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so I was in government class the other
so I was in government class the other day and were posed with a question how
day and were posed with a question how
day and were posed with a question how can we fix the state a political
can we fix the state a political
can we fix the state a political polarization that is currently crippling
polarization that is currently crippling
polarization that is currently crippling our country’s ability to solve its most
our country’s ability to solve its most
our country’s ability to solve its most serious problems oh my God why are you
serious problems oh my God why are you
serious problems oh my God why are you making us think why are you making us
making us think why are you making us
making us think why are you making us think in school that doesn’t make any
think in school that doesn’t make any
think in school that doesn’t make any sense like this even gonna be on the
sense like this even gonna be on the
sense like this even gonna be on the test in which case it wasn’t on a test
test in which case it wasn’t on a test
test in which case it wasn’t on a test and then just like that we rendered
and then just like that we rendered
and then just like that we rendered rather indifferent to what is a very
rather indifferent to what is a very
rather indifferent to what is a very pressing issue does any of this sound
pressing issue does any of this sound
pressing issue does any of this sound familiar because it’s something that
familiar because it’s something that
familiar because it’s something that bothers me it’s something that I’m a
bothers me it’s something that I’m a
bothers me it’s something that I’m a little concerned by you see I’m a high
little concerned by you see I’m a high
little concerned by you see I’m a high school senior and in the fall I’ll be
school senior and in the fall I’ll be
school senior and in the fall I’ll be going we’ll be going to college and then
going we’ll be going to college and then
going we’ll be going to college and then soon after that we’ll be participants in
soon after that we’ll be participants in
soon after that we’ll be participants in the real world we’re in problems like
the real world we’re in problems like
the real world we’re in problems like the ones pote stressing government
the ones pote stressing government
the ones pote stressing government government class are going to be
government class are going to be
government class are going to be problems that are in our hands so let’s
problems that are in our hands so let’s
problems that are in our hands so let’s go back to what was happening in class
go back to what was happening in class
go back to what was happening in class that day why did that question a
that day why did that question a
that day why did that question a question typically thought of as thought
question typically thought of as thought
question typically thought of as thought provoking was met with indifference and
provoking was met with indifference and
provoking was met with indifference and very little thought is it the fault of
very little thought is it the fault of
very little thought is it the fault of teachers is it the fault of Millennials
teachers is it the fault of Millennials
teachers is it the fault of Millennials who are just lazy I think that the
who are just lazy I think that the
who are just lazy I think that the answer is a little bit more complex I
answer is a little bit more complex I
answer is a little bit more complex I believe at the current conventions
believe at the current conventions
believe at the current conventions surrounding education today narrows us
surrounding education today narrows us
surrounding education today narrows us down into a very small definition of
down into a very small definition of
down into a very small definition of what it means to be successful typically
what it means to be successful typically
what it means to be successful typically what education is associated with is
what education is associated with is
what education is associated with is reach memorization
reach memorization
reach memorization and conforming intellectually and
and conforming intellectually and
and conforming intellectually and jumping through hoops
jumping through hoops
jumping through hoops but what if education or should I say
but what if education or should I say
but what if education or should I say learning meant something different
learning meant something different
learning meant something different what if learning meant creatively
what if learning meant creatively
what if learning meant creatively solving problems two issues with passion
solving problems two issues with passion
solving problems two issues with passion and purpose making opportunities for
and purpose making opportunities for
and purpose making opportunities for yourself in a world where what you know
yourself in a world where what you know
yourself in a world where what you know is far less than what you can do with
is far less than what you can do with
is far less than what you can do with what you know if only if only there is a
what you know if only if only there is a
what you know if only if only there is a way we can bring out those qualities in
way we can bring out those qualities in
way we can bring out those qualities in our students project-based learning is
our students project-based learning is
our students project-based learning is too defined as a teaching method in
too defined as a teaching method in
too defined as a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills
which students gain knowledge and skills
which students gain knowledge and skills by working on an extended for an
by working on an extended for an
by working on an extended for an extended period of time to respond to an
extended period of time to respond to an
extended period of time to respond to an authentic and engaging and complex issue
authentic and engaging and complex issue
authentic and engaging and complex issue and when I say projects I don’t mean I
and when I say projects I don’t mean I
and when I say projects I don’t mean I don’t mean scribbling together a poster
don’t mean scribbling together a poster
don’t mean scribbling together a poster in 30 minutes and then turning it in and
in 30 minutes and then turning it in and
in 30 minutes and then turning it in and at the end of class to get fluff points
at the end of class to get fluff points
at the end of class to get fluff points I mean no one wants to do that no I mean
I mean no one wants to do that no I mean
I mean no one wants to do that no I mean projects like apply your knowledge to
projects like apply your knowledge to
projects like apply your knowledge to something that you truly believe in and
something that you truly believe in and
something that you truly believe in and then having a concrete body of work in
then having a concrete body of work in
then having a concrete body of work in which you can present your talents and
which you can present your talents and
which you can present your talents and abilities in a more complex and nuanced
abilities in a more complex and nuanced
abilities in a more complex and nuanced way than just test scores remember what
way than just test scores remember what
way than just test scores remember what I said earlier about political
I said earlier about political
I said earlier about political polarization possibly tearing apart a
polarization possibly tearing apart a
polarization possibly tearing apart a country well later today we’re going to
country well later today we’re going to
country well later today we’re going to be hearing some talks discussing empathy
be hearing some talks discussing empathy
be hearing some talks discussing empathy and love and considering new
and love and considering new
and love and considering new perspectives and situations we wouldn’t
perspectives and situations we wouldn’t
perspectives and situations we wouldn’t otherwise expect all projects with
otherwise expect all projects with
otherwise expect all projects with possible solutions to world real world
possible solutions to world real world
possible solutions to world real world problems made by teens just like me
problems made by teens just like me
problems made by teens just like me and this idea extends far beyond TED
and this idea extends far beyond TED
and this idea extends far beyond TED Talks it could apply to filmmaking and
Talks it could apply to filmmaking and
Talks it could apply to filmmaking and novel writing and user interface design
novel writing and user interface design
novel writing and user interface design and nonprofit organizations it skills
and nonprofit organizations it skills
and nonprofit organizations it skills like the ability to innovate and to take
like the ability to innovate and to take
like the ability to innovate and to take the and to have the guts to think
the and to have the guts to think
the and to have the guts to think outside the box that is really going to
outside the box that is really going to
outside the box that is really going to help us when confronting issues that are
help us when confronting issues that are
help us when confronting issues that are political environmental or economic and
political environmental or economic and
political environmental or economic and so on I don’t believe in education I
so on I don’t believe in education I
so on I don’t believe in education I believe in learning and there really is
believe in learning and there really is
believe in learning and there really is a difference between those two things
a difference between those two things
a difference between those two things for learning for education comes from
for learning for education comes from
for learning for education comes from the top down creating a system and
the top down creating a system and
the top down creating a system and learning comes from the bottom up from
learning comes from the bottom up from
learning comes from the bottom up from people’s curiosity thank you
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