Albert Einstein once said, Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing that it is stupid.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, today on trial, we have modern day schooling. Glad you could come. Not only does he make fish, climb trees, but also makes them climb down and do a 10 mile run.
Tell me school. Are you proud of the things you've done? Turning millions of people into robots? Do you find that fun? Do you realize how many kids relate to that fish swimming upstream in class, never finding their gifts thinking they are stupid, believing they are useless. But the time has come no more excuses.
I call school to the stand and accuse him of killing creativity, individuality and being intellectually abusive. He's an ancient institution that has outlived his usage.
So Your Honor, this concludes my opening statement. And if I may present the evidence of my case, I will prove it.
Proceed. Exhibit A, here's a modern day phone recognize it. Here's a phone from 150 years ago. Big difference, right?
Stay with me. Here's a car from today. And here's a car from 150 years ago. Big difference, right? We'll get this. Here's a classroom of today. And here's a class we use 150 years ago. Now Ain't that a shame?
In literally more than a century, nothing has changed. Yet you claim to prepare students for the future. But with evidence like that, I must ask, do you prepare students for the future? Or the past? I did a background check on you wouldn't let the record show that you were made to train people to work in factories, which explains why you put students in straight roles nice and neat.
Tell them sit still Raise your hand if you want to speak give them a short break to eat and for eight hours a day tell them what to think. Oh and make them compete to get an A a letter which determines product quality, hence Grade A of meat.
I get it that day in times with different we all have a past I myself am no Gandhi. But today we don't need to make robot zombies The world has progressed. And now we need people who think creatively, innovatively critically independently with the ability to connect. See, every scientists will tell you that no two brains are the same. And every parent with two or more children will confirm that claim.
So please explain why you treat students like cookie cutter frames or snapback hats. given them this one size fits all crap. What's your life? Sorry, Your Honor. But if a doctor prescribed the exact same medicine to all of his patients, the results will be tragic. So many people will get sick yet, when it comes to school. This is exactly what happens. This educational malpractice, where one teacher stands in front of 20 kids, each one having different strengths, different needs different gifts, different dreams, and you teach the same thing the same way. That's horrific.
Ladies and gentlemen, the defendant should not be acquitted. This may be one of the worst criminal offenses ever to be committed. Unless mentioned the way you treat your employees. Objection overruled. I want to hear this. It's a shame. I mean, teachers have the most important job on the planet, yet they're underpaid. No wonder so many students are short changed.
Let's be honest, teachers should earn just as much as doctors because a doctor can do heart surgery and save the life of a kid. But a great teacher can reach the heart of that kid and allow him to truly live. See teachers are heroes that often get blamed, but they're not the problem. They work in a system without many options or rights curriculums are created by policymakers, most of which have never taught a day in their life. just obsessed with standardized tests. I think bubbling in a multiple choice question will determine success. That's outlandish. In fact, these tests are too crude to be used and should be abandoned. But don't take my word for it.
Take Frederick J. Kelly, the man who invented standardized testing, who said and I quote, these tests are too crude to be used and should be abandoned ladies and gentlemen of the jury. If we continue down this road, the results will be lethal. I don't have much faith in school.
But I do have faith in people. And if we can customize health care cars and Facebook pages, then it is our duty to do the same for education to upgrade and change and do away with school spirit. Because that's useless. Unless we're working to bring the spirit out of each and every student that should be our task. No more common core instead, this reached the core of every heart in every class. Sure, math is important. But no more than art or dance.
Let's give every gift an equal chance. I know this sounds like a dream. But countries like Finland are doing impressive things. They have shorter school days. Teachers make a decent wage homework is non existent, and they focus on collaboration instead of competition. But here's the kicker boys and girls, their educational system outperforms every other country in the world. Other places like Singapore are succeeding rapidly. schools like Montessori programs like Khan Academy, there is No single solution.
But let's get moving. Because while students may be 20% of our population, they are 100% of our future. So let's attend to their dreams, and there's no telling what we can achieve. This is a world in which I believe a world where fish are no longer forced to climb trees. Arrest my case.
Hey guys, my name is Andravasko and I want to say thank you so much for reading my write. But now, I want to know what you think. How can we together create a more efficient, effective and just better future of learning? Peace and Thank You.
