[Applause] we’re standing on the edge of a cliff
we’re standing on the edge of a cliff
we’re standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the colorful locals of
overlooking the colorful locals of
overlooking the colorful locals of Guatemala they move in groups they move
Guatemala they move in groups they move
Guatemala they move in groups they move individually and they rush toward trucks
individually and they rush toward trucks
individually and they rush toward trucks every time a new one comes by garbage
every time a new one comes by garbage
every time a new one comes by garbage trucks this community lives off of the
trucks this community lives off of the
trucks this community lives off of the central landfill of Guatemala one of the
central landfill of Guatemala one of the
central landfill of Guatemala one of the largest landfills in all of Central
largest landfills in all of Central
largest landfills in all of Central America they sort through trash
America they sort through trash
America they sort through trash recyclables discarded food items
recyclables discarded food items
recyclables discarded food items syringes biohazards
syringes biohazards
syringes biohazards dead animals and human corpses within a
dead animals and human corpses within a
dead animals and human corpses within a block of this landfill I meet Julio his
block of this landfill I meet Julio his
block of this landfill I meet Julio his rap nickname is JC out this was while I
rap nickname is JC out this was while I
rap nickname is JC out this was while I was a volunteer at safe passage a
was a volunteer at safe passage a
was a volunteer at safe passage a nonprofit organization devoted to
nonprofit organization devoted to
nonprofit organization devoted to breaking the cycle of poverty through
breaking the cycle of poverty through
breaking the cycle of poverty through education Julio was one of those highly
education Julio was one of those highly
education Julio was one of those highly sociable kids who would interact with
sociable kids who would interact with
sociable kids who would interact with anyone and everyone he would practice
anyone and everyone he would practice
anyone and everyone he would practice his English by speaking to the
his English by speaking to the
his English by speaking to the volunteers his peers teachers he was
volunteers his peers teachers he was
volunteers his peers teachers he was extremely creative in writing his own
extremely creative in writing his own
extremely creative in writing his own rap songs in English and was resourceful
rap songs in English and was resourceful
rap songs in English and was resourceful in singing along to popular American
in singing along to popular American
in singing along to popular American songs he was building those crucial soft
songs he was building those crucial soft
songs he was building those crucial soft skills and intertwining it with the hard
skills and intertwining it with the hard
skills and intertwining it with the hard skill of learning English which
skill of learning English which
skill of learning English which eventually led him to graduate and find
eventually led him to graduate and find
eventually led him to graduate and find a job outside of this landfill we need
a job outside of this landfill we need
a job outside of this landfill we need to cultivate an environment like this in
to cultivate an environment like this in
to cultivate an environment like this in our school systems where students can
our school systems where students can
our school systems where students can develop such skills all of us are born
develop such skills all of us are born
develop such skills all of us are born with a set of inherent skills in which
with a set of inherent skills in which
with a set of inherent skills in which some of us are natural communicators
some of us are natural communicators
some of us are natural communicators creators critical thinkers but that’s
creators critical thinkers but that’s
creators critical thinkers but that’s not enough in today’s world we need a
not enough in today’s world we need a
not enough in today’s world we need a whole slate of skills in order to be
whole slate of skills in order to be
whole slate of skills in order to be successful thankfully our school systems
successful thankfully our school systems
successful thankfully our school systems do a really great job at helping us
do a really great job at helping us
do a really great job at helping us develop those hard skills but we’re
develop those hard skills but we’re
develop those hard skills but we’re still missing those crucial soft skills
still missing those crucial soft skills
still missing those crucial soft skills that
that
that determined lasting success we need to
determined lasting success we need to
determined lasting success we need to build a framework to flip it when you
build a framework to flip it when you
build a framework to flip it when you walk into a job interview the hard
walk into a job interview the hard
walk into a job interview the hard skills are what gets your foot in the
skills are what gets your foot in the
skills are what gets your foot in the door but the soft skills are what keeps
door but the soft skills are what keeps
door but the soft skills are what keeps you there hard skills are the teachable
you there hard skills are the teachable
you there hard skills are the teachable abilities that can be measured math
abilities that can be measured math
abilities that can be measured math science reading soft skills refer to
science reading soft skills refer to
science reading soft skills refer to your interpersonal effectiveness your
your interpersonal effectiveness your
your interpersonal effectiveness your ability to react to external environment
ability to react to external environment
ability to react to external environment communication can be a critical thinking
communication can be a critical thinking
communication can be a critical thinking influence
influence
influence so if soft skills are equally as or even
so if soft skills are equally as or even
so if soft skills are equally as or even more important than hard skills why
more important than hard skills why
more important than hard skills why don’t we also teach those in the
don’t we also teach those in the
don’t we also teach those in the classroom imagine flipping it by pulling
classroom imagine flipping it by pulling
classroom imagine flipping it by pulling those soft skills and making those are
those soft skills and making those are
those soft skills and making those are subject areas and then taking those hard
subject areas and then taking those hard
subject areas and then taking those hard skills and making those are application
skills and making those are application
skills and making those are application areas imagine rather than walking into a
areas imagine rather than walking into a
areas imagine rather than walking into a class a history class where you have to
class a history class where you have to
class a history class where you have to present on American Revolution on the
present on American Revolution on the
present on American Revolution on the American Revolution what if you walked
American Revolution what if you walked
American Revolution what if you walked into a conflict resolution class where
into a conflict resolution class where
into a conflict resolution class where you had to apply history to it and see
you had to apply history to it and see
you had to apply history to it and see how conflict was resolved through Wars
how conflict was resolved through Wars
how conflict was resolved through Wars and treaties was conflict result in more
and treaties was conflict result in more
and treaties was conflict result in more of a stem-like area like math perhaps
of a stem-like area like math perhaps
of a stem-like area like math perhaps conflict is experienced through teaming
conflict is experienced through teaming
conflict is experienced through teaming or working with others and then resolved
or working with others and then resolved
or working with others and then resolved by showing your work or proofs here’s a
by showing your work or proofs here’s a
by showing your work or proofs here’s a little bit of how this could look like
little bit of how this could look like
little bit of how this could look like in the school system say with influence
in the school system say with influence
in the school system say with influence influence is the capacity for someone to
influence is the capacity for someone to
influence is the capacity for someone to be a compelling force on the thoughts
be a compelling force on the thoughts
be a compelling force on the thoughts actions or opinions of others you may
actions or opinions of others you may
actions or opinions of others you may also think of this as to sway to
also think of this as to sway to
also think of this as to sway to persuade to instigate there are three
persuade to instigate there are three
persuade to instigate there are three tactics associated with influence and
tactics associated with influence and
tactics associated with influence and you need a balance of all three of them
you need a balance of all three of them
you need a balance of all three of them to be truly successful the first the
to be truly successful the first the
to be truly successful the first the logical it taps into other people’s
logical it taps into other people’s
logical it taps into other people’s reasoning or intellect the emotional
reasoning or intellect the emotional
reasoning or intellect the emotional ties your message to other people’s
goals or values and the co-operative
goals or values and the co-operative builds a connection to you and the group
builds a connection to you and the group
builds a connection to you and the group if we were to apply this to history
if we were to apply this to history
if we were to apply this to history who’s someone who’s been influential I
who’s someone who’s been influential I
who’s someone who’s been influential I can think of one dr. Martin Luther King
can think of one dr. Martin Luther King
can think of one dr. Martin Luther King jr. and his I have a dream speech
jr. and his I have a dream speech
jr. and his I have a dream speech goes something like this I have a dream
goes something like this I have a dream
goes something like this I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up
that one day this nation will rise up
that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its
and live out the true meaning of its
and live out the true meaning of its Creed we hold these truths to be
Creed we hold these truths to be
Creed we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created
self-evident that all men are created
self-evident that all men are created equal this was from the Declaration of
equal this was from the Declaration of
equal this was from the Declaration of Independence in which our founding
Independence in which our founding
Independence in which our founding fathers created I have a dream that one
fathers created I have a dream that one
fathers created I have a dream that one day on the Red Hills of Georgia the sons
day on the Red Hills of Georgia the sons
day on the Red Hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and sons of former
of former slaves and sons of former
of former slaves and sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down
slave owners will be able to sit down
slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood he
together at the table of brotherhood he
together at the table of brotherhood he later goes on to say I have a dream that
later goes on to say I have a dream that
later goes on to say I have a dream that my four little children will one day
my four little children will one day
my four little children will one day live in a nation where they are not
live in a nation where they are not
live in a nation where they are not judged by the color of their skin but by
judged by the color of their skin but by
judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character all right
the content of their character all right
the content of their character all right so as a statistician I must have some
so as a statistician I must have some
so as a statistician I must have some study or statistic in here right there
study or statistic in here right there
study or statistic in here right there was a study conducted by a group of
was a study conducted by a group of
was a study conducted by a group of researchers in Chicago and they
researchers in Chicago and they
researchers in Chicago and they published an article in a journal on
published an article in a journal on
published an article in a journal on child development
child development
child development they found that including the social
they found that including the social
they found that including the social emotional learning programs in school
emotional learning programs in school
emotional learning programs in school increases attitudes and engagements
increases attitudes and engagements
increases attitudes and engagements specifically this was a meta-analysis
specifically this was a meta-analysis
specifically this was a meta-analysis for a 213 social-emotional learning
for a 213 social-emotional learning
for a 213 social-emotional learning based programs for kids each
based programs for kids each
based programs for kids each kindergarten through high school
kindergarten through high school
kindergarten through high school compared to controls they found that
compared to controls they found that
compared to controls they found that students who had access to these
students who had access to these
students who had access to these programs had an 11% increase in
programs had an 11% increase in
programs had an 11% increase in achievement that’s the equivalent of the
achievement that’s the equivalent of the
achievement that’s the equivalent of the increase in the letter grade that could
increase in the letter grade that could
increase in the letter grade that could be the difference between that student
be the difference between that student
be the difference between that student getting into that college of their
getting into that college of their
getting into that college of their dreams or getting that job they’ve
dreams or getting that job they’ve
dreams or getting that job they’ve always wanted what if that were your
always wanted what if that were your
always wanted what if that were your child who just did not have the
child who just did not have the
child who just did not have the opportunity to develop these skills in
opportunity to develop these skills in
opportunity to develop these skills in school we’re all here waiting
school we’re all here waiting
school we’re all here waiting to hear about radical changes education
to hear about radical changes education
to hear about radical changes education and while this approach may be novel
and while this approach may be novel
and while this approach may be novel this knowledge of the importance of soft
this knowledge of the importance of soft
this knowledge of the importance of soft skills is not new this journal was
skills is not new this journal was
skills is not new this journal was published in 2011 we need to create the
published in 2011 we need to create the
published in 2011 we need to create the framework to flip it imagine a future in
framework to flip it imagine a future in
framework to flip it imagine a future in which we can pull those strengths and
which we can pull those strengths and
which we can pull those strengths and soft skills and translate that into the
soft skills and translate that into the
soft skills and translate that into the corresponding hard skills so that we can
corresponding hard skills so that we can
corresponding hard skills so that we can help the student develop their whole
help the student develop their whole
help the student develop their whole being and move forward so on Monday when
being and move forward so on Monday when
being and move forward so on Monday when you go back to schools and go back to
you go back to schools and go back to
you go back to schools and go back to your classrooms we can start to
your classrooms we can start to
your classrooms we can start to implement this by first taking the first
implement this by first taking the first
implement this by first taking the first step and doing short teachings on
step and doing short teachings on
step and doing short teachings on several soft skills perhaps
several soft skills perhaps
several soft skills perhaps communication before presentation we
communication before presentation we
communication before presentation we could take the next step by creating
could take the next step by creating
could take the next step by creating after school program and helping to
after school program and helping to
after school program and helping to develop some of these skills every week
develop some of these skills every week
develop some of these skills every week better yet we could create a gap year
better yet we could create a gap year
better yet we could create a gap year program or summer program that is
program or summer program that is
program or summer program that is strategically placed right before high
strategically placed right before high
strategically placed right before high school when students begin to choose
school when students begin to choose
school when students begin to choose their classes or right before college
their classes or right before college
their classes or right before college when they begin to choose their majors I
when they begin to choose their majors I
when they begin to choose their majors I have a little message from Julio for
have a little message from Julio for
have a little message from Julio for your guys for you guys and how he feels
your guys for you guys and how he feels
your guys for you guys and how he feels about education and what it is done for
about education and what it is done for
about education and what it is done for him education safe passage change all my
him education safe passage change all my
him education safe passage change all my grades because of Education we have
grades because of Education we have
grades because of Education we have changed my days without occasion you can
changed my days without occasion you can
changed my days without occasion you can find new ways to communicate but a
find new ways to communicate but a
find new ways to communicate but a pencil
pencil
pencil whether you love let’s create more
whether you love let’s create more
whether you love let’s create more opportunities for students like Julio by
opportunities for students like Julio by
opportunities for students like Julio by bringing soft skills based learning into
bringing soft skills based learning into
bringing soft skills based learning into the classrooms it’s time that you slip
the classrooms it’s time that you slip
the classrooms it’s time that you slip it
it
it you
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