thank you okay hoping my mics working good first of all I’m on the screen
good first of all I’m on the screen
good first of all I’m on the screen there that’s pretty scary I’m not gonna
there that’s pretty scary I’m not gonna
there that’s pretty scary I’m not gonna lie if you’re wondering why I’m not
lie if you’re wondering why I’m not
lie if you’re wondering why I’m not smiling my dad told me to but I didn’t
smiling my dad told me to but I didn’t
smiling my dad told me to but I didn’t want it I wanted to look good
want it I wanted to look good
want it I wanted to look good okay that’s the reason okay I’m gonna
okay that’s the reason okay I’m gonna
okay that’s the reason okay I’m gonna get this started hi um I’m a filmmaker
get this started hi um I’m a filmmaker
get this started hi um I’m a filmmaker and photographer my talk today is about
and photographer my talk today is about
and photographer my talk today is about why I don’t go to school I don’t believe
why I don’t go to school I don’t believe
why I don’t go to school I don’t believe the current education system works when
the current education system works when
the current education system works when I was in school they told me I was
I was in school they told me I was
I was in school they told me I was stupid I’ve since found out I’m not I’m
stupid I’ve since found out I’m not I’m
stupid I’ve since found out I’m not I’m running my own business making
running my own business making
running my own business making promotional films and crowdfunding for
promotional films and crowdfunding for
promotional films and crowdfunding for my own short film doing things my way
my own short film doing things my way
my own short film doing things my way instead of their way now on the subject
instead of their way now on the subject
instead of their way now on the subject of film make and you’re probably
of film make and you’re probably
of film make and you’re probably wondering what is that that is
wondering what is that that is
wondering what is that that is filmmaking a hundred years ago very
filmmaking a hundred years ago very
filmmaking a hundred years ago very different as you can see to what people
different as you can see to what people
different as you can see to what people use now just a simple smartphone so um
use now just a simple smartphone so um
use now just a simple smartphone so um yeah that’s filmmaking a hundred years
yeah that’s filmmaking a hundred years
yeah that’s filmmaking a hundred years ago this is fermenting today as you can
ago this is fermenting today as you can
ago this is fermenting today as you can see a lot has changed but the school
see a lot has changed but the school
see a lot has changed but the school system has stayed exactly the same just
system has stayed exactly the same just
system has stayed exactly the same just like a hundred years ago one teacher
like a hundred years ago one teacher
like a hundred years ago one teacher stands in front of 20 kids and teaches
stands in front of 20 kids and teaches
stands in front of 20 kids and teaches them the same thing the same way and if
them the same thing the same way and if
them the same thing the same way and if they get it they’re smart and if they
they get it they’re smart and if they
they get it they’re smart and if they don’t then sometimes they’re dumb
don’t then sometimes they’re dumb
don’t then sometimes they’re dumb we’re all encouraged to follow the same
we’re all encouraged to follow the same
we’re all encouraged to follow the same path one of my favorite filmmakers Casey
path one of my favorite filmmakers Casey
path one of my favorite filmmakers Casey Neistat says and I quote if you’re doing
Neistat says and I quote if you’re doing
Neistat says and I quote if you’re doing what everyone else is doing
what everyone else is doing
what everyone else is doing then you’re doing it wrong and I believe
then you’re doing it wrong and I believe
then you’re doing it wrong and I believe what school is doing is not letting
what school is doing is not letting
what school is doing is not letting children be individuals and killing
children be individuals and killing
children be individuals and killing creativity in a way and not letting them
creativity in a way and not letting them
creativity in a way and not letting them be their selves now do we have to play
be their selves now do we have to play
be their selves now do we have to play by the rules to be successful well
by the rules to be successful well
by the rules to be successful well Quentin Tarantino is I’m sure a lot of
Quentin Tarantino is I’m sure a lot of
Quentin Tarantino is I’m sure a lot of you familiar with often said in
you familiar with often said in
you familiar with often said in interviews that he never went to film
interviews that he never went to film
interviews that he never went to film school he went to films Sir Richard
school he went to films Sir Richard
school he went to films Sir Richard Branson has a net worth of 5 billion
Branson has a net worth of 5 billion
Branson has a net worth of 5 billion dollars I believe and he dropped out of
dollars I believe and he dropped out of
dollars I believe and he dropped out of school
school
school Allan sugar has a net worth of 1.2
Allan sugar has a net worth of 1.2
Allan sugar has a net worth of 1.2 billion and he managed one Oh level and
billion and he managed one Oh level and
billion and he managed one Oh level and my favorite of the whole list Steven
my favorite of the whole list Steven
my favorite of the whole list Steven Spielberg was repeatedly rejected by
Spielberg was repeatedly rejected by
Spielberg was repeatedly rejected by film school which I find just
film school which I find just
film school which I find just unbelievable so how do we revolutionize
unbelievable so how do we revolutionize
unbelievable so how do we revolutionize education to suit the individual firstly
education to suit the individual firstly
education to suit the individual firstly we have
we have
we have except there’s a problem because
except there’s a problem because
except there’s a problem because scientists say that no two brains are
scientists say that no two brains are
scientists say that no two brains are the same and one size definitely does
the same and one size definitely does
the same and one size definitely does not fit all perhaps we could have
not fit all perhaps we could have
not fit all perhaps we could have shorter days no tests focus on what
shorter days no tests focus on what
shorter days no tests focus on what students want to do with their life
students want to do with their life
students want to do with their life instead of what they’re expected to do
instead of what they’re expected to do
instead of what they’re expected to do we can look to what Finland is achieving
we can look to what Finland is achieving
we can look to what Finland is achieving as an example and teach students more
as an example and teach students more
as an example and teach students more about the real world
about the real world
about the real world I leave you guys then with the challenge
I leave you guys then with the challenge
I leave you guys then with the challenge how we build a bridge between the new
how we build a bridge between the new
how we build a bridge between the new world and the old school thank you for
world and the old school thank you for
world and the old school thank you for listening
listening
listening [Applause]
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