for some day maybe silly but what I love about memes is that they top complex
about memes is that they top complex
about memes is that they top complex issues in a very lightly manner the
issues in a very lightly manner the
issues in a very lightly manner the image is taken from the clip of FAMILY
image is taken from the clip of FAMILY
image is taken from the clip of FAMILY GUY an American animated series which
GUY an American animated series which
GUY an American animated series which ridicules American culture but in the
ridicules American culture but in the
ridicules American culture but in the image we can also see how Asians are
image we can also see how Asians are
image we can also see how Asians are stereotyped that is Asians or
stereotyped that is Asians or
stereotyped that is Asians or calculators Asians are excellent
calculators Asians are excellent
calculators Asians are excellent mathematicians patients are born without
mathematicians patients are born without
mathematicians patients are born without the treat for numbers it’s very
the treat for numbers it’s very
the treat for numbers it’s very difficult to find this culture in the
difficult to find this culture in the
difficult to find this culture in the Filipino setting because we are more
Filipino setting because we are more
Filipino setting because we are more American than Asian but working with the
American than Asian but working with the
American than Asian but working with the Chinese Filipino community allowed me to
Chinese Filipino community allowed me to
Chinese Filipino community allowed me to see this culture of excellence with all
see this culture of excellence with all
see this culture of excellence with all of its pros and cons being a trainer for
of its pros and cons being a trainer for
of its pros and cons being a trainer for various competitions I aim for accidents
various competitions I aim for accidents
various competitions I aim for accidents my trainers and I toil cram pressure
my trainers and I toil cram pressure
my trainers and I toil cram pressure ourselves just to win competitions we
ourselves just to win competitions we
ourselves just to win competitions we reach for the gold we aim for the top
reach for the gold we aim for the top
reach for the gold we aim for the top spot when we conquered one level we aim
spot when we conquered one level we aim
spot when we conquered one level we aim for the next we always want to be number
for the next we always want to be number
for the next we always want to be number one there’s nothing wrong with the
one there’s nothing wrong with the
one there’s nothing wrong with the statements I have said except for the
statements I have said except for the
statements I have said except for the word always and let me tell you why you
word always and let me tell you why you
word always and let me tell you why you have to be good at everything
you either be a doctor a lawyer a
you either be a doctor a lawyer a businessman an engineer or a disgrace to
businessman an engineer or a disgrace to
businessman an engineer or a disgrace to the family now this may sound like it
the family now this may sound like it
the family now this may sound like it comes from a flop lot from a favorite
comes from a flop lot from a favorite
comes from a flop lot from a favorite television series but I had students who
television series but I had students who
television series but I had students who were depressed troubled because they
were depressed troubled because they
were depressed troubled because they were told they’re not good enough
were told they’re not good enough
were told they’re not good enough they stripes so hard they sleep late at
they stripes so hard they sleep late at
they stripes so hard they sleep late at night socialize less but all their
night socialize less but all their
night socialize less but all their efforts are meaningless unless they get
efforts are meaningless unless they get
efforts are meaningless unless they get a good grade some of these students cry
a good grade some of these students cry
a good grade some of these students cry when they get an 80 in an exam some will
when they get an 80 in an exam some will
when they get an 80 in an exam some will look for loopholes in how you check
look for loopholes in how you check
look for loopholes in how you check their essays just to get 1 or 2 points
their essays just to get 1 or 2 points
their essays just to get 1 or 2 points for them every grade is important for
for them every grade is important for
for them every grade is important for them it means excellence but excellence
them it means excellence but excellence
them it means excellence but excellence doesn’t always equate to high grades
doesn’t always equate to high grades
doesn’t always equate to high grades excellence doesn’t always mean high
excellence doesn’t always mean high
excellence doesn’t always mean high intelligence excellence comes in many
intelligence excellence comes in many
intelligence excellence comes in many forms when I started training there are
forms when I started training there are
forms when I started training there are only a few students most of them are
only a few students most of them are
only a few students most of them are math trainees it was the same set of
math trainees it was the same set of
math trainees it was the same set of people being sent to competitions they
people being sent to competitions they
people being sent to competitions they were all honors students but they
were all honors students but they
were all honors students but they noticed Edward at first I thought he
noticed Edward at first I thought he
noticed Edward at first I thought he wasn’t listening in my lecture but when
wasn’t listening in my lecture but when
wasn’t listening in my lecture but when I asked him questions he answered them
I asked him questions he answered them
I asked him questions he answered them flawlessly his exam scores were also
flawlessly his exam scores were also
flawlessly his exam scores were also remarkable but Edward is ordinary he
remarkable but Edward is ordinary he
remarkable but Edward is ordinary he struggled with Chinese classes like the
struggled with Chinese classes like the
struggled with Chinese classes like the majority but still I took a risk I
majority but still I took a risk I
majority but still I took a risk I trained him a partner him with the math
trained him a partner him with the math
trained him a partner him with the math trainee I took a non honors student to
trainee I took a non honors student to
trainee I took a non honors student to join competitions and the results were
join competitions and the results were
join competitions and the results were depressing biology and chemistry
depressing biology and chemistry
depressing biology and chemistry competitions were won but not physics
competitions were won but not physics
competitions were won but not physics but we pushed through with our trainings
but we pushed through with our trainings
but we pushed through with our trainings the next set of competitions came and we
the next set of competitions came and we
the next set of competitions came and we started winning with a very short period
started winning with a very short period
started winning with a very short period of time with all his dedication and hard
of time with all his dedication and hard
of time with all his dedication and hard work
work
work Edward morphed from being ordinary
Edward morphed from being ordinary
Edward morphed from being ordinary – extraordinary he showed good he was
– extraordinary he showed good he was
– extraordinary he showed good he was focus the science competitions ignited
focus the science competitions ignited
focus the science competitions ignited his natural potentials this details are
his natural potentials this details are
his natural potentials this details are not reflected in his report card that
not reflected in his report card that
not reflected in his report card that year Edward still took summer classes
year Edward still took summer classes
year Edward still took summer classes but he entered the University of the
but he entered the University of the
but he entered the University of the Philippines he is now a fifth year
Philippines he is now a fifth year
Philippines he is now a fifth year student taking vs physics and he can
student taking vs physics and he can
student taking vs physics and he can actually do better physics now than I
actually do better physics now than I
actually do better physics now than I can on my second year of teaching we
can on my second year of teaching we
can on my second year of teaching we established the matrix Club a club
established the matrix Club a club
established the matrix Club a club that’s supposed to hone the spatial
that’s supposed to hone the spatial
that’s supposed to hone the spatial abilities of students one of the
abilities of students one of the
abilities of students one of the original members is Andrea now Andy is
original members is Andrea now Andy is
original members is Andrea now Andy is again an average Jew denied but when
again an average Jew denied but when
again an average Jew denied but when I’ve given her engineering tasks she
I’ve given her engineering tasks she
I’ve given her engineering tasks she worked on them diligently and so I
worked on them diligently and so I
worked on them diligently and so I centered the competitions and within
centered the competitions and within
centered the competitions and within that school year she was not required to
that school year she was not required to
that school year she was not required to take the periodic exam she was exempted
take the periodic exam she was exempted
take the periodic exam she was exempted for almost every quarter after winning
for almost every quarter after winning
for almost every quarter after winning all the major competitions given to her
all the major competitions given to her
all the major competitions given to her Andrea’s willingness to learn and being
Andrea’s willingness to learn and being
Andrea’s willingness to learn and being keen on details allowed us to win
keen on details allowed us to win
keen on details allowed us to win competitions we’ve never won before
competitions we’ve never won before
competitions we’ve never won before Andrea is now a new people man taking BS
Andrea is now a new people man taking BS
Andrea is now a new people man taking BS architecture now Jake now Jake is not a
architecture now Jake now Jake is not a
architecture now Jake now Jake is not a chaney Jake is the typical guy trying to
chaney Jake is the typical guy trying to
chaney Jake is the typical guy trying to survive high school most of the time is
survive high school most of the time is
survive high school most of the time is here during summer taking classes attea
here during summer taking classes attea
here during summer taking classes attea was persistent
was persistent
was persistent he asked questions he seek for
he asked questions he seek for
he asked questions he seek for consultations you will feel the desire
consultations you will feel the desire
consultations you will feel the desire to learn if you’re going to look at this
to learn if you’re going to look at this
to learn if you’re going to look at this report card one can say you can say that
report card one can say you can say that
report card one can say you can say that he is academically challenged but never
he is academically challenged but never
he is academically challenged but never in that report card will you see a
in that report card will you see a
in that report card will you see a description on how persistent he is I
description on how persistent he is I
description on how persistent he is I was able to handle Jake for two years
was able to handle Jake for two years
was able to handle Jake for two years and on his last year in high school it
and on his last year in high school it
and on his last year in high school it did not have to take any summer class he
did not have to take any summer class he
did not have to take any summer class he was able to enter one of the top four
was able to enter one of the top four
was able to enter one of the top four universities in the country USD and he
universities in the country USD and he
universities in the country USD and he is now geared towards medicine now the
is now geared towards medicine now the
is now geared towards medicine now the last two students that I’ll fight have
last two students that I’ll fight have
last two students that I’ll fight have just entered senior high school but
just entered senior high school but
just entered senior high school but their transformations are also
their transformations are also
their transformations are also remarkable now MJ is a small quiet kid
remarkable now MJ is a small quiet kid
remarkable now MJ is a small quiet kid when I first met him and it stayed that
when I first met him and it stayed that
when I first met him and it stayed that way for a year but then he joined matrix
way for a year but then he joined matrix
way for a year but then he joined matrix and he flawlessly accomplished a set of
and he flawlessly accomplished a set of
and he flawlessly accomplished a set of activities that no core group member was
activities that no core group member was
activities that no core group member was done I got interested then I realized
done I got interested then I realized
done I got interested then I realized something better he can also perform
something better he can also perform
something better he can also perform Theory well so I sent him to various
Theory well so I sent him to various
Theory well so I sent him to various quiz B’s and the initial results were
quiz B’s and the initial results were
quiz B’s and the initial results were again
again
again failures still we trained and just like
failures still we trained and just like
failures still we trained and just like Edwards case the science competitions
Edwards case the science competitions
Edwards case the science competitions ignited and raised enthusiasm and for
ignited and raised enthusiasm and for
ignited and raised enthusiasm and for the last two years it was just ripping
the last two years it was just ripping
the last two years it was just ripping Awards it was able to land a spot as
Awards it was able to land a spot as
Awards it was able to land a spot as well in the top ten of his batch now
well in the top ten of his batch now
well in the top ten of his batch now gian is the typical code guy who’s not
gian is the typical code guy who’s not
gian is the typical code guy who’s not really into academics he prefers doing
really into academics he prefers doing
really into academics he prefers doing basketball but then he made what the
basketball but then he made what the
basketball but then he made what the rocket
rocket
rocket launching as easy as copying Thai and
launching as easy as copying Thai and
launching as easy as copying Thai and that’s actually one of the competitions
that’s actually one of the competitions
that’s actually one of the competitions we’ve never won so I sent him to various
we’ve never won so I sent him to various
we’ve never won so I sent him to various engineering competitions and just like
engineering competitions and just like
engineering competitions and just like Andrea Jian skills allowed us to win
Andrea Jian skills allowed us to win
Andrea Jian skills allowed us to win competitions we’ve never won before but
competitions we’ve never won before but
competitions we’ve never won before but what impressed me the most is that Jian
what impressed me the most is that Jian
what impressed me the most is that Jian was able to connect theory with practice
was able to connect theory with practice
was able to connect theory with practice I was amazed how he recites wood we’ve
I was amazed how he recites wood we’ve
I was amazed how he recites wood we’ve discussed in physics class as he is
discussed in physics class as he is
discussed in physics class as he is preparing an output Dean’s academics
preparing an output Dean’s academics
preparing an output Dean’s academics also improved know what I love about
also improved know what I love about
also improved know what I love about this stories is how students transform
this stories is how students transform
this stories is how students transform from being average to being exemplary
from being average to being exemplary
from being average to being exemplary there are ordinary students who were
there are ordinary students who were
there are ordinary students who were given the right motivation in the right
given the right motivation in the right
given the right motivation in the right environment and they were able to do
environment and they were able to do
environment and they were able to do extraordinary things what I love about
extraordinary things what I love about
extraordinary things what I love about this stories is that it is a reminder
this stories is that it is a reminder
this stories is that it is a reminder that we master our measurement of
that we master our measurement of
that we master our measurement of intelligence is relative intelligence
intelligence is relative intelligence
intelligence is relative intelligence which we usually associate with
which we usually associate with
which we usually associate with excellence it reminds us that education
excellence it reminds us that education
excellence it reminds us that education is a social construct learning comes in
is a social construct learning comes in
is a social construct learning comes in different ways that’s why we heat often
different ways that’s why we heat often
different ways that’s why we heat often hear various modalities Montessori
hear various modalities Montessori
hear various modalities Montessori constructivism multiple intelligences
we’re all familiar with a story of
we’re all familiar with a story of Einstein of Zuckerberg of Bill Gates
they all struggled with the education
they all struggled with the education system they think differently their
system they think differently their
system they think differently their talents cannot be bossed
but this is the sad juice of our
but this is the sad juice of our education system we have standardized
education system we have standardized
education system we have standardized tests we measure the ability of students
tests we measure the ability of students
tests we measure the ability of students based on what the average can do but
based on what the average can do but
based on what the average can do but some students are beyond average
some students are beyond average
some students are beyond average everybody is a genius but if you judge
everybody is a genius but if you judge
everybody is a genius but if you judge the fish math ability to climb a tree it
the fish math ability to climb a tree it
the fish math ability to climb a tree it will believe it so life that it’s stupid
will believe it so life that it’s stupid
will believe it so life that it’s stupid that was stated by Einstein himself
there’s a very narrow gap between
there’s a very narrow gap between success and failure it’s called the
success and failure it’s called the
success and failure it’s called the learning and that is what we need for us
learning and that is what we need for us
learning and that is what we need for us to be excellence
whenever I look for a new trainee I do
whenever I look for a new trainee I do not look at their grades I look at their
not look at their grades I look at their
not look at their grades I look at their attitude whenever I go to the class I
attitude whenever I go to the class I
attitude whenever I go to the class I always say to them your aptitude is not
always say to them your aptitude is not
always say to them your aptitude is not what I want its attitude its discipline
what I want its attitude its discipline
what I want its attitude its discipline and commitment we usually associate 104
and commitment we usually associate 104
and commitment we usually associate 104 perfection but the number system doesn’t
perfection but the number system doesn’t
perfection but the number system doesn’t end with 100 the number system goes to
end with 100 the number system goes to
end with 100 the number system goes to infinity symbolizing infinite
infinity symbolizing infinite
infinity symbolizing infinite possibilities so to all students here go
possibilities so to all students here go
possibilities so to all students here go beyond that label go beyond that before
beyond that label go beyond that before
beyond that label go beyond that before I card you are more than just a number
I card you are more than just a number
I card you are more than just a number thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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