Extra Credit: Ted Talks Education

Rita Pearson who has been a teacher for over 30 years talked about how a good relationship or connection with a student is a key factor for their learning. I loved her speech "I'am somebody. I was somebody when I came. I'll be a better somebody when I leave. I'am powerful, I'am strong. I deserve the education that I get here. I have things to do, people to impress and places to go". This got me speechless, if I had teachers like that when I was in High School my grades would be better, because when a student have that motivation from their teacher it makes them work harder and get them more excited to learn. Every student needs a teacher to encourage them to do better everyday and who shows them that they can do it!!!

There was a short clip from stuyvesant High School, this clip was by a student who emphasize the difference between knowledge and understanding.

The psychologist Angela Lee Duekworth who was previously a teacher. She is interested in the psychological perspective of education. Her speech was fallowed by another short clip from a 16 year old girl who was doing bad in High School. Because she did not feel motivated. After giving birth to her daughter her life perspective changed.

Bill Gates also spoke in the video. He brought the idea of giving teachers specific feedback. Dr. Jeffrey Canada taked about the idea of changing  the education system. He says that almost every other technology has been innovated but schools have not changed. Pear Arredondo continues saying "teachers need to be motivators for their students. Last person to speak was Ken Robinson, this man confirms my belief that a truly intelligent minds all have sense of humor and that person without a sense of humor is incomplete in some way. Great speaker.