many students struggle every day many students struggle through the field and
students struggle through the field and
students struggle through the field and struggle to do their work mainly the
struggle to do their work mainly the
struggle to do their work mainly the main ideas we have problems with
main ideas we have problems with
main ideas we have problems with students trying to understand and meet
students trying to understand and meet
students trying to understand and meet their requirements for education so many
their requirements for education so many
their requirements for education so many students struggle and try to understand
students struggle and try to understand
students struggle and try to understand the different areas in transportation
the different areas in transportation
the different areas in transportation and the main things that I try to
and the main things that I try to
and the main things that I try to understand here is what is the main
understand here is what is the main
understand here is what is the main reason for this struggle and the first
reason for this struggle and the first
reason for this struggle and the first thing that came up to my mind is maybe
thing that came up to my mind is maybe
thing that came up to my mind is maybe the material that we give to the
the material that we give to the
the material that we give to the students it’s not good enough to help
students it’s not good enough to help
students it’s not good enough to help them prepare for the job market
them prepare for the job market
them prepare for the job market but we use the best material available
but we use the best material available
but we use the best material available in the world we use the best books who
in the world we use the best books who
in the world we use the best books who use the best teaching methods and we
use the best teaching methods and we
use the best teaching methods and we improve our courses on a regular basis
improve our courses on a regular basis
improve our courses on a regular basis then I start thinking maybe our
then I start thinking maybe our
then I start thinking maybe our facilities are not good enough to help
facilities are not good enough to help
facilities are not good enough to help the students prepare for the job market
the students prepare for the job market
the students prepare for the job market but again we have the best facilities in
but again we have the best facilities in
but again we have the best facilities in the world we have the best classrooms we
the world we have the best classrooms we
the world we have the best classrooms we have the best labs the best equipment
have the best labs the best equipment
have the best labs the best equipment the best software and we have funds to
the best software and we have funds to
the best software and we have funds to buy anything the students need then I
buy anything the students need then I
buy anything the students need then I start thinking about our students maybe
start thinking about our students maybe
start thinking about our students maybe our students are not smart enough to
our students are not smart enough to
our students are not smart enough to prepare themselves and understand in the
prepare themselves and understand in the
prepare themselves and understand in the job market but I deal with our students
job market but I deal with our students
job market but I deal with our students on a day-to-day basis I find them
on a day-to-day basis I find them
on a day-to-day basis I find them extremely smart I found them as smart as
extremely smart I found them as smart as
extremely smart I found them as smart as any other student in any other country
any other student in any other country
any other student in any other country if not smarter then I thought maybe
if not smarter then I thought maybe
if not smarter then I thought maybe they’re smart but they’re not motivated
they’re smart but they’re not motivated
they’re smart but they’re not motivated to learn the material but again I work
to learn the material but again I work
to learn the material but again I work with them on a day to day basis
with them on a day to day basis
with them on a day to day basis I find them extremely smart very
I find them extremely smart very
I find them extremely smart very hardworking very competitive among them
hardworking very competitive among them
hardworking very competitive among them and that will fight for every single
and that will fight for every single
and that will fight for every single point so where is the problem then
point so where is the problem then
point so where is the problem then why do we have this gap between
why do we have this gap between
why do we have this gap between education and the job market and after a
education and the job market and after a
education and the job market and after a lot of thinking I come up with the
lot of thinking I come up with the
lot of thinking I come up with the conclusion that the problem is in the
conclusion that the problem is in the
conclusion that the problem is in the way our students think about the
way our students think about the
way our students think about the education process our students have
education process our students have
education process our students have different goals from the education
different goals from the education
different goals from the education process other than preparing themselves
process other than preparing themselves
process other than preparing themselves for the job market let me tell you the
for the job market let me tell you the
for the job market let me tell you the top three goals for the students the
top three goals for the students the
top three goals for the students the first and most important goal for the
first and most important goal for the
first and most important goal for the students is the degree the degree itself
students is the degree the degree itself
students is the degree the degree itself the students want to go through this
the students want to go through this
the students want to go through this process finish this process and have the
process finish this process and have the
process finish this process and have the degree if I can have the degree in my
degree if I can have the degree in my
degree if I can have the degree in my hands everything is going to be fine
hands everything is going to be fine
hands everything is going to be fine the second goal for the students is how
the second goal for the students is how
the second goal for the students is how can I get this degree with the maximum
can I get this degree with the maximum
can I get this degree with the maximum possible GPA if I can have the degree
possible GPA if I can have the degree
possible GPA if I can have the degree with the high GPA I’m gonna be really
with the high GPA I’m gonna be really
with the high GPA I’m gonna be really successful then the third goal for the
successful then the third goal for the
successful then the third goal for the students is how can I get this degree
students is how can I get this degree
students is how can I get this degree with the maximum possible GPA and the
with the maximum possible GPA and the
with the maximum possible GPA and the minimum possible effort if I can have
minimum possible effort if I can have
minimum possible effort if I can have the degree high GPA minimum effort that
the degree high GPA minimum effort that
the degree high GPA minimum effort that would be the best and I call these three
would be the best and I call these three
would be the best and I call these three goals
goals
goals the fake education goes compared to real
the fake education goes compared to real
the fake education goes compared to real education or the main goal for the
education or the main goal for the
education or the main goal for the students should be to prepare themselves
students should be to prepare themselves
students should be to prepare themselves for the job market so the first question
for the job market so the first question
for the job market so the first question you want to ask me is how did you come
you want to ask me is how did you come
you want to ask me is how did you come up with this conclusion they have any
up with this conclusion they have any
up with this conclusion they have any proof let me give you some examples do
proof let me give you some examples do
proof let me give you some examples do you know how students select their
you know how students select their
you know how students select their courses if a student has to select one
courses if a student has to select one
courses if a student has to select one of four courses if you really want to
of four courses if you really want to
of four courses if you really want to know all you have to do is you guys just
know all you have to do is you guys just
know all you have to do is you guys just go on Facebook or Twitter or one of
go on Facebook or Twitter or one of
go on Facebook or Twitter or one of these websites that the students use to
these websites that the students use to
these websites that the students use to share information and you will see this
share information and you will see this
share information and you will see this very famous question I have to take one
very famous question I have to take one
very famous question I have to take one of these four courses would you please
of these four courses would you please
of these four courses would you please tell me which one is
tell me which one is
tell me which one is the easiest I will not ask for the best
the easiest I will not ask for the best
the easiest I will not ask for the best course that will not ask for the most
course that will not ask for the most
course that will not ask for the most useful course they will not ask for the
useful course they will not ask for the
useful course they will not ask for the course that’s going to help them after
course that’s going to help them after
course that’s going to help them after they graduate but they will ask for the
they graduate but they will ask for the
they graduate but they will ask for the easiest course why the easiest course
easiest course why the easiest course
easiest course why the easiest course because this is the course that’s going
because this is the course that’s going
because this is the course that’s going to help them to achieve their goals this
to help them to achieve their goals this
to help them to achieve their goals this is the goals that’s going to help them
is the goals that’s going to help them
is the goals that’s going to help them to achieve the fake education goals
to achieve the fake education goals
to achieve the fake education goals degree maximum GPA a minimum effort what
degree maximum GPA a minimum effort what
degree maximum GPA a minimum effort what if a student has to take a specific
if a student has to take a specific
if a student has to take a specific course then you will see this other
course then you will see this other
course then you will see this other famous question I have to take this
famous question I have to take this
famous question I have to take this course but it is offered by Professor X
course but it is offered by Professor X
course but it is offered by Professor X professor Y and professor Z would you
professor Y and professor Z would you
professor Y and professor Z would you please tell me which one is easier I
please tell me which one is easier I
please tell me which one is easier I will not ask for which one teaches
will not ask for which one teaches
will not ask for which one teaches better which one is going to help me
better which one is going to help me
better which one is going to help me understand the material which one is
understand the material which one is
understand the material which one is going to help me like the material but
going to help me like the material but
going to help me like the material but they will ask for the easier the first
they will ask for the easier the first
they will ask for the easier the first question I receive on the first day of
question I receive on the first day of
question I receive on the first day of class is it easy to get a good grade in
class is it easy to get a good grade in
class is it easy to get a good grade in this course I would not ask me what is
this course I would not ask me what is
this course I would not ask me what is this course about what are we supposed
this course about what are we supposed
this course about what are we supposed to learn this semester how this course
to learn this semester how this course
to learn this semester how this course is going to help me in the future but
is going to help me in the future but
is going to help me in the future but don’t ask about the grades the second
don’t ask about the grades the second
don’t ask about the grades the second question on the first day of class if I
question on the first day of class if I
question on the first day of class if I am one or two points away from the next
am one or two points away from the next
am one or two points away from the next grade would you increase my score to
grade would you increase my score to
grade would you increase my score to move me from one grade to the next so
move me from one grade to the next so
move me from one grade to the next so everything is around the fake education
everything is around the fake education
everything is around the fake education goals so the next question you want to
goals so the next question you want to
goals so the next question you want to ask me is what exactly is the problem
ask me is what exactly is the problem
ask me is what exactly is the problem here the students are aiming for that
here the students are aiming for that
here the students are aiming for that degree the students are aiming for the
degree the students are aiming for the
degree the students are aiming for the high GPA these are all great goals where
high GPA these are all great goals where
high GPA these are all great goals where is the problem let me tell you how this
is the problem let me tell you how this
is the problem let me tell you how this process works at the beginning of every
process works at the beginning of every
process works at the beginning of every semester the students will start
semester the students will start
semester the students will start motivated energized and ready to learn
motivated energized and ready to learn
motivated energized and ready to learn then we start feeding the students with
then we start feeding the students with
then we start feeding the students with information a week after a week a week
information a week after a week a week
information a week after a week a week after a week and the students will learn
after a week and the students will learn
after a week and the students will learn the
the
the material will study for their quizzes
material will study for their quizzes
material will study for their quizzes will study for their exams and do their
will study for their exams and do their
will study for their exams and do their homeworks their work on their projects
homeworks their work on their projects
homeworks their work on their projects until the end of the semester by the end
until the end of the semester by the end
until the end of the semester by the end of the semester their brain is full with
of the semester their brain is full with
of the semester their brain is full with information and then it’s time for the
information and then it’s time for the
information and then it’s time for the final exam and when it’s time for the
final exam and when it’s time for the
final exam and when it’s time for the final exam the students will even work
final exam the students will even work
final exam the students will even work harder they will study hard that will
harder they will study hard that will
harder they will study hard that will not sleep they will come and ask
not sleep they will come and ask
not sleep they will come and ask questions they want to really finish
questions they want to really finish
questions they want to really finish strong then they go through the final
strong then they go through the final
strong then they go through the final exam and once they go through the final
exam and once they go through the final
exam and once they go through the final exam for then mission accomplished for
exam for then mission accomplished for
exam for then mission accomplished for them they are done with this information
them they are done with this information
them they are done with this information for them this material is not needed
for them this material is not needed
for them this material is not needed anymore
anymore
anymore so with their brain phone that will open
so with their brain phone that will open
so with their brain phone that will open the valves and then we release this
the valves and then we release this
the valves and then we release this information out I even see students
information out I even see students
information out I even see students right after the final exam that will
right after the final exam that will
right after the final exam that will leave their textbooks on the tables and
leave their textbooks on the tables and
leave their textbooks on the tables and leave these textbooks that are full with
leave these textbooks that are full with
leave these textbooks that are full with information forward highlights formal
information forward highlights formal
information forward highlights formal underlined forward notes are not needed
underlined forward notes are not needed
underlined forward notes are not needed anymore
anymore
anymore then they keep repeating this process a
then they keep repeating this process a
then they keep repeating this process a semester after a semester a semester
semester after a semester a semester
semester after a semester a semester after semester fill their brain with
after semester fill their brain with
after semester fill their brain with information then release it at the end
information then release it at the end
information then release it at the end of the semester film release film
of the semester film release film
of the semester film release film release until they go through the whole
release until they go through the whole
release until they go through the whole process until they finish the process
process until they finish the process
process until they finish the process until they achieve their goals they have
until they achieve their goals they have
until they achieve their goals they have the degree and they have the high GPA
the degree and they have the high GPA
the degree and they have the high GPA and now it’s time for Phase two now it’s
and now it’s time for Phase two now it’s
and now it’s time for Phase two now it’s time for success now it’s time for the
time for success now it’s time for the
time for success now it’s time for the job market and at this time then when
job market and at this time then when
job market and at this time then when this when they start doing interviews or
this when they start doing interviews or
this when they start doing interviews or if they’re really lucky that will start
if they’re really lucky that will start
if they’re really lucky that will start their first job and only then they find
their first job and only then they find
their first job and only then they find out that they need way more than the
out that they need way more than the
out that they need way more than the degree in the GP in order only then they
degree in the GP in order only then they
degree in the GP in order only then they find out that they need more skills
find out that they need more skills
find out that they need more skills then they find out that they need the
then they find out that they need the
then they find out that they need the information unfortunately they don’t
information unfortunately they don’t
information unfortunately they don’t have it not because they didn’t learn it
have it not because they didn’t learn it
have it not because they didn’t learn it but because they did not retain it and
but because they did not retain it and
but because they did not retain it and this is where the problem is and this is
this is where the problem is and this is
this is where the problem is and this is where the gap is between education and
where the gap is between education and
where the gap is between education and the job market so the last question is
the job market so the last question is
the job market so the last question is what can we do about it I believe we as
what can we do about it I believe we as
what can we do about it I believe we as instructors we can help the students
instructors we can help the students
instructors we can help the students with two things the first and most
with two things the first and most
with two things the first and most important thing is that we need to talk
important thing is that we need to talk
important thing is that we need to talk about this problem we need to explain to
about this problem we need to explain to
about this problem we need to explain to the students what is fake education we
the students what is fake education we
the students what is fake education we need to explain to the students the
need to explain to the students the
need to explain to the students the difference between fake education and
difference between fake education and
difference between fake education and real education and we need to explain to
real education and we need to explain to
real education and we need to explain to the students the consequences of fake
the students the consequences of fake
the students the consequences of fake education and we need to give them
education and we need to give them
education and we need to give them advice and I would like to start with
advice and I would like to start with
advice and I would like to start with myself here today I would like to give
myself here today I would like to give
myself here today I would like to give our students some advice what I really
our students some advice what I really
our students some advice what I really want to tell them is there is nothing
want to tell them is there is nothing
want to tell them is there is nothing wrong nothing wrong at all with aiming
wrong nothing wrong at all with aiming
wrong nothing wrong at all with aiming for the degree and aiming for the high
for the degree and aiming for the high
for the degree and aiming for the high GPA but what I really want to tell you
GPA but what I really want to tell you
GPA but what I really want to tell you is that these goals are not enough at
is that these goals are not enough at
is that these goals are not enough at all especially in this very competitive
all especially in this very competitive
all especially in this very competitive world these are great short-term goals
world these are great short-term goals
world these are great short-term goals but will really hurt you on the long
but will really hurt you on the long
but will really hurt you on the long term you’re gonna need way more goals
term you’re gonna need way more goals
term you’re gonna need way more goals than this if you really want to succeed
than this if you really want to succeed
than this if you really want to succeed you’re gonna need to learn your material
you’re gonna need to learn your material
you’re gonna need to learn your material learn how to use a software learn how to
learn how to use a software learn how to
learn how to use a software learn how to use a piece of equipment learn how to
use a piece of equipment learn how to
use a piece of equipment learn how to write a good report learn how to do a
write a good report learn how to do a
write a good report learn how to do a good presentation you need to volunteer
good presentation you need to volunteer
good presentation you need to volunteer you need to work on research you need to
you need to work on research you need to
you need to work on research you need to work part-time and even have to work for
work part-time and even have to work for
work part-time and even have to work for free if you have to you just have to
free if you have to you just have to
free if you have to you just have to make sure to gain some skills during the
make sure to gain some skills during the
make sure to gain some skills during the process because believe me these skills
process because believe me these skills
process because believe me these skills are way more important than a high GPA
are way more important than a high GPA
are way more important than a high GPA for any company and this is why until
for any company and this is why until
for any company and this is why until today we still see companies that are
today we still see companies that are
today we still see companies that are willing
willing
willing to pay two times and three times the
to pay two times and three times the
to pay two times and three times the salary of a local person to bring
salary of a local person to bring
salary of a local person to bring someone from another country to move
someone from another country to move
someone from another country to move here to do the job not because they’re
here to do the job not because they’re
here to do the job not because they’re smarter than you not because they’re
smarter than you not because they’re
smarter than you not because they’re more motivated than you but because they
more motivated than you but because they
more motivated than you but because they have more Skills than you to make sure
have more Skills than you to make sure
have more Skills than you to make sure to gain some skills during this process
to gain some skills during this process
to gain some skills during this process the second thing that we can do as
the second thing that we can do as
the second thing that we can do as instructors we need to connect our
instructors we need to connect our
instructors we need to connect our students more with real life we need to
students more with real life we need to
students more with real life we need to explain to them how this material can be
explain to them how this material can be
explain to them how this material can be used in real life we need to give them
used in real life we need to give them
used in real life we need to give them real-life examples we need to give them
real-life examples we need to give them
real-life examples we need to give them real-life homeworks we need to give them
real-life homeworks we need to give them
real-life homeworks we need to give them real-life projects we need to take them
real-life projects we need to take them
real-life projects we need to take them to the fields we need to take them to
to the fields we need to take them to
to the fields we need to take them to visit companies we need to invite
visit companies we need to invite
visit companies we need to invite professionals to our classrooms and we
professionals to our classrooms and we
professionals to our classrooms and we need to do all these things in all our
need to do all these things in all our
need to do all these things in all our courses we should not wait for the last
courses we should not wait for the last
courses we should not wait for the last year to do these things we should not
year to do these things we should not
year to do these things we should not wait for the graduation project we
wait for the graduation project we
wait for the graduation project we should not wait for the practical
should not wait for the practical
should not wait for the practical training we need to do all these things
training we need to do all these things
training we need to do all these things in all our courses and from day one I
in all our courses and from day one I
in all our courses and from day one I believe if we do these two things we can
believe if we do these two things we can
believe if we do these two things we can move many students from fake education
move many students from fake education
move many students from fake education to real education thank you
to real education thank you
to real education thank you [Applause]
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