good evening everyone my name is Kyle channel and I’m a sophomore here at
channel and I’m a sophomore here at
channel and I’m a sophomore here at columbus academy so i just would like to
columbus academy so i just would like to
columbus academy so i just would like to ask for a little bit of audience
ask for a little bit of audience
ask for a little bit of audience participation who here at any time
participation who here at any time
participation who here at any time during your academic career was
during your academic career was
during your academic career was attending a private school most of us
attending a private school most of us
attending a private school most of us who here ever attended a public school
who here ever attended a public school
who here ever attended a public school again most of us who here was ever home
again most of us who here was ever home
again most of us who here was ever home school and there’s no one i was
school and there’s no one i was
school and there’s no one i was fortunate enough to be one of these
fortunate enough to be one of these
fortunate enough to be one of these individuals I was home-schooled by my
individuals I was home-schooled by my
individuals I was home-schooled by my mother for nine years all the way
mother for nine years all the way
mother for nine years all the way through seventh grade so I want to raise
through seventh grade so I want to raise
through seventh grade so I want to raise the question to us what is the best
the question to us what is the best
the question to us what is the best education system now there is this
education system now there is this
education system now there is this stigma with homeschoolers as being one
stigma with homeschoolers as being one
stigma with homeschoolers as being one of three things either super religious
of three things either super religious
of three things either super religious super conservative or just super awkward
now yes these are true sometimes but
now yes these are true sometimes but it’s important to remember that this
it’s important to remember that this
it’s important to remember that this isn’t always true so homeschooling why
isn’t always true so homeschooling why
isn’t always true so homeschooling why what did I get out of it what was the
what did I get out of it what was the
what did I get out of it what was the purpose so I want to judge the different
purpose so I want to judge the different
purpose so I want to judge the different systems of Education that I went through
systems of Education that I went through
systems of Education that I went through in three criteria not through criteria
in three criteria not through criteria
in three criteria not through criteria based upon what I ultimately gained and
based upon what I ultimately gained and
based upon what I ultimately gained and continue to will use in the continuation
continue to will use in the continuation
continue to will use in the continuation of the rest of my life what did I gain
of the rest of my life what did I gain
of the rest of my life what did I gain from home schooling in homeschooling I
from home schooling in homeschooling I
from home schooling in homeschooling I learned how to be creative how to
learned how to be creative how to
learned how to be creative how to explore how to try new things and not be
explore how to try new things and not be
explore how to try new things and not be afraid to fail but the main thing that I
afraid to fail but the main thing that I
afraid to fail but the main thing that I got out of it was learning how to think
got out of it was learning how to think
got out of it was learning how to think I learned how to observe and analyze and
I learned how to observe and analyze and
I learned how to observe and analyze and found the value of exploring my
found the value of exploring my
found the value of exploring my education so what was my next step well
education so what was my next step well
education so what was my next step well like my siblings in the past
like my siblings in the past
like my siblings in the past proceeding before me I would begin
proceeding before me I would begin
proceeding before me I would begin public school in eighth grade this was
public school in eighth grade this was
public school in eighth grade this was terrifying I didn’t believe that I was
terrifying I didn’t believe that I was
terrifying I didn’t believe that I was ready for this major change so I started
ready for this major change so I started
ready for this major change so I started attending public school and I
attending public school and I
attending public school and I immediately noticed these massive social
immediately noticed these massive social
immediately noticed these massive social and cultural differences now socially I
and cultural differences now socially I
and cultural differences now socially I was able to do pretty well while I was
was able to do pretty well while I was
was able to do pretty well while I was home-schooled I made connections I was
home-schooled I made connections I was
home-schooled I made connections I was involved in different areas i did a lot
involved in different areas i did a lot
involved in different areas i did a lot of extracurriculars so I had plenty of
of extracurriculars so I had plenty of
of extracurriculars so I had plenty of friends but culturally there was still
friends but culturally there was still
friends but culturally there was still this disconnection I noticed this
this disconnection I noticed this
this disconnection I noticed this specifically in the very first class
specifically in the very first class
specifically in the very first class that I had when I started attending
that I had when I started attending
that I had when I started attending orange it was a science class and very
orange it was a science class and very
orange it was a science class and very early on in the class the teacher told
early on in the class the teacher told
early on in the class the teacher told us we’re gonna start to watch today an
us we’re gonna start to watch today an
us we’re gonna start to watch today an episode of Bill Nye now up to this point
episode of Bill Nye now up to this point
episode of Bill Nye now up to this point I had no idea who Bill Nye was so you
I had no idea who Bill Nye was so you
I had no idea who Bill Nye was so you can imagine my reaction when students
can imagine my reaction when students
can imagine my reaction when students start chanting bill bill bill bill nye
start chanting bill bill bill bill nye
start chanting bill bill bill bill nye bill bill what I was terrified who was
bill bill what I was terrified who was
bill bill what I was terrified who was what is going on how Bill Nye one of the
what is going on how Bill Nye one of the
what is going on how Bill Nye one of the largest figures in social education and
largest figures in social education and
largest figures in social education and an ultimate figure in all of public
an ultimate figure in all of public
an ultimate figure in all of public education most students are familiar
education most students are familiar
education most students are familiar with Bill Nye but up to this point I had
with Bill Nye but up to this point I had
with Bill Nye but up to this point I had never been introduced to him now this
never been introduced to him now this
never been introduced to him now this isn’t to say that because I hadn’t seen
isn’t to say that because I hadn’t seen
isn’t to say that because I hadn’t seen bill nye I didn’t know how science work
bill nye I didn’t know how science work
bill nye I didn’t know how science work door wasn’t able to learn I just learned
door wasn’t able to learn I just learned
door wasn’t able to learn I just learned differently so I started attending
differently so I started attending
differently so I started attending olentangy orange the building on the
olentangy orange the building on the
olentangy orange the building on the left is the high school and the building
left is the high school and the building
left is the high school and the building on the right is the middle school so
on the right is the middle school so
on the right is the middle school so what did I gain let’s go back to our
what did I gain let’s go back to our
what did I gain let’s go back to our idea of what is something that i will
idea of what is something that i will
idea of what is something that i will use for the rest of my life olentangy
use for the rest of my life olentangy
use for the rest of my life olentangy orange taught me structure it taught me
orange taught me structure it taught me
orange taught me structure it taught me how to work with other individuals and
how to work with other individuals and
how to work with other individuals and how to take their ideas and be able to
how to take their ideas and be able to
how to take their ideas and be able to continue but the most important thing
continue but the most important thing
continue but the most important thing that I got out of attending orange
that I got out of attending orange
that I got out of attending orange was a variety I met a wide range of
was a variety I met a wide range of
was a variety I met a wide range of individuals up to this point I was only
individuals up to this point I was only
individuals up to this point I was only introduced to my family’s ideas or close
introduced to my family’s ideas or close
introduced to my family’s ideas or close relatives so I was able to experience
relatives so I was able to experience
relatives so I was able to experience different opinions different people’s
different opinions different people’s
different opinions different people’s ideas were now becoming an influencing
ideas were now becoming an influencing
ideas were now becoming an influencing mine so I loved it at Orange I learned a
mine so I loved it at Orange I learned a
mine so I loved it at Orange I learned a lot I made a lot of friends but four
lot I made a lot of friends but four
lot I made a lot of friends but four months into the school year my parents
months into the school year my parents
months into the school year my parents raised a possibility to me they said you
raised a possibility to me they said you
raised a possibility to me they said you may be able to apply to columbus academy
may be able to apply to columbus academy
may be able to apply to columbus academy now I thought to myself that’s a smart
now I thought to myself that’s a smart
now I thought to myself that’s a smart person school I’ll never make it there
person school I’ll never make it there
person school I’ll never make it there but we ended up applying just to try I
but we ended up applying just to try I
but we ended up applying just to try I ended up getting accepted and it worked
ended up getting accepted and it worked
ended up getting accepted and it worked out that I was going to be able to
out that I was going to be able to
out that I was going to be able to attend the next year I was jubilant
attend the next year I was jubilant
attend the next year I was jubilant honestly I never imagined myself ever
honestly I never imagined myself ever
honestly I never imagined myself ever attending school a school such as this
so i changed the columbus academy and
so i changed the columbus academy and the first time that i noticed that this
the first time that i noticed that this
the first time that i noticed that this was going to be like nothing I’d ever
was going to be like nothing I’d ever
was going to be like nothing I’d ever experienced before was again my first
experienced before was again my first
experienced before was again my first class again a science class mr. Davis’s
class again a science class mr. Davis’s
class again a science class mr. Davis’s advanced bio course
advanced bio course
advanced bio course a lot of you know what I’m talking about
a lot of you know what I’m talking about
a lot of you know what I’m talking about so I asked mr. Davis a question and his
so I asked mr. Davis a question and his
so I asked mr. Davis a question and his answer changed everything I believed
answer changed everything I believed
answer changed everything I believed about education up to this point it
about education up to this point it
about education up to this point it impacted me so deeply and it continues
impacted me so deeply and it continues
impacted me so deeply and it continues to influence me to this day I asked him
to influence me to this day I asked him
to influence me to this day I asked him the question and I go to the bathroom he
the question and I go to the bathroom he
the question and I go to the bathroom he responded with yes sure go ahead yeah
responded with yes sure go ahead yeah
responded with yes sure go ahead yeah sure go ahead go ahead like I can leave
sure go ahead go ahead like I can leave
sure go ahead go ahead like I can leave the class what this changed everything I
the class what this changed everything I
the class what this changed everything I believed about education I was used to
believed about education I was used to
believed about education I was used to having to ask the teacher get a pass and
having to ask the teacher get a pass and
having to ask the teacher get a pass and have a timer set that I can only be gone
have a timer set that I can only be gone
have a timer set that I can only be gone from class for three minutes so
from class for three minutes so
from class for three minutes so everything I knew about the way that
everything I knew about the way that
everything I knew about the way that school worked up to this point changed I
school worked up to this point changed I
school worked up to this point changed I realized in this simple moment this
realized in this simple moment this
realized in this simple moment this simple beautiful moment that this school
simple beautiful moment that this school
simple beautiful moment that this school it’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced
it’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced
it’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before and I very soon began to realize
before and I very soon began to realize
before and I very soon began to realize exactly how different it was it was a
exactly how different it was it was a
exactly how different it was it was a combination of what I had enjoyed from
combination of what I had enjoyed from
combination of what I had enjoyed from homeschooling and what I got from public
homeschooling and what I got from public
homeschooling and what I got from public school I was free I could explore and be
school I was free I could explore and be
school I was free I could explore and be creative and artistic yet be supported
creative and artistic yet be supported
creative and artistic yet be supported by the school they provided me with
by the school they provided me with
by the school they provided me with structure and guidance which I was able
structure and guidance which I was able
structure and guidance which I was able to use to further my studies so let’s
to use to further my studies so let’s
to use to further my studies so let’s return to our question what is the best
return to our question what is the best
return to our question what is the best education system now up to this point
education system now up to this point
education system now up to this point you may respond private school it’s how
you may respond private school it’s how
you may respond private school it’s how it worked for him and that seems to work
it worked for him and that seems to work
it worked for him and that seems to work for other people but my response to this
for other people but my response to this
for other people but my response to this question is a little bit different what
question is a little bit different what
question is a little bit different what is the best system of education is not a
is the best system of education is not a
is the best system of education is not a very good question the thing we should
very good question the thing we should
very good question the thing we should be asking is what is the best education
be asking is what is the best education
be asking is what is the best education system for me every individual’s
system for me every individual’s
system for me every individual’s academic journey is different and we
academic journey is different and we
academic journey is different and we have to be aware of that
have to be aware of that
have to be aware of that so what does this mean what is it all
so what does this mean what is it all
so what does this mean what is it all for the main thing that I noticed
for the main thing that I noticed
for the main thing that I noticed throughout my academic journey where
throughout my academic journey where
throughout my academic journey where there were two very distinct paths that
there were two very distinct paths that
there were two very distinct paths that students tended to follow that of
students tended to follow that of
students tended to follow that of diversity which I ended up following
diversity which I ended up following
diversity which I ended up following changing schools multiple times and
changing schools multiple times and
changing schools multiple times and being able to experience a variety of
being able to experience a variety of
being able to experience a variety of opinions and different ideas or that of
opinions and different ideas or that of
opinions and different ideas or that of adversity so what is adversity it’s not
adversity so what is adversity it’s not
adversity so what is adversity it’s not a typical term that you’d expect for
a typical term that you’d expect for
a typical term that you’d expect for learning adversity is remaining at one
learning adversity is remaining at one
learning adversity is remaining at one school for an extensive period of time
school for an extensive period of time
school for an extensive period of time so why why is this adversity it’s
so why why is this adversity it’s
so why why is this adversity it’s important to understand the concept of
important to understand the concept of
important to understand the concept of adversity because if a student stays in
adversity because if a student stays in
adversity because if a student stays in a specific area let’s say for twelve
a specific area let’s say for twelve
a specific area let’s say for twelve years of their life they stay in a
years of their life they stay in a
years of their life they stay in a single area they are limited by the
single area they are limited by the
single area they are limited by the confines of whatever that school
confines of whatever that school
confines of whatever that school district or school has in mind for those
district or school has in mind for those
district or school has in mind for those students let’s take an example of a
students let’s take an example of a
students let’s take an example of a student who attends public school let’s
student who attends public school let’s
student who attends public school let’s say they intend to explore the arts they
say they intend to explore the arts they
say they intend to explore the arts they want to be a writer or a composer or a
want to be a writer or a composer or a
want to be a writer or a composer or a musician now they have limitations in
musician now they have limitations in
musician now they have limitations in their school district they’re required
their school district they’re required
their school district they’re required to take a specific number of courses in
to take a specific number of courses in
to take a specific number of courses in specific subjects in public school
specific subjects in public school
specific subjects in public school there’s a typical focus on stem courses
so what if the student wants to continue
so what if the student wants to continue their focus what if they’ve decided this
their focus what if they’ve decided this
their focus what if they’ve decided this is what I do want to do for the rest of
is what I do want to do for the rest of
is what I do want to do for the rest of my life it is on the student to then
my life it is on the student to then
my life it is on the student to then explore to find out how do I make this a
explore to find out how do I make this a
explore to find out how do I make this a reality a student must do three primary
reality a student must do three primary
reality a student must do three primary things a student must a fine time be
things a student must a fine time be
things a student must a fine time be find connections find the teachers that
find connections find the teachers that
find connections find the teachers that can help you in these focuses and see
can help you in these focuses and see
can help you in these focuses and see work very hard
work very hard
work very hard because there are limitations to what
because there are limitations to what
because there are limitations to what schools can provide to students this is
schools can provide to students this is
schools can provide to students this is the adversity if a student is able to go
the adversity if a student is able to go
the adversity if a student is able to go beyond the limitations of whatever
beyond the limitations of whatever
beyond the limitations of whatever school they may be attending public
school they may be attending public
school they may be attending public private home or any other they are able
private home or any other they are able
private home or any other they are able to be successful through the path of
to be successful through the path of
to be successful through the path of adversity so what does this mean we have
adversity so what does this mean we have
adversity so what does this mean we have our two paths adversity and diversity so
our two paths adversity and diversity so
our two paths adversity and diversity so let’s go back over the primary points of
let’s go back over the primary points of
let’s go back over the primary points of what these two mean adversity is a
what these two mean adversity is a
what these two mean adversity is a single system this is beneficial in the
single system this is beneficial in the
single system this is beneficial in the way that allows a student to be
way that allows a student to be
way that allows a student to be comfortable to be established and to be
comfortable to be established and to be
comfortable to be established and to be used to it what exploration is needed
used to it what exploration is needed
used to it what exploration is needed because there’s limited explode exposure
because there’s limited explode exposure
because there’s limited explode exposure you are confined by the things that the
you are confined by the things that the
you are confined by the things that the school has provided to you diversity
school has provided to you diversity
school has provided to you diversity diversity provides exposure you are able
diversity provides exposure you are able
diversity provides exposure you are able to experience a variety of opinions and
to experience a variety of opinions and
to experience a variety of opinions and ideas but you need to be flexible it is
ideas but you need to be flexible it is
ideas but you need to be flexible it is important for a student experiencing
important for a student experiencing
important for a student experiencing diversity to be able to adapt quickly to
diversity to be able to adapt quickly to
diversity to be able to adapt quickly to whatever environment they are being a
whatever environment they are being a
whatever environment they are being a are expected to change too so what does
are expected to change too so what does
are expected to change too so what does this mean
this mean
this mean we have two paths that most students end
we have two paths that most students end
we have two paths that most students end up following granted there are many
up following granted there are many
up following granted there are many other paths that frankly there’s not
other paths that frankly there’s not
other paths that frankly there’s not enough time to delve into but the
enough time to delve into but the
enough time to delve into but the important thing to take away is this no
important thing to take away is this no
important thing to take away is this no matter what system of education you
matter what system of education you
matter what system of education you follow and no matter what path you end
follow and no matter what path you end
follow and no matter what path you end up taking every student has the
up taking every student has the
up taking every student has the potential to be successful because each
potential to be successful because each
potential to be successful because each system has its own set of
system has its own set of
system has its own set of characteristics that will guide the
characteristics that will guide the
characteristics that will guide the student along the way ultimately aiding
student along the way ultimately aiding
student along the way ultimately aiding the student in whatever their endeavors
the student in whatever their endeavors
the student in whatever their endeavors maybe thank you
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