good evening everyone did you know that America has a high school graduation
America has a high school graduation
America has a high school graduation rate of 83% nationally this may not seem
rate of 83% nationally this may not seem
rate of 83% nationally this may not seem so bad until you realize that one out of
so bad until you realize that one out of
so bad until you realize that one out of every five students are not graduating
every five students are not graduating
every five students are not graduating in numbers this means around 1.2 million
in numbers this means around 1.2 million
in numbers this means around 1.2 million kids are not graduating every year
kids are not graduating every year
kids are not graduating every year enough to fill America’s largest
enough to fill America’s largest
enough to fill America’s largest football stadium 11 times when that many
football stadium 11 times when that many
football stadium 11 times when that many students are dropping out of high school
students are dropping out of high school
students are dropping out of high school we need a question the u.s. education
we need a question the u.s. education
we need a question the u.s. education system in December 2016
system in December 2016
system in December 2016 the OECD released the 2015 results of
the OECD released the 2015 results of
the OECD released the 2015 results of their program for International Student
their program for International Student
their program for International Student Assessment Pisa tests the results for
Assessment Pisa tests the results for
Assessment Pisa tests the results for America were nothing new as we ranked
America were nothing new as we ranked
America were nothing new as we ranked lower than most developed countries why
lower than most developed countries why
lower than most developed countries why are we ranked so low and how should we
are we ranked so low and how should we
are we ranked so low and how should we change our education system in order to
change our education system in order to
change our education system in order to improve to do that we must look at the
improve to do that we must look at the
improve to do that we must look at the top ranked nations and see what they are
top ranked nations and see what they are
top ranked nations and see what they are doing so that we can implement their
doing so that we can implement their
doing so that we can implement their traits in our nation’s education system
traits in our nation’s education system
traits in our nation’s education system and that top group of Pisa testers they
and that top group of Pisa testers they
and that top group of Pisa testers they can be separated into two groups exam
can be separated into two groups exam
can be separated into two groups exam based systems and student
based systems and student
based systems and student knowledge-based systems America has
knowledge-based systems America has
knowledge-based systems America has tried to simulate the competition of the
tried to simulate the competition of the
tried to simulate the competition of the exam based systems through programs such
exam based systems through programs such
exam based systems through programs such as No Child Left Behind and race to the
as No Child Left Behind and race to the
as No Child Left Behind and race to the top which create fierce competition
top which create fierce competition
top which create fierce competition among schools so America’s taking the
among schools so America’s taking the
among schools so America’s taking the correct steps right well not quite the
correct steps right well not quite the
correct steps right well not quite the exam based system countries realized
exam based system countries realized
exam based system countries realized they had big problems one standardized
they had big problems one standardized
they had big problems one standardized test decided whether you would succeed
test decided whether you would succeed
test decided whether you would succeed or fail in life and huge competition
or fail in life and huge competition
or fail in life and huge competition among schools was destroying the overall
among schools was destroying the overall
among schools was destroying the overall success of students this has led to
success of students this has led to
success of students this has led to changes within the exam base system to
changes within the exam base system to
changes within the exam base system to more resemble the student and knowledge
more resemble the student and knowledge
more resemble the student and knowledge based system which has two traits we
based system which has two traits we
based system which has two traits we need to explore and apply teacher
need to explore and apply teacher
need to explore and apply teacher autonomy and equal classroom treatment
autonomy and equal classroom treatment
autonomy and equal classroom treatment first what is teacher autonomy well it’s
first what is teacher autonomy well it’s
first what is teacher autonomy well it’s the ability for teachers to control how
the ability for teachers to control how
the ability for teachers to control how they run their classrooms
they run their classrooms
they run their classrooms crazy right you would think that letting
crazy right you would think that letting
crazy right you would think that letting a teacher have control over their class
a teacher have control over their class
a teacher have control over their class should be obvious but in many of the
should be obvious but in many of the
should be obvious but in many of the highly ranked piece of countries teacher
highly ranked piece of countries teacher
highly ranked piece of countries teacher autonomy is non-existent
autonomy is non-existent
autonomy is non-existent for example in Singapore teachers are
for example in Singapore teachers are
for example in Singapore teachers are forced to have a little classroom
forced to have a little classroom
forced to have a little classroom discussion and as a result the students
discussion and as a result the students
discussion and as a result the students do not resonate with the lesson and they
do not resonate with the lesson and they
do not resonate with the lesson and they become insecure teacher autonomy fixes
become insecure teacher autonomy fixes
become insecure teacher autonomy fixes this problem by allowing teachers to
this problem by allowing teachers to
this problem by allowing teachers to personalize the lessons for students
personalize the lessons for students
personalize the lessons for students when I started elementary school I had a
when I started elementary school I had a
when I started elementary school I had a passion for learning which boosted my
passion for learning which boosted my
passion for learning which boosted my initial growth in the experience of
initial growth in the experience of
initial growth in the experience of school however when it came to the math
school however when it came to the math
school however when it came to the math worksheets I didn’t really like them
worksheets I didn’t really like them
worksheets I didn’t really like them very much and I began to lose interest
very much and I began to lose interest
very much and I began to lose interest in the subject
in the subject
in the subject however my second grade teacher mrs.
however my second grade teacher mrs.
however my second grade teacher mrs. Allen’s unique way of teaching using
Allen’s unique way of teaching using
Allen’s unique way of teaching using pattern blocks gave me an interest in
pattern blocks gave me an interest in
pattern blocks gave me an interest in math which is carried on to this day
math which is carried on to this day
math which is carried on to this day second we need equal classroom treatment
second we need equal classroom treatment
second we need equal classroom treatment separating kids into higher and lower
separating kids into higher and lower
separating kids into higher and lower level classes
level classes
level classes create unnecessary gaps of potentials
create unnecessary gaps of potentials
create unnecessary gaps of potentials between students
between students
between students this philosophy sets high expectations
this philosophy sets high expectations
this philosophy sets high expectations for every student so that everyone can
for every student so that everyone can
for every student so that everyone can do their best in 1964 Harvard professor
do their best in 1964 Harvard professor
do their best in 1964 Harvard professor Rosenthal did a study among 1st to 6th
Rosenthal did a study among 1st to 6th
Rosenthal did a study among 1st to 6th grade teachers where he told some of
grade teachers where he told some of
grade teachers where he told some of their teachers that their students were
their teachers that their students were
their teachers that their students were about to bloom but these students were
about to bloom but these students were
about to bloom but these students were picked randomly and were no different in
picked randomly and were no different in
picked randomly and were no different in IQ scores than the other students
IQ scores than the other students
IQ scores than the other students however at the end of the experiment
however at the end of the experiment
however at the end of the experiment those that were randomly selected did
those that were randomly selected did
those that were randomly selected did much better on the IQ tests than those
much better on the IQ tests than those
much better on the IQ tests than those that weren’t and this is because the
that weren’t and this is because the
that weren’t and this is because the teachers push them harder because they
teachers push them harder because they
teachers push them harder because they thought they could do better
thought they could do better
thought they could do better however student encouragement not only
however student encouragement not only
however student encouragement not only relies on the teacher but also on other
relies on the teacher but also on other
relies on the teacher but also on other students for example in eighth grade
students for example in eighth grade
students for example in eighth grade when I got into Troy peers laughed in me
when I got into Troy peers laughed in me
when I got into Troy peers laughed in me and they told me see you back in two
and they told me see you back in two
and they told me see you back in two years when Troy is too tough and even as
years when Troy is too tough and even as
years when Troy is too tough and even as I started going to high school at Troy
I started going to high school at Troy
I started going to high school at Troy some of my peers have told me that they
some of my peers have told me that they
some of my peers have told me that they didn’t see me as someone who was very
didn’t see me as someone who was very
didn’t see me as someone who was very smart so when I was picking my classes
smart so when I was picking my classes
smart so when I was picking my classes for junior year some of my peers told me
for junior year some of my peers told me
for junior year some of my peers told me that I was unprepared or that I wouldn’t
that I was unprepared or that I wouldn’t
that I was unprepared or that I wouldn’t be able to get the grades that I wanted
be able to get the grades that I wanted
be able to get the grades that I wanted in those subjects so in two subjects I
in those subjects so in two subjects I
in those subjects so in two subjects I took easier classes and after having a
took easier classes and after having a
took easier classes and after having a relatively unchallenging Junior
relatively unchallenging Junior
relatively unchallenging Junior I question why I took those easier
I question why I took those easier
I question why I took those easier classes and think that maybe I could
classes and think that maybe I could
classes and think that maybe I could have taken those easier classes and
have taken those easier classes and
have taken those easier classes and still achieve the grades that I want but
still achieve the grades that I want but
still achieve the grades that I want but it is important not to let others
it is important not to let others
it is important not to let others dictate your actions and for you to take
dictate your actions and for you to take
dictate your actions and for you to take responsibility in your own actions there
responsibility in your own actions there
responsibility in your own actions there will be a time where students will feel
will be a time where students will feel
will be a time where students will feel that they cannot achieve their
that they cannot achieve their
that they cannot achieve their educational goals so it is very
educational goals so it is very
educational goals so it is very important for parents to aid in the
important for parents to aid in the
important for parents to aid in the fight to encourage their students that
fight to encourage their students that
fight to encourage their students that they can achieve their best and for
they can achieve their best and for
they can achieve their best and for students to believe in themselves and
students to believe in themselves and
students to believe in themselves and know that they can always achieve what
know that they can always achieve what
know that they can always achieve what they want to be able to achieve
they want to be able to achieve
they want to be able to achieve throughout the speech an average of 20
throughout the speech an average of 20
throughout the speech an average of 20 students have dropped out of high school
students have dropped out of high school
students have dropped out of high school hopefully in the future we can take the
hopefully in the future we can take the
hopefully in the future we can take the correct steps in order to lower that
correct steps in order to lower that
correct steps in order to lower that number if we ever want students be
number if we ever want students be
number if we ever want students be engaged with learning we must take the
engaged with learning we must take the
engaged with learning we must take the correct steps to do so we must believe
correct steps to do so we must believe
correct steps to do so we must believe in the educators who personalized
in the educators who personalized
in the educators who personalized lessons for students and we must believe
lessons for students and we must believe
lessons for students and we must believe in all students that they can achieve
in all students that they can achieve
in all students that they can achieve their best thank you
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