Watch this TED talk, which is a great example of the topic of Ch. 9: Stay in Your Lane.
As you watch it, leave two takeaways about how Mr. Canada "stays in his lane" or plays to his strengths as an education reformer. Then leave two responses to the comments of your peers.
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He was very passionate about the school system and you could tell he was passionate about it by the way he raised his voice when he spoke, and by how he seemed to demand a change. He wants to make schools and education different, and was asking those to help him.
ReplyDeleteI agree that he was passionate but I don't think he raised his voice, I think that's just how he talks.
DeleteHis voice helped him get his message across to his audience. He changed the levels of his voice, so people were able to stay engaged. Also, it showed how passionate he was about it.
DeleteOne take away I got from this is that he loves what he does so much that he wants to improve it. I think teachers should really be like this or maybe they picked the wrong profession.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I love his passion and it'd be amazing if every teacher was that passionate about their jobs.
DeleteI agree. Teachers need to be passionate about their jobs in order for us to be passionate about our work we do in school. Passion is contagious.
DeleteLike Mikki said, teachers need to be passionate about teaching students. Students are able to learn from the teachers who are passionate rather then the ones who just show up to get a paycheck.
DeleteAnother take away I had from this video is that we really aren't getting the education we deserve. Americans wonder why we are behind in education compared to other countries. We need to change the way we teach kids.
ReplyDeleteI agree, our countrie's education compared to others is bad. Schools in other countries fix a problem if they have bad test scores, not the U.S. they just keep doing the same thing.
DeleteOne take away I got from this talk was how dumb our testing is. It doesn't make any sense to test right before school gets out and then to not go over them with the students. The students don't know why they got wrong and can't fix any of their problems.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is so dumb when we get test results back and don't even know what the numbers mean or how we can improve ourselves for the next time.
DeleteI agree with this 100%. I think we need to test students differently so everyone has a chance of doing well.
DeleteI totally agree with you. I think we need to be able to go over what we did wrong so we can learn from our mistakes.
DeleteExactly. For the tests to do us any good we need to take them closer to the beginning of the year. This way the teachers can work on what we are struggling with.
DeleteThe first thing I took away from this was how important it is to be passionate about what you're talking about. Clearly, he is very passionate about how schools are being ran and you can tell by how his voice fluctuates. His excitement keeps you engaged the whole time.
ReplyDeleteI agree, he is very passionate about how schools are ran. He does engage you with his tone of voice.
DeleteIt is kinda hard trying to find something you are passionate about at this age. I had a hard time trying to come up with a topic for my TED talk. But know how important it is to be passionate about it!
DeleteBeing passionate about what you are talking about is probably the most important aspect to keeping your audience engaged. He is talking about a boring topic, yet keeps the audiences full attention with his passion.
DeleteI think he is correct when he says our schooling is wrong. If schools have failed the last 50 years and keep doing the same exact thing, then what good does it do for the kids going to those schools. If the school is doing bad then they need to change something so they start to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Our schools should change the way they are doing things if they aren't seeing any change by doing things the same way.
DeleteI agree. Why have we changed in other areas but not in the most important area: teaching our younger generation. America will never get better if we keep failing in the way we teach.
DeleteGeoffrey focuses on just one thing: what is wrong with the education system. He doesn't try to predict how the failing school system will affect other aspects of these kids' lives, because that is not his area of expertise. Education is. He knows from experience on a daily basis that the education system is failing, and that is the point he sticks to. This is very persuasive and causes the audience to feel the same way he does.
ReplyDeleteMy second take away was how sad our school systems are. If teachers and schools are more concerned about doing what works for them, then we as students aren't getting what we need from them. We won't see change unless we change how we're working on it.
ReplyDeleteI have had way too much experience with teachers that are more for themselves than for the students. It's not the right way to teach.
DeleteOne thing that Geoffrey does great is focusing on just one thing. He doesn't go astray on many different topics and confuse the audience. The key point that he keeps hitting is standardized tests. He knows from personal experience that they way they are used right now is useless to the teachers. By the time they get the results back it is too late to use them.
ReplyDeleteI think he stays very focused on his topic: the wrongs of the education system and why nothing is changing. He is very passionate about education and creating a better system for the children. Nothing has changed the last 50 years in the school system so it's about time it does and Geoffery wants to do that. It is a very persuasive speech and he delivers it well.
ReplyDeleteI agree. His whole presentation is directly focused on wrongs of education. It makes the TED talk so much easier to follow that some because it's very centered to his topic and he simplifies his ideas very well.
DeleteAnother takeaway I had was how he didn't use videos or picture or anything in his speech besides his voice yet it was still a persuasive speech. You don't always need those extra things to get your point across and he does a good job of showing that here.
ReplyDeleteHe definitely demonstrates that sometimes, the simplest manner of getting information across is the most effective. Had he added in props and videos, it might have detracted from his point, at least in this instance. Canada's passion speaks for itself in this case, quite literally.
DeleteThe first takeaway I had was how strong his voice was. His voice helped him get his message across because you could hear his passion. He didn't need any extra pictures, videos, or props to tell his audience what he wanted to tell them.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was awesome how he didn't need any visual aids. His way of speaking got the audience engaged. He would raise his voice at the right times in a way that made it all very effective.
DeleteMy second takeaway was how pointless end of the year testing is. When we get the results back we don't know what some of it means, and we never go over our scores once we get back to school.
ReplyDeleteI agree! End of the year testing isn't helpful because we have forgotten the information that we were tested on by the time the test scores come back.
DeleteWhen I listened to the first 5 minutes of this TED talk I knew that this guy was passionate about his message. The support he showed about how everything else is changing but schools aren's shows that he has thought about this issue for a long time and his passion didn't just start yesterday. He was just very real with us in the way he presented his information.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite point that he brought up was the testing. It is bogus that teachers get testing results back when school is over. Teacher's need that information RIGHT AWAY. If they don't know what is happening with their students they can't focus specifically to their needs. If these tests aren't helping the students in their learning what is the point of taking the test anyways? Put that money to something that will help.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree. This applies even to standardized tests that hold more importance to the students than the teachers, such as the SAT and ACT. There isn't any point in getting a vague score and being told that you could "further improve your skills" in one area if you never get any other feedback and never know exactly what it is that you need to improve on.
DeleteGeoffrey Canada is obviously very passionate about this topic, and he makes it clear that it's one he has experience in. This is obvious through his tone, his mannerisms, even the expression on his face as he talks about how students are robbed by the current education system. He keeps with one topic throughout the entire speech, without straying far from that particular point. While a diversified argument always has its benefits, in this case it worked better to hammer the same general issue over and over, further driving in his point.
ReplyDeleteI agreed with this point as well! Canada addresses the issue very well. He makes me want to do something about our school system.
DeleteCanada also brings up another good point: if the system we're working with is so flawed, why even stick with it in the first place? Taking standardized tests and waiting months for the results does nothing for a student in the here and now, because they don't even know what they're excelling at and what they could work on until it's far too late to fix any of it. What is the point of any of it if there isn't any room for improvement? It seems that the school system is sticking with this method not because it's what works, but because it's the easiest option.
ReplyDeleteI agree with his idea that schools are not changing, and they are still relying on the same old system of "one size fits all." They group everyone together in the same category instead of helping the students to realize their strengths. Schools have been bad for years. It's not just recently that problems have been surfacing.
ReplyDeleteHe is very, very passionate about education reform. He isn't just up there blowing smoke up our butts. He is giving valid facts and opinions to back up his stance on education reform. He uses hand gestures and voice inflection to engage the audience. He throws humor in every once in a while as well to relieve any tension in the room.
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ReplyDeleteMr. Canada is very passionate about teaching. You can tell this by how he raises his voice and really demands that the system needs to change. He make all of his point very clear and uses good facts. His hand gestures and humor engage the audience.
ReplyDeleteI love his main point that our school systems are all wrong. I couldn't agree more. The standardized test base us all off of an average. And, we take the tests and get the results back way too late. How is that helping us? But, yet we stick to these ways. Why doesn't someone do anything to change this?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this talk because the traditional school system needs to change. I love that he conveys this message through his voice and examples. By interweaving his personal experience with statistics his point is well supported.
ReplyDeleteI agree with his standpoint especially since I went to one of those graded schools for most of my life. Standardized testing has no point, teaching to the test does not prepare a student to be excellent. However, a class with Mr. Froiland would. He always pushes to make us at the sophomore/junior in college level. As an AP Calc Student, I have to study at least an hour a night on top of homework. Canada shows that students need to be all season, life-long learners.
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