hello I’m 13 years old and I live and go to school in South Norfolk I play lots
to school in South Norfolk I play lots
to school in South Norfolk I play lots of sports in school and outside of
of sports in school and outside of
of sports in school and outside of school and for my GCSE options I chose
school and for my GCSE options I chose
school and for my GCSE options I chose through tech p geography and French my
through tech p geography and French my
through tech p geography and French my generation the generation of YouTube and
generation the generation of YouTube and
generation the generation of YouTube and social media is surrounded by
social media is surrounded by
social media is surrounded by inspiration we don’t need to be told who
inspiration we don’t need to be told who
inspiration we don’t need to be told who to be like or who to be inspired by we
to be like or who to be inspired by we
to be like or who to be inspired by we create our own inspirational heroes by
create our own inspirational heroes by
create our own inspirational heroes by watching them liking them and sharing
watching them liking them and sharing
watching them liking them and sharing them so how can schools compete with
them so how can schools compete with
them so how can schools compete with that how can teachers inspire a
that how can teachers inspire a
that how can teachers inspire a generation that carry their own
generation that carry their own
generation that carry their own inspiration around in their pockets what
inspiration around in their pockets what
inspiration around in their pockets what is it like to be in a high school in
is it like to be in a high school in
is it like to be in a high school in 2017 is there enough inspiration inside
2017 is there enough inspiration inside
2017 is there enough inspiration inside the classroom I decided to do some
the classroom I decided to do some
the classroom I decided to do some research amongst my friends and my
research amongst my friends and my
research amongst my friends and my teachers to find out who they’re
teachers to find out who they’re
teachers to find out who they’re inspired by where the teachers thought
inspired by where the teachers thought
inspired by where the teachers thought their students left the lessons inspired
their students left the lessons inspired
their students left the lessons inspired and whether students found their lessons
and whether students found their lessons
and whether students found their lessons inspiring the list of people my friends
inspiring the list of people my friends
inspiring the list of people my friends were inspired by is buried they talked
were inspired by is buried they talked
were inspired by is buried they talked about people who were down to earth and
about people who were down to earth and
about people who were down to earth and persevere despite hardship and some even
persevere despite hardship and some even
persevere despite hardship and some even talked about teachers teachers who made
talked about teachers teachers who made
talked about teachers teachers who made it clear to them they believed in them
it clear to them they believed in them
it clear to them they believed in them during one of my classes at school I
during one of my classes at school I
during one of my classes at school I asked the students whether they thought
asked the students whether they thought
asked the students whether they thought their lessons were inspiring only three
their lessons were inspiring only three
their lessons were inspiring only three out of a class of 30 said yes I realized
out of a class of 30 said yes I realized
out of a class of 30 said yes I realized the fact i was asking them in front of
the fact i was asking them in front of
the fact i was asking them in front of each other might have made a difference
each other might have made a difference
each other might have made a difference to their answers so our students
to their answers so our students
to their answers so our students individually when I did ask them
individually when I did ask them
individually when I did ask them individually they talked about lessons
individually they talked about lessons
individually they talked about lessons that were inspiring unless as that
that were inspiring unless as that
that were inspiring unless as that weren’t starting with a negative we
weren’t starting with a negative we
weren’t starting with a negative we don’t like it when a teacher walks into
don’t like it when a teacher walks into
don’t like it when a teacher walks into the classroom and size it gives the
the classroom and size it gives the
the classroom and size it gives the impression they don’t want to be there
impression they don’t want to be there
impression they don’t want to be there and that makes doesn’t want to be there
and that makes doesn’t want to be there
and that makes doesn’t want to be there either we don’t like it when they ignore
either we don’t like it when they ignore
either we don’t like it when they ignore us for me ask for help and move on to
us for me ask for help and move on to
us for me ask for help and move on to quickly leaving us confused while I was
quickly leaving us confused while I was
quickly leaving us confused while I was planning this um I heard a news report
planning this um I heard a news report
planning this um I heard a news report on the radio on the work pressures on
on the radio on the work pressures on
on the radio on the work pressures on teachers in 2017 and I wondered if this
teachers in 2017 and I wondered if this
teachers in 2017 and I wondered if this is the reason they didn’t feel like
is the reason they didn’t feel like
is the reason they didn’t feel like they’re inspiring some of their student
they’re inspiring some of their student
they’re inspiring some of their student did they just not have time to think
did they just not have time to think
did they just not have time to think about it but when I asked teachers if
about it but when I asked teachers if
about it but when I asked teachers if they did think this is that this is the
they did think this is that this is the
they did think this is that this is the matter they didn’t think it did and they
matter they didn’t think it did and they
matter they didn’t think it did and they thought they still had enough time to
thought they still had enough time to
thought they still had enough time to plan their lessons in enough depth I
plan their lessons in enough depth I
plan their lessons in enough depth I asked my fellow students about testing
asked my fellow students about testing
asked my fellow students about testing did they think testing effective their
did they think testing effective their
did they think testing effective their learning they all thought testing was a
learning they all thought testing was a
learning they all thought testing was a good idea and that helped them to know
good idea and that helped them to know
good idea and that helped them to know where they were in terms of education
where they were in terms of education
where they were in terms of education and how much they needed to work towards
and how much they needed to work towards
and how much they needed to work towards to achieve their goals it’s interesting
to achieve their goals it’s interesting
to achieve their goals it’s interesting how testing is often seen as a bad thing
how testing is often seen as a bad thing
how testing is often seen as a bad thing by parents and yet students at my school
by parents and yet students at my school
by parents and yet students at my school seemed to like it after planning all of
seemed to like it after planning all of
seemed to like it after planning all of this another question popped into my
this another question popped into my
this another question popped into my head why do we need inspiration in these
head why do we need inspiration in these
head why do we need inspiration in these lessons but that’s for another time I
lessons but that’s for another time I
lessons but that’s for another time I started this with a question is there
started this with a question is there
started this with a question is there enough inspiration inside the classroom
enough inspiration inside the classroom
enough inspiration inside the classroom in conclusion we can never be sure if
in conclusion we can never be sure if
in conclusion we can never be sure if there’s enough sometimes there is and
there’s enough sometimes there is and
there’s enough sometimes there is and sometimes there isn’t my generation is
sometimes there isn’t my generation is
sometimes there isn’t my generation is surrounded by inspiration outside of the
surrounded by inspiration outside of the
surrounded by inspiration outside of the classroom and we understand that a
classroom and we understand that a
classroom and we understand that a teacher’s job is much more complicated
teacher’s job is much more complicated
teacher’s job is much more complicated than just inspiring the students they
than just inspiring the students they
than just inspiring the students they teach after doing this research I have
teach after doing this research I have
teach after doing this research I have realized that inspiration is often an
realized that inspiration is often an
realized that inspiration is often an individual thing and it’s about what we
individual thing and it’s about what we
individual thing and it’s about what we choose to put out put into them and what
choose to put out put into them and what
choose to put out put into them and what we choose to take out because it takes a
we choose to take out because it takes a
we choose to take out because it takes a willingness to get inspired to be
willingness to get inspired to be
willingness to get inspired to be inspired thank
inspired thank
inspired thank [Applause]
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