What if every day after school you were excited to do your homework? You would race over to your tutors in order to get a jump start on your homework for that day! Sounds ridiculous right? However, in many places across America, tutors for kids of all ages are achieving this. In a TED talk given by Dave Eggers talks about a new form of tutoring for kids. What started as a way for kids who are struggling in school to get more one on one contact has resulted in students getting animated about their education! Places such as, Brooklyn Superhero Supply, Studio St. Louis, The Echo Park, Youth Speak, Ink Spot, Word Street, and many more are all are helping kids take an active role in their education. The key to their success is convincing kids that people care about what the students have to say. When students believe this idea, they take more pride in what they do and put more effort into their work. Teachers, parents, and students should all work to encourage their students and classmates to take a more active role in their education in order to have a brighter future.
Dave Eggers is a funny man who is not accustomed to public speaking. Although he frequently gets his words jumbled when he speaks, he makes jokes about his screw ups and then that the pressure off him. His humor and kindness leave an impression on the audience that helps him prove his points. His entire presentation is a compilation of stories that explains his main ideas. This is arguably his most effective technique because it illustrates a picture for his audience about his main points. The combination of Dave Eggers multiple techniques allow him to clearly and interestingly present his concepts.
Dave Eggers remains true to what many people do with their TED talks. He utilizes a combination of speaking with a power point presentation to portray his ideas. He provides funny pictures of the tutoring studios he talks about and also pictures of the kids he helps. Although his presentation is very generic, he does do one very unique thing. Towards the end of his presentation, he presents the audience with something he calls a TED wish. His wish is for people to go out and take what they have learned from him and implement it into the world in their own new and creative ways. I think that this is probably the coolest thing that I have seen come from any of the TED talks. By creating this challenge for his listeners, he is making a significant impact on the world.
Inspiration is the key to success in the future. Although Dave Eggers does not specifically say this, I believe that this is his underlying message. By inspiring students to push themselves to do better, he is creating a better future for everyone. Inspiration is the result of motivation. When students, and me personally, are motivated to try harder, they often surpass people’s expectations. I think that when a teacher challenges me to push myself on a project, I do because I want to wow them or because I want to be better than everyone else. Inspiration will change the world because of this. In my opinion students all over the world need to be more competitive. If they were inspired to do better than their best each student would be more creative and successful in school. If Dave Eggers could convince people everywhere around the world of his ideas, then the world would increase at a much more rapid pace and be better off in the future.
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