and

may we wake up to realize the power and the purity of the mother’s heart which

the purity of the mother’s heart which

the purity of the mother’s heart which speaks the female sound I say the women

speaks the female sound I say the women

speaks the female sound I say the women on the planet all the women we are the

on the planet all the women we are the

on the planet all the women we are the spiritual mothers and our role here is

spiritual mothers and our role here is

spiritual mothers and our role here is to fill this earth with love and to make

to fill this earth with love and to make

to fill this earth with love and to make it feel like home also a woman leads

it feel like home also a woman leads

it feel like home also a woman leads from her heart and she sees the whole

from her heart and she sees the whole

from her heart and she sees the whole person and sees them from the inside out

person and sees them from the inside out

person and sees them from the inside out the female sound or to be a leading

the female sound or to be a leading

the female sound or to be a leading voice in education if you don’t yet feel

voice in education if you don’t yet feel

voice in education if you don’t yet feel that the system needs change I want to

that the system needs change I want to

that the system needs change I want to encourage you to please nurture it I

encourage you to please nurture it I

encourage you to please nurture it I believe the system needs a radical

believe the system needs a radical

believe the system needs a radical rethink I’ve offered a few ingredients

rethink I’ve offered a few ingredients

rethink I’ve offered a few ingredients here today faith love play creative

here today faith love play creative

here today faith love play creative expression common sense and the female

expression common sense and the female

expression common sense and the female sound life is the real miracle our

sound life is the real miracle our

sound life is the real miracle our journey here is our true destination

journey here is our true destination

journey here is our true destination together we are humanity we can create

together we are humanity we can create

together we are humanity we can create whatever we want

whatever we want

whatever we want really now we say universe we do trust

really now we say universe we do trust

really now we say universe we do trust you and we are ready for your adventure

you and we are ready for your adventure

you and we are ready for your adventure now we agree that our systems are just

now we agree that our systems are just

now we agree that our systems are just tools in our hands and do not control us

tools in our hands and do not control us

tools in our hands and do not control us and we say yes to life

and we say yes to life

and we say yes to life in the real world thank you

in the real world thank you

in the real world thank you [Applause]

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