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[Applause] that’s the freshman in me I’ve been
that’s the freshman in me I’ve been
that’s the freshman in me I’ve been through a total of seven different
through a total of seven different
through a total of seven different schools each very different from the
schools each very different from the
schools each very different from the next project based French immersion and
next project based French immersion and
next project based French immersion and my experience at all of these has led to
my experience at all of these has led to
my experience at all of these has led to me realizing but the traditional method
me realizing but the traditional method
me realizing but the traditional method or I’ll just known the formal method is
or I’ll just known the formal method is
or I’ll just known the formal method is really not the right way to educate
really not the right way to educate
really not the right way to educate children for those of you that don’t
children for those of you that don’t
children for those of you that don’t know what the so-called traditional
know what the so-called traditional
know what the so-called traditional method entails it’s the method of
method entails it’s the method of
method entails it’s the method of educating children by means of lecture
educating children by means of lecture
educating children by means of lecture followed by a subsequent exam sure there
followed by a subsequent exam sure there
followed by a subsequent exam sure there might be a class discussion in between
might be a class discussion in between
might be a class discussion in between or maybe even a lab if you’re lucky but
or maybe even a lab if you’re lucky but
or maybe even a lab if you’re lucky but really it’s just lecture followed by
really it’s just lecture followed by
really it’s just lecture followed by exam often found myself gazing off
exam often found myself gazing off
exam often found myself gazing off during some of these lectures and
during some of these lectures and
during some of these lectures and thinking to myself is this really how I
thinking to myself is this really how I
thinking to myself is this really how I want to spend my education is this
want to spend my education is this
want to spend my education is this really how I want to spend my childhood
really how I want to spend my childhood
really how I want to spend my childhood for that matter like I mean how many use
for that matter like I mean how many use
for that matter like I mean how many use fall asleep in class sometimes exactly
fall asleep in class sometimes exactly
fall asleep in class sometimes exactly quite a lot and is it because you’re
quite a lot and is it because you’re
quite a lot and is it because you’re bored is it because you’re tired
bored is it because you’re tired
bored is it because you’re tired probably a combination of both and the
probably a combination of both and the
probably a combination of both and the issue with our current method is that
issue with our current method is that
issue with our current method is that kids who struggle in school can barely
kids who struggle in school can barely
kids who struggle in school can barely catch up I mean the statistics prove a
catch up I mean the statistics prove a
catch up I mean the statistics prove a lot of how we’re doing in 2012 alone
lot of how we’re doing in 2012 alone
lot of how we’re doing in 2012 alone fifty-two percent of kids taking the
fifty-two percent of kids taking the
fifty-two percent of kids taking the acct were considered unprepared for
acct were considered unprepared for
acct were considered unprepared for college that’s more than half of college
college that’s more than half of college
college that’s more than half of college amount high schoolers considered
amount high schoolers considered
amount high schoolers considered unprepared so it begs me to ask the
unprepared so it begs me to ask the
unprepared so it begs me to ask the question are we really educating our
question are we really educating our
question are we really educating our students the right way or kids if you
students the right way or kids if you
students the right way or kids if you were parents I mean think about it you
were parents I mean think about it you
were parents I mean think about it you make them sit in nice straight rows all
make them sit in nice straight rows all
make them sit in nice straight rows all facing towards a common emplacement tell
facing towards a common emplacement tell
facing towards a common emplacement tell them what to think eight hours a day and
them what to think eight hours a day and
them what to think eight hours a day and make them compete to get a letter which
make them compete to get a letter which
make them compete to get a letter which supposedly will end up to finding their
supposedly will end up to finding their
supposedly will end up to finding their future are we really educating our kids
future are we really educating our kids
future are we really educating our kids the right way the u.s. ranks 17th
the right way the u.s. ranks 17th
the right way the u.s. ranks 17th internationally in education and yet we
internationally in education and yet we
internationally in education and yet we pride ourselves to be the best in
pride ourselves to be the best in
pride ourselves to be the best in everything else good okay that’s to be
everything else good okay that’s to be
everything else good okay that’s to be able good wine and yet mediocre
able good wine and yet mediocre
able good wine and yet mediocre education are we really educating our
education are we really educating our
education are we really educating our kids the right way and look at our
kids the right way and look at our
kids the right way and look at our classrooms too they haven’t changed in
classrooms too they haven’t changed in
classrooms too they haven’t changed in hundred years more like 150 years they
hundred years more like 150 years they
hundred years more like 150 years they were still based around the notion of
were still based around the notion of
were still based around the notion of industrialization and educating the
industrialization and educating the
industrialization and educating the common worker for work in the factory
common worker for work in the factory
common worker for work in the factory which is why there’s ringing bells to
which is why there’s ringing bells to
which is why there’s ringing bells to explain when things are changing and why
explain when things are changing and why
explain when things are changing and why education system can be compared to a
education system can be compared to a
education system can be compared to a well-tuned factory line the raw
well-tuned factory line the raw
well-tuned factory line the raw materials go in and the finished product
materials go in and the finished product
materials go in and the finished product comes out it’s also why kids are
comes out it’s also why kids are
comes out it’s also why kids are educated in batches why isn’t it that we
educated in batches why isn’t it that we
educated in batches why isn’t it that we can’t get over the notion that the most
can’t get over the notion that the most
can’t get over the notion that the most important thing about kids is not their
important thing about kids is not their
important thing about kids is not their age often found that it was ridiculed
age often found that it was ridiculed
age often found that it was ridiculed for being a freshman no you don’t know
for being a freshman no you don’t know
for being a freshman no you don’t know that you’re you’re just a freshman I
that you’re you’re just a freshman I
that you’re you’re just a freshman I mean I’m sure all of you have
mean I’m sure all of you have
mean I’m sure all of you have experienced this too so it got me
experienced this too so it got me
experienced this too so it got me thinking what is the most efficacious
thinking what is the most efficacious
thinking what is the most efficacious way of educating our kids students you
way of educating our kids students you
way of educating our kids students you and me there’s the idea of making public
and me there’s the idea of making public
and me there’s the idea of making public schools compete in the sense that you
schools compete in the sense that you
schools compete in the sense that you can turn them into our universities we
can turn them into our universities we
can turn them into our universities we have some of the best universities in
have some of the best universities in
have some of the best universities in the world because they compete for your
the world because they compete for your
the world because they compete for your business so if we were able to give
business so if we were able to give
business so if we were able to give vouchers to families and allow them to
vouchers to families and allow them to
vouchers to families and allow them to allocate them appropriately then perhaps
allocate them appropriately then perhaps
allocate them appropriately then perhaps we could make our public school system a
we could make our public school system a
we could make our public school system a bit more professional but then again
bit more professional but then again
bit more professional but then again that’s just a short-term change and that
that’s just a short-term change and that
that’s just a short-term change and that doesn’t assure that the school system
doesn’t assure that the school system
doesn’t assure that the school system will change for good we can learn a lot
will change for good we can learn a lot
will change for good we can learn a lot from the finish education system which
from the finish education system which
from the finish education system which is the best in the world and they
is the best in the world and they
is the best in the world and they completely straight away from
completely straight away from
completely straight away from institutional standards in the sense
institutional standards in the sense
institutional standards in the sense that they’re based on the notion of less
that they’re based on the notion of less
that they’re based on the notion of less is more typical daiva finished student
is more typical daiva finished student
is more typical daiva finished student look something along the lines of this
look something along the lines of this
look something along the lines of this you walk into class bowl of finished
you walk into class bowl of finished
you walk into class bowl of finished muesli in hand apricot in the other
muesli in hand apricot in the other
muesli in hand apricot in the other maybe ten in the morning and sit down
maybe ten in the morning and sit down
maybe ten in the morning and sit down until two and do collaborative group
until two and do collaborative group
until two and do collaborative group work all day the teacher just being a
work all day the teacher just being a
work all day the teacher just being a medium of keeping you on task and
medium of keeping you on task and
medium of keeping you on task and another thing that they do is there’s no
another thing that they do is there’s no
another thing that they do is there’s no homework I think that’s a major thing I
homework I think that’s a major thing I
homework I think that’s a major thing I mean I know a lot of you are burdened
mean I know a lot of you are burdened
mean I know a lot of you are burdened with homework every single day because
with homework every single day because
with homework every single day because once you assign homework school suddenly
once you assign homework school suddenly
once you assign homework school suddenly becomes a burden it becomes a job
becomes a burden it becomes a job
becomes a burden it becomes a job becomes a task you have to do it kills
becomes a task you have to do it kills
becomes a task you have to do it kills the love and learning that that is in us
the love and learning that that is in us
the love and learning that that is in us when we were young and extinguished
when we were young and extinguished
when we were young and extinguished anyways
anyways
anyways the two main ideas which we can draw
the two main ideas which we can draw
the two main ideas which we can draw from the finish school system of many
from the finish school system of many
from the finish school system of many are the idea of Master learning and
are the idea of Master learning and
are the idea of Master learning and individualization mastery learning is
individualization mastery learning is
individualization mastery learning is the conception of learning a subject at
the conception of learning a subject at
the conception of learning a subject at a much deeper level fully understanding
a much deeper level fully understanding
a much deeper level fully understanding a subject instead of just learning it to
a subject instead of just learning it to
a subject instead of just learning it to past exam and forgetting it by the next
past exam and forgetting it by the next
past exam and forgetting it by the next semester we were able to educate kids by
semester we were able to educate kids by
semester we were able to educate kids by mastery learning then perhaps they
mastery learning then perhaps they
mastery learning then perhaps they remember things into adulthood into
remember things into adulthood into
remember things into adulthood into later life individualization is
later life individualization is
later life individualization is tailoring education to each kids needs
tailoring education to each kids needs
tailoring education to each kids needs right now if that is done it’s called an
right now if that is done it’s called an
right now if that is done it’s called an IEP and it’s for kids with different
IEP and it’s for kids with different
IEP and it’s for kids with different learning styles but in actuality every
learning styles but in actuality every
learning styles but in actuality every kid needs an IEP every kid needs their
kid needs an IEP every kid needs their
kid needs an IEP every kid needs their own individualized education plan
own individualized education plan
own individualized education plan because this would allow for refinement
because this would allow for refinement
because this would allow for refinement of creativity and I mean if you don’t
of creativity and I mean if you don’t
of creativity and I mean if you don’t feel like math why not do math right if
feel like math why not do math right if
feel like math why not do math right if it’s not going to affect you in the
it’s not going to affect you in the
it’s not going to affect you in the future so let’s let’s look to the future
future so let’s let’s look to the future
future so let’s let’s look to the future and learn from the past Albert Einstein
and learn from the past Albert Einstein
and learn from the past Albert Einstein once said education is what remains
once said education is what remains
once said education is what remains after one has forgotten he has learned
after one has forgotten he has learned
after one has forgotten he has learned everything sorry education is what
everything sorry education is what
everything sorry education is what remains after one has forgotten
remains after one has forgotten
remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school it is a
everything he learned in school it is a
everything he learned in school it is a miracle that curiosity survives formal
miracle that curiosity survives formal
miracle that curiosity survives formal education it’s a powerful quote take it
education it’s a powerful quote take it
education it’s a powerful quote take it in thank
in thank
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