How School Makes Kids Less Intelligent | Eddy Zhong | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet

Eddy Zhong, successful technology entrepreneur, dives into the truth behind our K-12 education system. Eddy strongly believes that the education system diminishes creativity and confines children to a certain path towards success. He contends that kids are taught to believe college is a necessary step in life and that it is mandatory to achieve one's goals. His talk challenges the commonly held beliefs of our entire education structure. Eddy is the founder of Leangap, a summer program that helps high school students start their own companies
Eddy is an aspiring technology entrepreneur and the founder of Blanc, a smart-watch company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His ideas have been featured in numerous publications and he is passionate about empowering youth to think differently. Eddy is the founder of Leangap, a summer program that helps high school students start their own companies
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@f.b.i.853]

Education is when you learn from your mistakes School is where you get mocked for your mistakes

[@abdoarrahmane6924]

Really

[@leehitashi2621]

EXACTLY!!

[@salmafarag4377]

Yas fbiii you tellem queen

[@salmafarag4377]

@@twoobad5089 my school doesn’t or at least most teachers don’t the school system is messed up is all I’m saying

[@annleah9470]

💯

[@RomanPro100]

Teachers: School is your second home Also teachers: Don't act like this, you're not in your home

[@zoloko911]

Роман Прокопов true

[@weirdojustsome1951]

@‎ yah

[@neilltorres1967]

LMFAO😂😂

[@SkyBlue-lr3qu]

I thought that sentence only our teachers in Iraq used to say for us 😂

[@zoloko911]

Also in mongolia

[@hugode834]

"No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world has told them to do." - Eddy Zhong

[@marshakriss]

SPOT ON !! But the powers that be don't want us changing the world .

[@alexjustalexyt1144]

yup, that's what he said alright

[@shabanatasleem3532]

Precisely!

[@abel6298]

Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥‎‎

[@TravelingZebra]

@@iamfighterman9646 Selfish Students? You mean little kids who don't know any better molded into boring non thinking teenagers? Plus they never get paid that low, actually they are paid pretty well, and if you didn't have a passion for it simply don't do it.

[@jjjohnson1389]

He was 16 when he made this speech. Now I'm 16 thinking... How did I end up losing interests in so many dreams? Why did I stop reading the books that I wanted to? When did I think learning is boring? It's all school; Takes away our time from creativity, makes us care more about our marks in a paper, makes us chase government jobs when there are other jobs we can do. Thank You Eddy Zhong for this speech!

[@kaleidico]

I'm also 16 and just remembered this video existed. Hearing he is sixteen hit hard for me.

[@pixtlewint5095]

On point bro.

[@pumpkincoffee]

well it isn't all school but your correct

[@haris_khan777]

I am 16

[@peteplayz-norskgaming5723]

@@pumpkincoffeewhy isnt it all school. Where is your evidence for the fact that it isnt all school?

[@elle123cat]

"No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world told them to do" awesome love this

[@clode960]

agreed

[@goldenirets8930]

Elle Viva im your 1thousand'st liker

[@naushai30]

Elle Viva j

[@technical_7457]

Elle Viva i was reading this exactly as he was saying it

[@blue_cameron]

Elle Viva has* told them

[@brandyellenwrites]

This is a great conversation to have. I, as a parent, witnessed the creativity being taken from 1 of my kids. A straight A student who lost points on something for "being too creative". I saw the light in their eyes start to dim that day and it broke my heart. That was the day that started me down a path of homeschooling not 1 but 3 creative children. 💯

[@different9841]

That is such a nice thing to do

[@brandyellenwrites]

@@different9841 Thank you. I feel it's my job as a parent to do what's best for the kiddos. I may not always do it right, but I do my best. Have a lovely day!

[@shahbazmuhammad9026]

Amazing, hope we all do the same when time comes

[@AmmaraSHAH773377]

Well done mate. What is best for them.

[@logangaming1103]

w parent

[@eitanchess]

My teacher once said " You are put here in school to follow instructions and *That only* " my smile dropped... 😢

[@theqbash]

Oh man, that sucks… sorry to hear that.

[@gibbishgiggles]

That's illegal they are literally controlling you. You need to break free from it! It's terrible! You need to unleash your person! ❤

[@benneebean8199]

My teachers always say "All you have to do is follow simple instructions, and do what you are told. If i tell you to sit down, you sit down. if i tell you to be quiet, be quiet."

[@jenfed1512]

That's what China does in their schools - communism

[@Smoiiny]

@@gibbishgiggles illegal is crazy

[@witcherfan3502]

School makes you scared of failing when failing is the only way to truly learn.

[@huunguyen4516]

True

[@golummandera2651]

underrated comment

[@aira-chan9156]

If some of you guys dont notice most stuff are discovered because of failures without failure there's no success Okay sorry for my bad English not a native speaker 😅

[@cronas.biggest.kinnie]

Yeah cause they put sm emphasis on grades like its the only things that matters, and then if you fail the test/quiz, your grade will drop so much,

[@mechamotion6458]

So true!

[@The.Reilly]

The one Ted Talk they won't show in class.

[@h0shikage]

I will :), I will show it to my Year 10s tomorrow because even I as a highschool teacher hate this system, there needs to be more implementation on hands-on skills and not just knowledge.

[@what7597]

@@h0shikage i am so glad there are teachers like you out there.

[@myname9288]

Yeah

[@davidkonevky7372]

@@h0shikage Truly wonderful, you're the future of education. One we can actually look up to.

[@beast_cooper3902]

Kareem Magar YES

[@itsnlee]

Once in primary school, we were taught a certain method to divide sums. I got told off for doing it a faster way even though the answers were correct, and I had to solve the problems their way. Not only schools kill creativity, but it kills confidence and breeds mental health struggle too.

[@gayanewiggins1201]

My teacher literally destroyed my dream to be an artist. She basically said you can never be an artist because you don’t paint/draw using basic rules. And she was right, I never became an artist, because she killed it in me.

[@AnaGD]

I know this feeling...

[@randomhumanbeing2285]

​@rain xx dude, please don't say that. I don't mean to offend you in anyway but, just don't.

[@phamson7868]

​@@rainxx1 😕

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

@@rainxx1 “who asked” doesn’t apply in this because the commenter is sharing a personal anecdote to support a relevant point made in the video. For clarity, “who asked” is typically reserved for comments involving anecdotes that are both completely unrelated to the topic at hand and brings little to no educational or entertainment value to the discussion… which this comment clearly isn’t doing.

[@aletheaxl]

I hope in the future your dreams of becoming an artist will reignite again because there are tons of artist that have a low point in their lives because of someone hurting them and putting them down but they get right back up Even though they have every reason to give up there's always something or someone like their love ones that helps them to not give up on their dreams And if you still love to draw to paint and draw then maybe you can still achieve your dreams (:

[@inactiveandsavedforarchive9312]

I want to be an artist, but the sad thing is i'm learning so much by myself than with an art teacher. I'm learning anatomy, coloring, principles, etc.

[@inactiveandsavedforarchive9312]

JohnTheBeast 😨 Jesus John. Thanks. 😅

[@inactiveandsavedforarchive9312]

JohnTheBeast So true...😔

[@humnab4892]

I really don't like my art teacher... I've always loved art as a hobby and, being a person that wants to work in areas of art in the future, my teacher telling me that I'm basically not good at art has kinda trashed that.

[@inactiveandsavedforarchive9312]

SapphireX7 I bet you're good at art and besides there are different types of art. You could be a cartoonist if you draw cartoons. It all depends on your style. Keep at it. ☺✔

[@humnab4892]

It's Lillie I think I generally do have a cartoony style, but my art teacher wants us to focus on realism which is really annoying since I have to restrict myself to proportions and all. It's a shame we have to stick to what our school wants. Thanks though, I'll try my best ^^

[@nightninja6244]

After he said "I think I'm the only Asian kid who can't do math," that guy was not amused

[@SuppositionalBox]

That guy should probably learn to laugh at himself a bit. Humility is a virtue, not a sin lol

[@MomoKunDaYo]

@@SuppositionalBox he probably just didnt find it funny lol

[@MomoKunDaYo]

@@SuppositionalBox I didnt laugh..

[@MoonChild-xx5vk]

Prolly a math teacher

[@komin01]

I think he meant east asians like Chinese and Koreans

[@Meowmeowfruit]

This is why I’m so grateful that my parents let me do what I loved. People say there is no money in art, but I’m 19 years old, I’m going to a community college for a certificate. I’m in a payed internship and I’m also doing freelance too on the side. You don’t have get a degree to be successful or even go to a big fancy college, just do what you love ❤️

[@mikrodenetleyici9619]

inspiring words from a wise man

[@randomdudeontheinternet5901]

Thats why when I go to collage I am not going to get a dept of literal millions pesos to go to a fancy collage.

[@user-bi2cd7ju4n]

But what if I dont know what I truly love cuz I think that all what I love do is imposed by society

[@elvinnguyen8854]

Keep going my friend 🫡

[@elvinnguyen8854]

@@user-bi2cd7ju4n it’s extremely hard to find what you love in this day and age just because of how school is made so you only learn something a specific way which is why I love art. But hate art the subject

[@thatsdaniellelol]

Things schools should teach: Emotional intelligence Critical thinking Problem solving Understanding and Filing Taxes and why they exist Finding your passions and using them the ways that you want to use them, the ways that work for you Figuring out and truly tapping into your potential and using all of it in the ways you actually want to, the ways you feel comfortable with. I know there’s more.

[@ehsanakbar1701]

They teach critical thinking, and passions well if thats the case in my school.

[@improvementchad6477]

It's actually taught lmao😂 I can see you never really took school seriously

[@thatsdaniellelol]

@@improvementchad6477 Did you wanna specify cuz I listed several things and no actually I wasn’t very good at paying attention in school until the end due to a few things that were going on in my life at the time. Appreciate the compassion lol. Such a kind thing to assume about someone on the internet who you don’t know and has done nothing rude to you☺️

[@improvementchad6477]

@@thatsdaniellelol So in short your reply is: "I agree"

[@DoodleDan]

​@@improvementchad6477different depending on your location. Spots in Norway for example have great and modern education systems whereas some places in Germany are a few hundred years behind, or completely nonexistent systems in some other European countries. Don't even mention America, you go to school there to get shot or to be social, not for education purposes. Sorry if you wasted your time in school, must be painful.

[@bobody8666]

"To this day I think I am the only Asian kid who doesn’t understand math” Everyone: *laughs* That one dude: 🗿

[@Pickle_06]

Lmao

[@Crunk9]

I love ur pfp

[@iamplayinggames7047]

xD

[@soaringsky741]

😂🤣

[@jacobkim3690]

Ikr

[@dashamm98]

I've learned more about Science by my own curiosity and the internet than all 13 years of school

[@nickic.7358]

me too

[@conditionalbee9603]

Pat Hamm same

[@themanlycow1351]

Pat Hamm same I spend literal hours watching bill bye cosmos other science shows and anything cool on KZbin and school science is simple now it's laughable, i knew this six years ago why are you still re teaching it XD

[@joshbrown6929]

Pat Hamm FACTS!! Omg someone who agrees with me. I learn more from KZbin than in actual school

[@heyguys2936]

Josh Brown me lol

[@Thisisnotaname-um8rh]

As a school hater,I cam comfirm that school is killing student's creativity and forcing to learn useless information

[@HoxosoYT]

You're compeletly right

[@wisteriaxx]

so true ❤

[@isabelladeangelo8474]

THIS THIS IS WHY I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HOMESCHOOLED I GET TO EXPLORE THINGS I LOVE AND FOLLOW MY PASSIONS WITHOUT BEING CRITICIZED AND PUT DOWN AND IT'S AWESOME

[@gibbishgiggles]

LUCKY BRO

[@ParaNaimaconcolor.-mq7vd]

Congratulations!

[@hab1b1]

Even by the way you type here, I can tell you should have gone to school.

[@novavoltaris2198]

@@hab1b1XD true, sometimes school has some advantages homeschooling does not. But then again, if you’re homeschooled you don’t have to do those useless shi people learn im schools

[@hab1b1]

@@novavoltaris2198 sure, but it isn't useless to everyone. some people enjoy those things. and being able to socialize, and go to gym and listen to experts are all important

[@konstanzse3074]

I learned English fluently watching cartoon network rather than learning in school

[@larslarsson6266]

And youtube

[@martabartoszewska104]

I learned English by playing video games. Meanwhile, school is like "just sit down for 8 hours, don't talk, don't interact with other human beings, raise your hand if you want to say something and try to look like you understand everything"

[@dragunyt2727]

Relatable.

[@sumitsoni4736]

😂😂

[@hollowtree9763]

Fr

[@AJBatac]

“No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world has told them to do.”

[@Aviator1681]

He stole that from Steve Jobs

[@dankacerek3483]

That's why you shold be rebel!

[@squidwardtentacles9825]

AJ Batac No one ever changed the world without people doing what they asked them to.

[@SirAndyLopez]

AJ Batac Why are you dark skinned? ugh..

[@GREATSLUMBER]

Drew Bank Lol you don't even have a profile pic, bafoon.

[@braedenfullam7936]

My dad once explained to me that if I got good grades all the time, and if I already knew everything, I'd feel like there'd be no more room to grow or improve myself, so he taught me to always use a bad grade or report as a learning experience. That's very true and insightful, but why does my C in algebra and chemistry make me feel and look like a failure if all I need to do is "do better?" I can't even really find what it is I'm doing wrong with my work, and I'm constantly trying to play catch up so that I can at least understand what the rest of the kids in my class are talking about, and I find myself sacrificing my time to do what I really love and want to pursue, like drawing and music, because I feel a constant desire to not "fail" all my classes. Maybe it's my time management or my mental state, but school really feels like it screws kids over a lot of the time. The American education system needs to change to accompany kids' abilities to be creative, critical, and collaborative, instead of drilling into our brains that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@ayeshashifa1355]

Then what about Indian education system

[@ItApproaches]

Never going to change as the top 1% will never give up control.

[@ragnarok283]

@@ItApproaches the top 1% are self made millionaires. If you mean the 150 people who control the system, yes, they will never change the school system because the school system creates SLAVES. You need to strive to be in that 1% to be independent from that paper.

[@ItApproaches]

@@ragnarok283 Millionaires? They are billionaires if not higher then that.

[@wisteriaxx]

It’s not your time management or mental state at all. In this world it’s important to be creative and have a passion. Humans are naturally creative, but school is taking that opportunity away from us. ☹️💔 Not every person is the same, school.

[@user-gw2om1ep8e]

I can frankly say that school has just made me a machine of getting A's but in this process i lost my true self. I'm in 10th grade and when I hear the name school my social anxiety triggers i feel suffocated in school i feel like everyone is judging me and my anxiety gets worse when the teacher calls me or ask's a question Edit : this is all what school taught me

[@nicoeel]

SAME

[@what7597]

To all asian kids that cant do math... read this message. *we are unique*

[@taehyungselephantmole1513]

Lord Pingu I’m not Asian but I support you and other “unique” Asians... join us non Asians 😂😭

[@nikeshdonnam1220]

man i feel u

[@ishanrai1227]

All hail Lord Pingu

[@nikeshdonnam1220]

@@ishanrai1227 lol

[@nikeshdonnam1220]

@カモメcheegulls really?

[@johndough3338]

School doesn’t teach you the real world.

[@ethanfisher-perez9620]

No, but your parents do.

[@beardieboi420productions]

Ethan Fisher-Perez *Grabs Belt* "Heres an example"

[@snow658]

Ethan Fisher-Perez most parents don’t

[@josephguard3504]

Ethan Fisher-Perez what if you’re one of the unlucky ones who have parents that weren’t there. Whether they were dead or just deadbeat

[@euphoriluminescent1941]

@@beardieboi420productions please dont i have suffered way to much

[@mafu_ne]

Started with "I'm going to make my cool ideas come to life!" and a really healthy mind as a kid, ended up in therapy and anxiety pills in the first semester of high school

[@MultiCII]

Creativity is the highest form of intelligence-that’s why the performing arts are so important.

[@coodyh]

1.Wake up *EARLY* 2.Get prepared for school 3. Go to school for 8 hours and hear adults talk all day *"teaching us"* 4. Go home 5. Eat dinner 7. Go to bed early 8. Repeat

[@TheDonkyGamePlay]

NotTheBestGaming And then forget everything after every single test.

[@Senshii8]

And thats the start of humanity developing becoming to robots

[@Sonnylegoman]

NotTheBestGaming You for got that 2 hour homework assignment and then another 2 hour project lmao

[@wildthewolf5969]

1. Wake up early 2. Realise your a night owl 3. sleep through school and show up at 12 4. go home 5. play games till 1am 6. Go to bed,

[@benzboy5332]

facts

[@e.gundogan8656]

Seriously, I felt smarter when I was in the elementary school than now.

[@azure4011]

Emirhan Jarrah Me too.

[@adamludwig9419]

exactly my feeling

[@kristiyangrigorov5232]

hahahaha same

[@yvesheinrich5013]

Exactly me.

[@onedova2298]

I used to be an adventurer like you, then i got an education.

[@DoodleBricks]

“No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world tells them to do” am absolutely excellent quote. Fellow teens like this are so inspirational

[@Memistical]

Our own curiosity has taught us more than school ever has, yet the world refuses to accepted it.

[@kingarth0r]

This is why public schoolers laugh at homeschoolers for being dumb and yet those homeschoolers probably are more happy and successful now.

[@gpug4415]

+The Great Papyrus (CoolSkeleton95) Kids are cruel, however you do learn more for social advancement

[@BobBob-of7fg]

What kind of dumbasses laugh at homeschoolers? Less busywork, one single teacher who can actually focus more on yourself rather than having to micromanage 200 kids and they probably actually manage to learn something from it.

[@magnuscritikaleak5045]

Example First Name Example Last Name conformity is the worst crime happened on this Earth.

[@unitedwestand7778]

Pug Ieve That's the average line from an indoctrinated person. The socialization going on in schools is terrible. All 5 of my kids are home-schooled, and while most of the other kids are wasting their time in school, my 14 and 17 year old daughters are starting their own business... something you don't need school, or college to do...but they won't tell you that in school.

[@xxironvaderxxx4143]

GamerOfCringe I'm in homeschool and it sucks

[@masonkoch2007]

Who else watching this instead of doing homework?

[@thatpieceoftrash7562]

Me😂

[@ruikasa.enjoyer]

Me oof

[@taylorstephenson1188]

fkk25 I should be studying Geography

[@kirakemp1673]

Me lol

[@manuelvargas7237]

Me

[@lacey6800]

I think one problem with school is that they expect us to fit their molds, and for us to do what they think is right, instead of helping us find our mission, not theirs.

[@thatsrichie4580]

I’m 15 and I hate school. During my freshman year, my schedule was 8:30AM-6:00PM with sports. I can agree with literally everything he said. I’ve found my meaning and I’ve been following it for over a year now. I’ve learned much more browsing the internet than at school. And I don’t know if it’s just me, but i am learning literally like 10x faster myself than at school. And I'm learning things that can actually change and impact the world supposed to learning about how the ancient Romans harvested food for over 3.5 hours a week.

[@gretaosullivan4841]

Teachers: Everybody is special, kids! Then why are 30 kids all taught in the same way, by the same teacher, in one classroom?

[@advait03]

And all treated the same. Every child who gets bad marks is scolded, and every child who gets good marks is praised.

[@advait03]

@Yordy Alien But that's current circumstances. This teaching method is being used since forever, even when they have plenty opportunities to make it more effective.

[@krispybacon9927]

FluffyPaws101 being taught the same doesn’t necessarily mean applying your knowledge in the same way. And also, grades are separated into different groups and be taught differently in many schools.

[@krispybacon9927]

FluffyPaws101 being taught the same doesn’t necessarily mean applying your knowledge in the same way. And also, grades are separated into different groups and be taught differently in many schools.

[@naru9329]

Bruh what are you talking about Teachers are superhumans They literally teach 70 brats in my class

[@kittyaya3425]

Eddy Zhong is so smart he was 16 when he did this talk.

[@Kolaug618]

Thank you Mr Zhong I'm currently 10 years old (I'M NOT JOKING) Your words are inspiring to do something GREAT with my life because i DON'T want to be a mindless teenager who only thinks inside the box one of these days my product will be on bill boards and on every tv in the WORLD

[@ParaNaimaconcolor.-mq7vd]

Amen! :D

[@KLTRF]

Oh my god your 10 😮😮😮😮😮 Thats so cool! I’m 13

[@MT-hv8zr]

"We go to school just to get good grades, and then forget everything " -me 2019

[@dhwanikurani5117]

I can totally agree

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

That's the most effective strategy I've used in school.

[@bluezboi2504]

yup

[@larslarsson6266]

You mean M T don't You ( probebly not )

[@johnnyfives5416]

That my biggest fear when graduating from college.

[@shondramoore809]

*Reads title* Say no more fam

[@FutureAnimator]

At my old school we had a vary short lunch and we couldn't get up to pickup a piece of paper or pencil we had to raise our hand

[@shizuria]

Aquila Winfree that's very strict 😕

[@FutureAnimator]

Pinkprincess Mochii I know

[@nicholasbullock5894]

Aquila Winfree ikr. We are being programmed to follow orders mindlessly

[@akhilesh2051]

Shondra Moore i feel you

[@moonlight-jannaaaa]

Thank you school for: - Stress - Low grades - Depression - Anxiety - Trauma - Low self-esteem - Homework - Teaching us calculus and algebra that we don't use in real life - Wasted money - Making we work with people who don't even want to work and gives me to do everything and then they get high scores too

[@Rackcoon929]

Algebra and calculus is useful for science based courses

[@goldendragon8193]

Adding: peer pressure too.

[@AhmedMiad]

You forgot to add robbing us from sleep

[@S.G.E.G_Boston_WUXI]

My teacher instead of teaching like the class next door, she tells us to show it and express it through our imaginary mind and art. I love her so much because she made everyone feel special in their own way 😊

[@em_mkay]

What I learned at school: 0% What I learned on KZbin: 100,000,000%

[@yitababi1798]

ITS OVER 9000 AHHHHHHHHHHH

[@christophervandehey2614]

Yo but me 2 tho

[@r.sriram5820]

LOL, Very very true

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Yep I started watching these channels. Seeker, Ridddle, Arvin Ash, TED-ED, Kurzgesagt-in a nutshell, Astrum, PBS Space Time, Veritasium, Vsauce, Scishow Space, Science Channel, Mr Scientific, Reallifelore, Bright Side, etc. I subscribed to all these channels and I bet from just them I learnt 10,000x more than what I'll probably learn in my entire 12 school years. I recommend you to watch these channels, and solve tough but interesting problems on Brilliant. School does very less.

[@muhammadalialam]

@@vedantsridhar8378 thanks bro

[@K.N.H.]

I grow up in my country school with physical beating and memorising every lesson without learning.

[@K.N.H.]

Excuse my grammar.

[@stark-mo1vv]

Htet Nay Kyaw same

[@argentumaurum9077]

Don't lose hope, that means they'll win. Be the one that becomes successful at your age. Be the one that future kids would look up to years from now. Be creative, and fight your way through that veil that most people give up at, and eventually, well, i'll let you decide

[@dragonfyre1589]

Shiza Shaikh if your parents are abusive then you should call the cops on them. I know it may be scary, but if you do then they will protect you and you will be safe. Even if you don't, remember: eventually, you will grow up and leave school and your parents. You will be able to live whatever type of life you choose. Do not commit suicide- think about the happy things that await you later in life. Your parents and teachers only win if you let them influence the decisions you make.

[@somebody9143]

Htet Nay Kyaw I get bullied but I'm self educated 90%

[@genevickers1702]

When I was in high school, I was always disappointed, not in myself, but the school system, how narrowminded everybody was, how lacking in creativity, and how everybody would do almost the exact same thing every day and act like each day was different

[@INFINITUMSPIRIT]

Nothing is more important than imagination not even education he is a legendary person

[@RandomGuys_]

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” - Albert Einstein

[@purveshgandhi7122]

Trueeee❤️❤️❤️ But knowledge is important to accomplish ur dreams...

[@amitabhkumar6718]

yeah I know this thought

[@purearab772]

Amazing

[@Kitkawqt]

but thats the sad thing I dont have an imagination

[@sijenkai3928]

@@purveshgandhi7122 balance.

[@alexyadayada4487]

Good grades don’t measure your intelligence, it just measures how often you turn in your homework.

[@BitchChill]

Alex Rodriguez Oh my god

[@azure4011]

Alex Rodriguez I never thought about that...

[@ethanfisher-perez9620]

Is that satire? I hope so, because Alex's comment is absolutely ridiculous.

[@user-cu6vk8bf2o]

Ethan Fisher-Perez the first part of his comment is true though. Good grades don’t measure your intelligence.

[@azure4011]

lauren What do you think the grades measure, if any?

[@vionapreethacrasta8908]

Now at my school, I find 70-80 per cent of the teachers to think out of the box and explore the field you want to take.I think most of the schools now encourage innovation and pursue their own interests. Being doctors and engineer isn't the only thing there to choose

[@gibbishgiggles]

Your school is lucky

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

My school’s like that too, we have an awesome theater program 👍 and I like my graphic design class as well

[@miatang338]

Eddy's words have actually been proven right: A new survey says the average American uses just 37 percent of the information they learn in school.

[@marshakriss]

37% , if that .... around 1970 it was just 10% for me

[@itsmelancevee]

"No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world has told them to do." - Edward Zhong

[@jackk3158]

Except with fidget spinners But that's true tho

[@GangsterDolphins]

Christian Villarosa copied comment

[@HoaNguyen-zl5hs]

Simonstar who cares if its copy, more people gonna see it.

[@MrBottledAir]

Im putting it as my senior quote, love it so much

[@Skillz_4_Thrillz]

Internet Expl my senior quote will be: “If math is good why does my calculator have a SIN button?”

[@smilenrjr]

What your parents teach you: “Time is money” What schools teaches you: “Sit down for 8 hours and don’t talk and listen”

[@hay0099]

And follow everything they want or got detention

[@golemnoskill645]

Quikz Ray rich people time is not money, the value of your time is money

[@Briselance]

Try making a living without having been to school.

[@golemnoskill645]

Briseur De Lance I’m doing that right now, im 18

[@watchableraven3517]

@@golemnoskill645 What do you do? I'm just genuninely interested (my guess is a trade so mechanics, electricity, etc.).

[@alittleguywithalotoffeelings]

I learned more from KZbin than school

[@Adam-ui3yn]

Totally agreed. In highschool and college I became really good at math. I was acing all my tests and exams and I felt good about myself. It wasn't until I was in the real world I realized how little of it I could actually apply. I spent all this time learning how to manipulate and work with equations and problems that were neatly organized and tied in a bow for me to unravel. With zero training how to model these equations from real world data, how to figure out what relevant information you need to solve the problem and how to acquire it. It felt like my whole life education was holding a nail for me and only training me how to swing a hammer to drive in the nail in straight. Then I got into the real world and realized I have no idea where to get the nail from, where to place it, how to hold it for myself and how to incorporate it into the problem that is a house I'm trying to build. Then you go into the world and you're asked "well what do you know how to build ?" and you realize all you know how to do is swing a hammer and you're severely underprepared.

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Spot on analogy.

[@dirtdisrespector7077]

"No-one has ever changed the world by doing what the world has told them to do." Powerful words, I live by that.

[@reeblesnarfle5443]

References!

[@elbowbread4393]

who said this? its beautiful

[@davidt.1628]

Elbowbread the dude said that at the very end

[@photonic4394]

Elbowbread watch the freaking video

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

Martin Luther king jr for example

[@sicoeradu6254]

Anyone who speaks english as a 2nd language learned it from video games and movies. None from school

[@Void_Dweller7]

And Tv shows

[@vedantsridhar8378]

I learnt from reading books and watching movies like Lord of The Rings and Harry Potter school gives simple words as new vocabulary

[@the1yeh]

English is my 3rd language and I learnt it from watching pewdiepie. I am indian BTW.

[@k0rt0pi88]

fr though I learned Spanish from watching barbie movies LMAO

[@vedantsridhar8378]

@@k0rt0pi88 Hola, buenos dias!

[@Mfreitag62]

Go Eddy! So glad you found your path. I agree with you wholeheartedly - and I'm a teacher! I see kids come to school so wide-eyed and excited to learn, and all too often school just kills that in kids. We need to encourage kids to think outside the box. We need to LISTEN to kids. And we need to tap into their natural passion and curiosity. We will never have happy, satisfied, motivated and innovative people if we don't change our approach. I've been fighting the system from within for almost 40 years now. Creativity needs to be valued and encouraged. I hope I get a chance to do a TED talk about why creativity matters.

[@annstropes2236]

Right there with you!

[@Yahooos9900]

Wow, what a speech. I'm 16 years old and I still haven't found my passion yet, but I think maybe there's still hope for me to discover something I love.

[@StriKreator]

SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT HOW STRONG YOUR MEMORY IS NOT HOW INTELLIGENT YOU ARE. EXAMS TESTS MEMORY NOT INTELLIGENCE.

[@bluewolfy9117]

That is the problem

[@StriKreator]

Yes

[@tylrj]

lool you are so right wtf

[@StriKreator]

@@tylrj thanks

[@nathonfleming6631]

right on the money. jeez.

[@fatcoochie4209]

So far all that school has taught me is how to procrastinate and how to function on almost no sleep

[@aixide]

Lol

[@officialtionesco]

same

[@zaddy2855]

Metoo

[@ninadenise734]

Omg righttttt like I found out I worked my best when I procrastinated and I actually stumbled upon this great TedTalk because I'm procrastinating on an assignment

[@almapierree8868]

So true, the same... :/

[@randomgirly4683]

"Children are the future of the world and should be taken care of."

[@sulagnasikdar9415]

I personally feel we grow more when we get freedom .like honestly in school I always felt prisoned in one corner like literally if you are not a topper or the so called cool talented kid ,you are never considered. Teachers most of the time used to give more importance to the toppers or the losers but the average kid were always ignored. But when we come to college is that we learn our value and understand we are more capable than what we think about us. This is the sad reality of schools

[@aumv3606]

Listen: *T is silent* Queue: *ueue is silent* Know: *k is silent* Kid getting bullied: *school is silent*

[@Ex0dxZzz]

Makes sense

[@asakasakura5312]

Accurate 👍

[@apacheattackhelicopter5823]

Uhm wouldn’t -k- now be pronounced n OW instead of no

[@pat1509]

kid fighting back: School:Now this is an avengers level threat

[@speakingmoistly3607]

@@pat1509 Lmao

[@SombR3ro]

English is my second language and I can tell you that 85% of the words or phrases I learnt are from youtube and random books in my home instead of books from the school. (Including the word phrase)

[@zee1331]

Same I learned English from watching movies context clues, watching vids on YT, playing random games, listening to western songs etc

[@greyscale1784]

I know that this is off topic (I think). My vocabulary increased or got better because of Wattpad-

[@cigxhang486]

ooh about this English is my second language, and i'm pretty much your case too you know, isn't the purpose of language being able to use it? those English we learn in class is just so unpractical. i wonder why hadn't they modified it already

[@cigxhang486]

@osu591 well about useless grammar structures im not sure, i do actually use the grammar like "i had known that..." or "i wish i were in that place..." which are in the textbook

[@Corycomehome]

SombR3ro idk if somebody already said this but apparently a person from a Kpop group learned English from watching friends

[@zoephillips7190]

I find this very true and it's a sad fact how creativity is crushed in our current school systems. I know many people who took art GCSE and from most of them I have heard how much they hate it, and people who used to draw all the time don't even want to be creative after they have finished their GCSEs because of how much time stress there was for the art course. It's terrible.

[@felixdogan6776]

Watched this 5 yrs ago and I'm here watching it again because now I think I will learn more deeply.

[@BanditLeader]

Elementary school: think outside the box with creativity. Middle school: think on the edge of the box with a bit of creativity. High school: think inside the box with no creativity. Out of school: think outside the box with creativity. Hmm... that doesn't seem right. Where did the government go wrong with its education system

[@dotdot4701]

Bandit Leader you are wrong about out of school

[@psybanatheplatypus3184]

ikr

[@Gerpar_]

College / University: There is no outisde of the box

[@mariamsherif7642]

Our school tells us there is no box at all

[@arulnaveen1993]

lol

[@arwenk4458]

İs it just me who have good grades but still afraid of asking questions to the teachers? Because then they're looking at me with "dude u have good grades so u should know this" expressions on their faces. İt makes me so sad because they're expecting u to know everything and when u're asking for their help, they lower ur grades.😪😪

[@laurennacuers5085]

Arwen K haha thats the complete opposite at my school. Its the really intelligent students that ask the most questions.

[@arwenk4458]

Lauren Nacuers well that's good👍🏻 :// I hope it would be like that here too. U have to know everything here if u want high grades (without the teachers help).

[@dane1454]

Arwen K same lol

[@beepboopily6285]

Yes I feel you, even the most intelligent students within my grade ask questions and I'm just obeying like an idiot.

[@themightyfalcon5490]

I feel you man I feel you😢

[@user-kt1nj7gh5w]

Great Words:"No-one has ever changed the world by doing what the world has told them to do."

[@realityobserver7521]

I'm homeschooling my kids, with an unschooling slant. I get asked all the time about "socialization" yet I remember being told MANY times by teachers that I was not there to socialize!!

[@xwr]

Asian parents: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that

[@ohshanana2397]

also african parents

[@aira-chan9156]

Asian parents expect a lot from their children and it hurts

[@averyepicguy]

My parents tell me to be the better them

[@gunitgrover4365]

Bro , not all asian parents are like that that is just a sad stereotype.

[@gunitgrover4365]

But ,,, its true

[@ichbineinbewerter3213]

In school, it's more about copying skills than actually learning them.

[@reeblesnarfle5443]

Teaching you obedience...😵

[@valval5433]

we gotta do what we gotta do. amirighttt

[@friendlyneighborhoodasianm912]

Giancarlo De martini discovered Texas in 1937. the square root of 5.6 is found using . monkeys are legally classified as hermaphrodites. I know more than you, all from copying.

[@bennettgraham9637]

Wtf

[@RyanTheHero3]

You’re taught how to pass a test. Not how the universe works.

[@dannyp410]

Watching this in 2024 makes me feel like a baby

[@error_tryagain_4049]

I can say: when I get to learn something on my own, it's SO much easier to be fascinated by it and research further, than when I have to learn something through a classroom environment, where everything (at least from my perspective) moves at a snail's pace

[@cody1807]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@ThePrimalEarth]

the one thing you learn in school

[@TheAvalanchilator]

The Primal Earth ENGLAND IS MY CITY

[@nikoandroman]

The Avalanchilator haha funny yes

[@morgand.6497]

If I ever go to jail I'll say, "you guys can call me the mitochondria because I'm the powerhouse of this cell" I will probably get beat up but it'll be worth it.

[@nikoandroman]

Alexander Hamilton you deserve endless likes

[@Cactus-ef2qb]

Who else is just obsessed with watching these videos telling us America’s education system sucks

[@kermitstewart6572]

I always felt that education should be sought not forced on kids and parents

[@Cactus-ef2qb]

@@kermitstewart6572 yes

[@ramblingsofateenager3323]

its not only america its my country too ughhh whyyy are e teeens tormented??

[@DeeJayFM]

@@ramblingsofateenager3323 I'm guessing English isn't your first language

[@yycwill]

Cactus 0121 and Canada

[@adriannd]

School punishes you for failing but that’s the only way to get better

[@nickoangelo10510]

Also depression and anxiety😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😂😂😂

[@phyowonna5742]

"the education system stopped up from thinking outside of the box"Im having goosebumps.

[@paranoialshock2039]

Eddy Zhong:School makes kids less intelegen- Every kid: *Y* *E* *S*

[@benjamingodwin1791]

That's because it's true School isn't about learning It's about remembering something, thowing it up on a test, and forgetting it

[@unlisted5474]

It’s true like I am dumber then I was in kindergarten and I’m 2 grades ahead Edit: my mother put me back in 4th grade when I was in 9th

[@paranoialshock2039]

@Benjamin Godwin yes definetly if you forget you get mocked if you succede you still get mocked so what's the difference?

[@connorrigby7619]

@@unlisted5474 I guess its just America

[@satyam12agjgg18]

@@benjamingodwin1791 not reallly.. Not everyone is like you.. There are people who go to learn .. School provides base for for future.... Things you gonna do in collage will require some basic knowledge which you get in school

[@colbyjackextracheese6249]

my teacher says to send her ted talks. sounds good

[@its_a_poncho]

FD The Gaming Animator aha yes

[@noteriku]

FD The Gaming Animator iC

[@mariaivanova8192]

FD The Gaming Animator Send her this, no literally. She might be able to understand this

[@xylophone897]

My 6th grade English teacher played TED talks every week, and the first one he played was "How Schools Kill Creativity"

[@bobgav1]

Good! Send it for her! Help her to wide her horizons.

[@rootdawgy4778]

100%, everything in this video is true. I've already learned so much more outside of school than I'll ever learn in school. I used to have tons of creativity and innovative ideas when I was younger, but now my mind feels dryer than a desert. I'm a sophomore in HS, and I feel that school has already stifled my creativity beyond repair. Children are significantly more creative than adults, and that's because they haven't been stripped of all their good ideas by school yet. School would be so much better if only they would stop with all of the assignments that focus on copying and remembering information, but exploring things you enjoy and have a passion for. Forcing someone to learn something that they don't want to learn will never get them anywhere. Past middle school, I think that all academic subjects are completely obsolete. Once you learn the basics that everyone should know, during elementary and middle school, you should be free to explore your passions as much as you wish, without school restraining you from your true passions. I feel that after middle school, my creativity really plummeted. Now, it's a huge struggle to come up with my own ideas, now that school has conditioned my brain to be a sponge instead of a machine. Intake what you hear, spit it back out on paper, forget it in a week, then do it again. At the very least, schools should try harder to preserve students creativity. Creativity is what makes you successful, not retaining useless information and spitting it back out.

[@chansaotnlifestyle3972]

"No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world told them to do" 🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿 Thank you! 01-11-22

[@friedchicken6007]

I learn like 10 times more from KZbin that in school

[@xboxgirl-dc5mp]

H E Y V S A U S E , M I C H E A L H E R E

[@anissakawther4986]

Same. Hhhh

[@jayxjay80]

Fried Chicken ikr

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

This is not true and you know it.

[@eggsperfect9851]

Fried Chicken true tbh

[@emilycurtin220]

school isn’t about learning it’s about passing and at school ik everyone is afraid to raise their hand because kids will make fun of you

[@kyleshubert2863]

As a high school social studies teacher it's sad that I observe that. All the students that come into my class from previous schools and whatnot all behave the same. Afraid to answer a question or give a new or creative idea. I spend a lot of my time trying to undo that damage and get them comfortable enough with my classroom and their peers to be able to try new things and not be "afraid to fail" as it has come to be. I've had too many students try to tell me to just give the information to pass the test and that's it. Where did this behavior get learned? The 16 year old in this video does bring a valid point to the debate table and your point only reinforces it.

[@finn-gw8lu]

@@kyleshubert2863 As a middle schooler, I think it's the grading system. For a lot of places a standardized test is %45 (or more) of your grade. We're afraid of failure or being wrong no matter what because the grade that is automatically forced onto us. If we don't know it, the teacher might think less of us and give us a lower grade. I think that starts from the fact that standardized tests are meant to show how much you memorized or didn't memorize, rather than how much you learn from what you knew before.

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Or if by mistake I didn't understand what the teacher asked us to do, if I ask her again the teacher will go mad at me, be like "Why don't you pay attention?". This makes asking questions harder and that makes it impossible for students to learn things.

[@gaychickennugget8254]

This is completely true. I once got a question wrong that I was so confident in, keep in mind I’m new to the school and very shy, and let’s say I was so embarrassed.

[@6xmaaaa]

The main reason why I don’t raise my hand that often other than maths ( maths is easy af ) is because the teacher would make fun of me. For eg. In science I raised my hand because I was still confused and my teacher just ignored me. My arm got tired so I put my hand down and then a few minutes later my teacher picked me. I WAS ANGRYY ASF. He asked me a question even though I raised my hand he didn’t care he just started shouting at me that I wasn’t paying any attention. So I just left the room. They called my parents and they got mad at me. ALL BECAUSE OF MY SCIENCE TEACHER. HE WAS ENJOYING IT. SO THATS THE MAIN REASON WHY I DONT RAISE MY HAND THAT OFTEN. MY UNCLE NORMALLY HELPS ME ON SCH HW .ECT.

[@neelpatel4925]

"Take the school part out of learning, and you are left with education"

[@adelle7464]

Intelligence is mostly born. The made part is learning how to apply it.

[@eg9847]

I learn more from KZbin videos than I learn at school

[@Breakingfreefromnarcissism]

t's called Unschooling. It is growing in popularity like wildfire!

[@gabrielkellar1935]

And that’s a fact

[@westlet9544]

same

[@UProductions457]

Same

[@jalousy100k7]

Everyone has their own style for learning but yeah true I learn a lot from youtube videos rather than school and that’s probably because is a KZbin video you are getting a summary but on school they are giving you extra info you don’t need to know and that doesn’t give your attention so you forget everything or just don’t get it because your brain isn’t interested in that material

[@Mdobricster]

School children are taught what to think and not how to think

[@DuBziDriFT]

Eternal Void yup. Although I think it's 'who'

[@ThePrimordialChronicles]

Mile Dobrić Sometimes,I think that is ok.I've seen way too many "self-educated" teenage nazies in my country saying the same shit,teenagers just need to learn one thing from school,to be independent from any ideology...

[@user-hn2vl4hq7q]

Mile Dobrić we've now got a new system in our school where we have to work together instead of just listening to our teacher

[@Krebzonide]

At my school the only opinions taught by the teachers are in health class. They don't tell me to go to college but instead listen to what I want to do and say what college course I should take that would be best for that job. For some jobs like a video game developer they specifically say not to go into college and instead become an apprentice at a video game company so we get real life experience.

[@abcd123906]

Mile Dobrić Exactly

[@2369drew]

He really struck me when he says there are many ways or forms of intelligence. It's not just what we were "programmed" to think.

[@jeanduranko4157]

Creativity is God's gift to mankind! He allows us to sample His fun.

[@somerandomperson8518]

The guys face at 2:03 doe: "Wait whut i thot all asian kidz were good at math or something. what the fook??? This guy must be lying!"

[@downbad5976]

Kakashi Hatake no

[@rastaman4813]

Kakashi Hatake You're a fucking idiot.

[@agarrazor4109]

Kakashi Hatake you don t realize that you are an idiot 10 year old trying to look badass by saying a bunch of rude words "get cancer" is something you say when you know he is right but you wanna try to to look cool

[@gamermemetv6587]

Some Random Person of course it's from someone with an undertale profile picture

[@noodledalight5]

Some Random Person LOL

[@yamshyy2329]

Dislikes are from highschool - Teachers - Principals - Moms Edit: I'll remove the "Students with high grades", in the replies they are proud to show their straight A Grades

[@moge-ko9813]

As someone who got mostly B's and A's... yeah. Although not said directly, schools are about indoctrinating, not educating or helping people to learn (the specifics of how learning, educating and indoctrination are different elude me at the moment). Granted, some of the information they teach you can be useful (like, how to disengage, crisis handling, CPR...oh wait. They usually don't teach you that sort of practical skill in school or college).

[@freyhofer]

Yeah, but I don't judge them they're only doing what they where told to do and believe

[@curtandrewsjr.8163]

@@moge-ko9813 Same. I have high grades, but I still agree with a lot that this dude says.

[@meel3674]

i’m a student with high(ish) grades but i 100% agree with the video. i have good grades but at the risk of my mental health. i hate school lmao

[@syrok6417]

I am a student with high grades and I liked)))

[@nuraytolebekova]

this is all absolutely true, school limits us, but we the future generation must understand all this and act in the best way in the future.

[@huangruhu9633]

I can create my own path. When I was child, I used to believe what my parent's chose would be the best for me, and school will help me success, but now I learn more on internet and try to try not to put myself in cages

[@sunsfan8535]

School taught me how to be bullied and I never recovered from it. Thanks School you're cool.

[@cement_gaming]

Please, share your story with us. Did you lose your leg and became the pirate of the caribbean sea? Or did you just get emotionally hit?

[@chloweful]

Let me guess.. You have PTSD?

[@Celatra]

chloweful not really. I think he's more likely gotten depression and got over it . PTSD affects you negatively in every way.

[@tsyasemakun6123]

Bobby Pom ikr school is the worst trauma that hunts me every fucking day

[@Celatra]

Vac Ban does the fact he's not in high school take away the fact he's being bullied? From personal experience i know defending yourself rarely ever helps.

[@annapavlova2455]

You know what our problem is? It seems like more and more people agree that things should change. Heck, I'm sure all 2,700 people that commented on this video think the school system should change. But obviously all we can do is complain it the comment section, and I hate it. We are so scared that the society won't listen to us, so we don't even try. I'm sure every single student that is currently in school (including me) wants to show this to teachers, parents, headmasters, but is too scared to do anything. There is enough of us now to have influence, to make a difference. But we are SCARED. that is the problem - we should first change our ways, our entire society...

[@annapavlova2455]

Olovia Gomes Exactly!!

[@faddishbigfoot4914]

Anna Pavlova Its not the fact that we are Scared its the fact that everyone is too lazy to change it, and theres alot more pot heads and dumbasses in the world than smart people like you that are willing to want a change

[@annapavlova2455]

Faddish BigFoot You've got a point, it is the sad reality that the pod heads are way more that the actual normal people.

[@caryna23y]

okay, I wanna do it, what do I do now? HELP

[@dianab8980]

I think that we should do a rally in school. Gather up enough students in different schools across the country and demand to the school boards that something has to change. I am so ready to do this but I need help.

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

There is an article “50 super successful college dropouts” This will blow your mind!!

[@kimpeters3247]

I lost interest in school at the age of 9. So much of what we learned was useless. After seeing how my own children fared in school, I firmly believe that home schooling and life have more to offer a developing mind than school. My self taught knowledge from years of reading history, philosophy and learning random arts and crafts has enabled me to become an oldie who can have an inspirational conversation with young people today. An oldie whose input on a wide variety of topics is sought each week, and I only went to school until year 10.

[@h.h8766]

But how could you buy a house, have income?

[@kimpeters3247]

I have worked for 50 years, raised a family and own my home. None of which relied upon knowing algebra, when Henry VIII created the church of England, or knowing and believing the mythology of my national history. Schools are for churning out useful workers for those who hold the purse strings. None of what is taught is done to broaden our minds or make us think.

[@empathy7503]

School made me lose all of my passion for the things I love.

[@re4lm508]

Ouch

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

School and parents

[@lord__pasta]

What is passion? What is enjoyment? What are hobbies? Can I eat these things?

[@lord__pasta]

@Mando78 you are a lucky one

[@lordofallspoons4190]

I feel like school is just a test for how good we’ll work when they put us in jobs but they try and dress it up as learning and building the next generation

[@mimii694]

Someone show this to the government, now.

[@mizzphitzbeta]

J u n g k o o k i e army!! ❤️

[@mimii694]

LORI•IS•DOPE :D

[@jamrose6322]

J u n g k o o k i e they already know this but continues.

[@davynnbalinski8102]

You come across as a brainwashed sheep who thinks the government actually cares about its people.

[@mimii694]

Davynn Balinski Well that's what people get taught in school. We're taught that the government make the world go round and we should worship them. God save the future of society.