Forget home economics and standardized tests, education visionary Trish Millines Dziko has a much more engaging and fulfilling way for students to develop real-world skills. Get schooled by Dziko as she shares how project-based learning can transform public education and unlock genius for the next generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers, ideators and leaders.
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jianjun wang
August 24, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Its all bushit,to get that we need so many high quility teacher not just balance teacher,it will spend to much socelity resours,no coutry can afford it
Freedom Stone Mycology
August 24, 2022 at 3:14 pm
[{TERRORISTS RUINEDS}]
Freedom Stone Mycology
August 24, 2022 at 3:16 pm
THEY DID THE SAME THING 200 YEARS AGO UNDERGROUNDRAILROAD
[{(MISSIONARYS)}] [{THEY RUINED}]
(GARDENS OF EDEN)
[{TERRORISTS RUINEDS}] & RECENTLY
Stephen Rellergert
August 24, 2022 at 3:17 pm
You mean potential?!?!
Cici C
August 24, 2022 at 4:02 pm
Only the rich in the US get an actual education and like you said the freedom to learn. Meanwhile our regular school system teaches you to be a good obedient listener, pass all your grades and you’ll get a good 9-5 job in the end.
Mike Pict
August 25, 2022 at 10:50 am
I didn’t realize you wanted credentials to AVOID WORK
I thought you wanted knowledge TO WORK . I was confused
Anne Autisms
August 25, 2022 at 11:35 am
@Mike Pict I really get where your coming from but you are missing the point. How does algebra help you in most jobs? I agree School should teach you how to prepare for the workforce but a part of that is encouraging creativity. Privilege is a huge factor for example, I am extremely lucky to be able to go to a private school that does more research based projects like in this Ted talk. The more money someone has to more resources they have.
Mike Pict
August 25, 2022 at 11:53 am
@Anne Autisms you don’t know because your not a plumber or a carpenter. I’d explain it to you but I have a job to do and children that depend on me . Look it up on your own or get an apprenticeship with a master
Barlennan
August 27, 2022 at 1:10 am
@Anne Autisms Uh, excuse me? algebra teaches you a certain way of thinking about the world more rationally. You’re saying that we need schools that let people think for themselves, but teaching people a totally new way to think is a bad thing? Additionally, it is actually used for plenty of jobs. Any STEM job requires algebra, and a lot of jobs outside of stem either require or could certainly benefit a lot from a knowledge and thorough understanding of algebra.
Javier Granf
August 24, 2022 at 4:08 pm
Succsssfff
Kevin Whitney
August 24, 2022 at 4:49 pm
Academic freedom sounds delicious. This is a bigger undertaking than is mentioned. It is sad that parents are totally left out of this conversation. Parents are the child’s first teacher so they need way more support/praise/guidance than this culture is willing to acknowledge.
Cool Girl 007
August 24, 2022 at 4:51 pm
Well saying
Md. Mubassher Islam
August 24, 2022 at 5:26 pm
Excellent speech. It will be beneficial for governments to implement these guidelines for primary education.
Courtney Green
August 24, 2022 at 6:50 pm
I’m a teaching assistant in the Uk and I couldn’t agree more, our education system is poorly structured, underfunded and not accessible for students from disadvantage backgrounds or with special educational needs. We need less “sit down shut up” and more “what is your opinion?”, let’s create passion and confidence in our next generation.
Reem
August 24, 2022 at 7:02 pm
What a wonderful talk. I hope to see this model of education implemented in the US to develop future leaders and educators!
Dru-lissa Grant
August 24, 2022 at 8:04 pm
🙏🙏🙏
Gaasuba Meskhenet
August 24, 2022 at 8:31 pm
She sounds like the narrator for Parable of the Sower. Too lazy rn to look if she is
Alpha George
August 24, 2022 at 11:44 pm
I think keeping it in small cities is enough
bob ainsworth
August 24, 2022 at 11:49 pm
The school system was set up to do just what it does , teach us to work in factories 9-5 providing a living for us and riches for those that own the factories.
Now that we don’t have any factories, we’re not preparing for anything. Now for those that say , you have the ability to learn what you want in order to improve your lot, it sounds so easy. However, as a teenager or younger, you don’t know what’s available let alone how to find a way to get it. This is adult thinking not child thinking. Without adult help and guidance we don’t even know what to ask let alone that we’re supposed to be asking. Than add onto this the aches and pains of just growing up ,ha . Oh by the way the adults who are to guide us have gone through the same education system so truly, what do they know?
The lecture was given by a very intelligent and grounded women. She’s coming at it from a different view ,not a teacher’s view of this is the curriculum I’m Toledo to follow if I want to keep my job.
Kain
August 25, 2022 at 3:51 am
We goin to starve and we going to run out food
Southtowntx
August 25, 2022 at 3:51 am
We goin to starve and we going to run out food
Kain
August 25, 2022 at 3:51 am
Fule
Southtowntx
August 25, 2022 at 3:51 am
Fule
CatatonicBug
August 25, 2022 at 4:12 am
The initial example sounds a lot like the public school education I received in So. Cal as a “gifted” student.
snehasish mondal
August 25, 2022 at 6:04 am
Still talking about colonization!!!!!
snehasish mondal
August 25, 2022 at 6:08 am
Only Ted talk that i couldn’t take more than 2 min.
Mike Pict
August 25, 2022 at 10:15 am
That’s the fathers job .
Mike Pict
August 25, 2022 at 10:17 am
With the number of pedophiles in your unions you’d think judges where catholic priests
Mike Pict
August 25, 2022 at 10:22 am
If every child were actually special they’d be vegans . Some have flavor others have souls, some are assets some liabilities, and everyone dies eventually
6DAMMK9
August 26, 2022 at 5:30 am
Academic Risks. This is a great mention. Maybe cultural difference (or economical / political aka philosophical difference), everyone in Asia never dare to risk that. In worse, the parenting is also treat children as a “property of parents” instead of individual, and when they go collaborating while globalisation, bam, “their maths is good”.
juan bancalero
August 26, 2022 at 9:58 am
The most valuable gift the human being have is the intelligence and the biggest mistake we can commit is to waste it, and, unluckily, that happens more ussually that we think
Sam T
August 26, 2022 at 4:37 pm
Anyone hear Maya Angelou in this? I was only listening, not watching .. and I thought it was Ms Angelou.
CASS-148
August 27, 2022 at 3:26 pm
Is phone’s audio bad?
Sound is too low and inaudible!
michelle moilanen
August 28, 2022 at 2:29 am
Very good
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August 28, 2022 at 5:22 am
Home first lesson learned from granny 🤣
K
August 28, 2022 at 9:52 pm
This is all good for neurotypical children, but I hope you have other ways of helping Autistic children who have challenges with socialising and executive functioning. Autistic children also have a unique voice
Alan Sarthou
August 30, 2022 at 1:20 pm
It’s always so easy to talk about what’s the best way to teach… The truth is, this method of teaching and adaptation of the professor requires competent individuals who are willing to work hard for their student’s future. And there’s the problem; working hard. Even though I believe most teachers care about their students, they just don’t want to do any extra work. After all, salaries are barely enough in most countries.
I would’ve appreciated it if what you’ve preached on this TED talk was tested on several clases, with control groups, and then evaluated how much each of them learned. A more scientific approach would better help understand and evaluate the current situation. Otherwise, these are just empty words.
Hate to say it, but you reminded me of the saying: “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach”