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

[@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]

💯

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@roma_prokopov]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@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?”

[@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.

[@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.

[@SmartGadgets0-h7g]

that is so true.

[@damienr3086]

As a college professor and public school teacher of more than 20 years this kid is dead on. Everything he said is true.

[@davidanderson7062]

Serious Question. As a teacher what's your view on school?

[@IOMFW]

@@davidanderson7062 I would like to know also

[@theholysonhimself8675]

Finally, a teacher with a proper brain.

[@herosama19]

Well they are a lot of teachers like him because they hade experience that make them able to agree and understand this guy

[@Ignasimp]

As a scientist and teacher myself he is dead wrong. He is just spreading a myth that sounds very good to people that didn't do good at school. There is no scientific evidence of it being true.

[@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.

[@сонныйлентяй]

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]

@@сонныйлентяй 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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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... :/

[@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.

[@blank-vw2sb]

*"No one has ever changed the world by doing what the world says"* *GREAT*

[@derpguy51]

lmao we literally have to do what the world says otherwise we get arrested

[@lotus4273]

@@derpguy51 LMAO

[@edgesherun9880]

@@derpguy51 is that a joke?

[@derpguy51]

@@edgesherun9880 absolutely not my guy

[@derpguy51]

@Evop Fx I was poking holes in his argument why can nobody get that smh

[@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

[@Potatomunchincat]

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

[@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

[@tactical_asterisk]

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."

[@Titus-2-Mom]

That's what China does in their schools - communism

[@Smoiiny]

@@gibbishgiggles illegal is crazy

[@jesserutledge6260]

I like this guy. He gets us kids and agrees with our mantra “school destroys creativity and hope”

[@physicstutor999]

Honestly whoever doesnt agree is the least creative and one way thinker

[@Theakritas_]

Me : i like drawing and i'm interested in astronomy School : haha no u. U will have to learn math, english and you have to draw this in art. I am giving you 3 homeworks. And you have to get all of them right or you die

[@The2Coolest2]

@@physicstutor999 I don't agree and I work as an engineer designing the very electronics you, your friends and family buy daily. So no.

[@The2Coolest2]

@Abigail Chaiyasate Well yes because sorry, 1/1000 artists make it somewhat and the rest are unemployable. You're there to learn basic skills and to develop your critical thinking.

[@The2Coolest2]

@@Theakritas_ Yes, astronomy isn't staring into a telescope to take pictures. It involves heavy math and sciences, if you think HS math is a problem, sorry to tell you, don't pick a major at uni involving astrology.

[@BasicallyAMonke]

School: *im gonna pretend I didn’t see that.*

[@srujanakondeti2596]

👀

[@aseelzakar.x4332]

Lmao0000000o

[@derboe_thebeast6869]

Its the government's fault though , this has system has lasted for over a century now and were gonna live without actual knowledge lol

[@v.k5417]

@@derboe_thebeast6869 You're telling me all the history science and instruments we learn aren't knowledge? Smh. We have this school system for a reason, society needs smart people who can get good jobs. This system is ultimately better. What people like you think will happen if we change the education system is some utopia. Guess what? It's not a utopia! Kids need education throughout school, and the smartest kids get into college making smart people get better jobs. Society needs JOBS, not creativity.

[@potatopotato418]

@@v.k5417 Society needs both Jobs and Creativity, but school always wants us to have jobs rather then becoming more creative and not everyone has a mindset of getting jobs because some peoples just loves to be creative and we need to support them sooooo much just like how we support jobs . Nowadays jobs are becoming overrated only because of this fraud school system. Fact: Art is used in most of the engineering.

[@ragingbear8232]

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

[@toiletpaper8958]

One of the most truthful quotes I have ever heard. P O W E R F U L

[@BatmanTheHomie]

I love this quote 💯

[@caesar4940]

THE WORLD DOESN'T WANT TO CHANGE?!?!

[@ledoledo1040]

Mi boi can you be more wrong.

[@jules6856]

RagingBear 💯💯

[@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

[@negativezero8174]

We learn to keep our hats off indoors and not how to pay our taxes.

[@thomasc9248]

School only teaches how to be obedient, so we can be useful for society. It doesnt really have anything with "intelligence" to do.

[@Jdabomb93]

JROTC lol

[@pacifistdr]

.

[@tobyallen9223]

They don't even teach you how to pay your taxes anymore.

[@aoife_]

Negative Zero the point of school is to teach you things that you might not go and learn on your own. Everyone will teach themselves and learn how to pay taxes

[@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

[@モリマ-d8d]

“No one has changed the world by doing what the world has told them to do” man, this is my favorite line so far. I’m really impressed by this young boiiiii

[@misterbananaduck5218]

DabOnHaters DabOnFuckers Same, also dope name

[@baguettewithcheese3880]

Dab Dab lol i read this comment exactly at the same time as he said it lmao

[@notjeb_9409]

Dennis Weir I think what the line means by "what they were told to do" is "go to high school, get a diploma, go to college, find a job", not literal orders like "fix the chairs".

[@angelporyazov534]

Baguette with cheese lol wtf I read it at the same time xD

[@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

[@dv787]

While I was in military school, I met this guy who dropped out of school in 8th grade. He grew up in Chicago on the streets, but he learned so much; he was smarter than any of us. As the old philosophy says "Knowledge is gained from experiences"

[@ghostly2.3]

Đąvïđ Mąbęrry cool

[@nunyabiz9418]

knowledge is what you know and wisdom is what you experience.....I think you have it backwards .

[@xandercoletta101]

"these creative children have turned Into these Teenagers who are unwilling to think outside the box." Im only 13 and i felt that in my soul.

[@er0gutz]

Same bro

[@osanakatie5591]

Yeah and i am 4 years away from your age

[@royal_waves2420]

Same , like seriously in English literature we are told to answer ... What Was The Name of Jack's Dog.... Like SERIOUSLY....

[@socialanxiety9153]

Same

[@youngkookie4025]

sameee :/

[@theturtlefred2806]

This is extremely true. One example: My brother is amazing at art. He's super talented, but he keeps getting Cs and Ds in art because he doesn't do what hes told. He challenges the teachers. There are people in his class who jave absolutely no skill, but get higher grades because the do exactly what they are told and don't think outside the box. The teachers are literally trying in limit children creativity *in an art room*

[@thewarpedeyepodcast7653]

So relatable! Whenever I do school projects, the teachers give me a detailed rubric and the whole time I just think about what the teacher wants me to do so I can get the work done and secure that grade. I never really think much about what I truly want to do with the project

[@frenchieanndionisiokurokaw9036]

Art are evolving

[@devilsoffspring5519]

So much for the whole point of art eh! Also, so much for school. If your brother loves art and is super-talented as you put it, he's probably not going to want to be a schoolteacher or a tax lawyer when he grows up, so what's he doing wasting his time in public school, which is designed specifically to turn people into 100% obedient robots, whereas expressive art is supposed to make people be/feel more human and less robotic and zombie-like?

[@sugarcoatt_]

No because this happened to me. I used to love art, but now I don’t even have time to draw/be creative because of school.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@d R In all fairness, the greatest artists started out with imitation and repetition because that's how a skill set starts developing in the beginning. It's just that the best ones were able to 'run with it' rather than spending lots of time perfecting their imitation. They get what they need, and then start applying their own creativity.

[@Thisisnotaname-um8rh]

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

[@HaxYouTube]

You're compeletly right

[@xyzbcaii]

so true ❤

[@amdaly1-iz3vb]

As someone who graduated from high school, I feel as though 12 years of my life were ripped away from me. I struggle with mental health issues still because of it. I think it's funny that when you struggle so much in school and you're forced to stay in school.

[@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

[@stuzzop1709]

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

[@avamelvin6245]

Very powerful message 🙏🙌❤️

[@averyepicguy]

This is how all hero’s start

[@caoilte8097]

Terrible message

[@jardemooreb4100]

👏👏👏😄

[@caoilte8097]

@@WilliamSanders1111 Their message encourages rebellion. Rebellion creates disorder

[@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 ^^

[@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

[@GeetanshuGogia]

School is like working in a factory or staying in prison... Every 8 hours we are told what to do, how to do... And given a short break. Raise your hand if you wanna speak or go to the restroom. This is outlandish!

[@mlgplayz2261]

Practically being controlled all day everyday sigh......

[@Royal.2556]

I know right 9/10 times a teacher at my school will literally mark a student absent just because they were out of their seat sharpening their pencil 5 feet away from their seat.

[@riskyboots6859]

Absolute Royal Mm our great society at work 👻👻 not....

[@evanlamoureaux3967]

School was originally made to train factory workers i believe.

[@letitrotfuckit]

Risky Boots, it is not society, it is leftist policy.

[@what7597]

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

[@nikeshdonnam1220]

man i feel u

[@ishanrai1227]

All hail Lord Pingu

[@nikeshdonnam1220]

@@ishanrai1227 lol

[@nikeshdonnam1220]

@カモメcheegulls really?

[@peepaw4288]

central Asian here🇰🇿

[@mr.zweihander9712]

School makes me miserable. I literally become miserable the second I get to school, and the second I can spend time at home, doing things I like and spending time with the people I love, I am happy again.

[@morningstar7896]

Same when I’m at school I feel depressed and miserable and when I’m at home I’m happy and comfortable

[@mat-yw6mp]

Lmao 8 hours at school is not enough you also have to do homework

[@anomaly395]

This is exactly how I feel 👌

[@sarahtuppen2061]

Bad_vibes_💔 I

[@shreyasharma4274]

Exactly every kid feels the same but sadly no one to listen.

[@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 😊

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@wongdc3993]

I felt that 😔✊

[@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.).

[@EMedNation]

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

[@anishpatel3118]

I'm not even excited for my graduation next year. We graduate just to go to another school.

[@nicholas1675]

University?

[@pvt.jamesramirez6249]

AntelGames I don’t know about others, but I’m actually excited about going to college or university. I will finally be able to let my creativity and individuality bloom and flourish. Rather than just being another drone in the factory.

[@anishpatel3118]

@@nicholas1675 I'm gonna be going to uni, yeah

[@anishpatel3118]

@@pvt.jamesramirez6249 I wish I had your positivity :(

[@miya1285]

@@anishpatel3118 you don't have to go to uni

[@jolo7]

Good speech so... who's going to make a change in the school education system? This video was posted 3 years ago and nothing has changed.

[@moon-cg3qs]

true

[@Wolfie..]

Mandy AG the future generation is screwed

[@homeschoolingwiththewhippy6446]

Home education is growing exponentially in America right now. Over 2million families currently homeschool their children in the US. This is how it will change, in my opinion. I am excited to see it happen.

[@lila-Bey]

@@homeschoolingwiththewhippy6446 wow, that's a start. I do believe those numbers will only increase, but it's not an accessible option for every household, unfortunately.

[@aryanmishra5736]

You know bud, people tend to think they r busy and think that they wiould support the step after someone else takes the first step to change noble idea but everyone wants to support the steps not to start

[@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

[@kittyaya3425]

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

[@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

[@AkaiAzul]

Parents, instead of asking kids, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" ask them, "What do you want to do when you've grown up?" The idea of "I want to be a doctor," is not the same as "I want to treat patients."

[@eevee1583]

AkaiAzul getting the question "what do you want to be when you grow up" scares me, because really, idk

[@notjeb_9409]

Preach! 👏👏

[@GItoKeG]

I love this wisdom so much. Thank you!

[@Kazokashi]

What do you mean sao like sword art online?

[@patrioticeagle577]

Lol I like your sense of humor when I want to be doctors and I want to treat patients are the same thing 😂😂 if your a doctor, your job is to treat your patients 😂😂😂😂😂 I like your sense of humor, I died laughing at you 😂😂😂

[@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%

[@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.

[@Doublestyrofoam]

​@@kaitlynann9 😕

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

@@kaitlynann9 “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 (:

[@swish2063]

out of all the languages in the world, he decided to speak nothing but facts

[@josemourinho7729]

So true my guy

[@Sam-gf1eb]

How can I learn this language?!

[@iamcgr6587]

I've learned more things watching tv then I do in school

[@sunnyjs]

True

[@rozaliajonasova9645]

Same

[@josue7210]

Ive learned more U.S history playing Ac3 then u.s history class

[@mehrunesdagon6366]

@@josue7210 aHa legit tho. I swear ive learned more about history from games or youtube than actual history classes.

[@zeearts9484]

samurai red Ikr!!! And there are so many useful things we can learn by searching on the internet that we will NEVER learn in school cause there "inappropriate" ......................tf............

[@AlexYadaYada]

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.

[@lauren-m9d]

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?

[@thatsrichie]

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.

[@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.

[@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

[@eke4146]

My teacher always shows Ted talks during class but she never showed this one....

[@axo77]

I wonder why...🤔🤔🤔

[@almapierree8868]

You should suggest it. Really.

[@darrenwong4036]

@@almapierree8868 They're gonna do it, and you're gonna learn about the faults of the education system. But ironically, the topic is gonna be on the test.

[@reeblesnarfle5443]

It would have meant their job....

[@ianfrallonvisuals]

so true especially my english teacher

[@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.

[@xyzbcaii]

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.

[@benjaminmoua78]

Teachers: your assignment is to find a TedX Video to teach us this week. Me:

[@Fridgeson_]

lol

[@elaineivysart9743]

Yaasss

[@jesuiscrespo]

Bold of you to assume the school will give us this much freedom

[@muktamukherjee6668]

That is like giving a punch to themselves.

[@tadicahya6439]

Madlad

[@Plnk.flower]

i had to write a 2-4 page story i love to write and so i got a little carried away and wrote an 8 page story i got an F on the assignment Edit: Guys i was in like 5th grade btw

[@nathanmears8030]

They shouldn't limit a story, this is what kills creativity

[@nathanmears8030]

Solid Snake 👌

[@violettewolfey8744]

Solid Snake Same bruh

[@sola9219]

I'm like you. Screw them and their standards. Let's just enjoy what we are doing.

[@punkbocs]

Your kidding right

[@paranoialshock2039]

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

[@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]

@Benjamin Godwin 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

[@seraphywang4638]

@@satyam12agjgg18 Anything past 6th grade is useless.

[@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.

[@Betterlattethannever307]

Right there with you!

[@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

[@HAA0603]

“We go to school everyday. We learn pointless things, but we are never taught how to love ourselves. We aren’t taught how to make moments last. But I think the most unfair thing, is that at the end of high school, we are tested on something we were never taught. We have to stand in front of each other and say GOODBYE.” -Me

[@ratangiri5039]

Tru🙂

[@wongdc3993]

Top 10 true facts that someone have said in Earth for Billion of years

[@banant5620]

I think if you managed to get good friends, good people, then it will be self taught

[@aguasadonas8346]

Oh man..

[@zhymonspuzzle9186]

This was a small eye-opener to me. I had never thought of that.

[@Klara-et6ug]

I'm educating myself better on KZbin, than the education I get in school

[@charlescharles2893]

Klara Diels honestly ever since I started watching TED I feel like I know so much more

[@Klara-et6ug]

Charles charles Yeah me too!

[@pioloafrica8649]

same here..

[@ethanknoll6307]

Klara Diels True

[@aidan4167]

Klara Diels same and it takes less time and it teaches me stuff that I need to know when I grow up unlike 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.

[@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!

[@db9454]

School teaches us what to think not how to think

[@_ericplace]

gamer 2.0 Research the Habits of Mind affiliated with Growth Mindset education and *you shall be liberated.* Ok, a bit dramatic there, but there has recently been a shift in SOME thinking and programming within education (I can’t speak for all of it, obviously, because I haven’t taught *everywhere*). I student-taught within a project-based, public middle school program, some aspects of which compared favorably to my own college undergrad experience. There was a ton of student choice and investment within that program, relative to the rest of the school (it actually had the lowest absence rates in the entire school district). That’s where education is theoretically headed, fortunately.

[@snay6869]

I agree

[@snay6869]

They tell us what to read but not how to read. They give us a car to park perfectly without teaching us how to drive

[@ebinrock]

So what teaches you *how* to think? Just instinct?

[@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

[@ClevelandBrownsofficial]

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

[@ArteSanadorArteTerapia]

Amen! :D

[@KLTRF]

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

[@SEBASTIANMontes-xx2vp]

@@KLTRF14

[@SEBASTIANMontes-xx2vp]

I honestly can’t believe that after 14 years I still have a creative urge thank you God for my teacher I promise you that I may not make history but I WILL try.

[@mudskie4394]

The kid: **accidentally discovered a better and faster way to solve in math** School: **denies it while slapping its long procedure of solving to the student**

[@astrophiledevansh898]

Sed

[@helialycoris4464]

That actually happened to me.... when I showed my work in math (and it was a shorter and more efficient way when compared to the long and tedious way my teacher taught), I got a C because I didn't do what was taught even tho there was a better way of doing it

[@astrophiledevansh898]

@@helialycoris4464 makes me sad for the millions of discoveries crushed by this type of teaching

[@jasminekoala4826]

I hate this, just a few days ago I figured out how to solve a math problem my own way and I assumed that it was the way to do it because I got the right answer. But when I looked at the answer key, the work they did wasn’t even CLOSE to what I did and I’m supposed to do it their way on my exam next week, which only takes twice as long to solve 😃

[@shunderstock8080]

Lmao, I remember when I was scolded for multiplying the numbers in my head instead of the chalkboard. I thought I was doing something wrong.

[@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

[@pompomkitty306]

So I had this math teacher in my school who used to tell kids that they were a waste of space if they weren't good at his subject. He would literally tell the weak students, "you're just here to build the strength of the school, so that school could run on, by the fees that your parents are providing." Or, "You're just here for lunch break." Now I realize, how cruel it was for him to say any of these things. Please remember, everybody is a genius in their own way and don't let negativity get to you... Ever.

[@n3rfhalo696]

Well yes he was mean but in a way he was hinting to the fact that school doesn’t educate you the correct way it is just there so they can make money.

[@defectivepikachu4582]

i mean hes not wrong

[@pompomkitty306]

@@n3rfhalo696 Yeah.. But you don't have to put a hole in someone's self esteem at this tender age. Kids would doubt themselves and think that they're good for nothing.

[@pompomkitty306]

@@defectivepikachu4582 "According to you" how is he right then?

[@pompomkitty306]

@miximiltxh Heyyy buddy.. So I read your whole comment and I'm so sorry that this all happened to you. I know school sucks. Teachers do bring our self esteem down to a point where we don't realize how worthy we are. Tbh, even I lost my self esteem because of these cruel teachers and also because there were a lot of bullies at my school which made school a lot harder for me because I was the invisible kid. But I'm outta school now... And I wanna tell you that things will get better.. Just hold on. I wanna tell you that you are not their opinion... Their opinion doesn't define you.. You're amazing and you're beautiful. I know you're scarred because of them.. But trust me life has so much more good to offer to you. And I had friendship problems too.. Luckily, I'm now with people who appreciate me and love me. Leave those who put you down.. I know I don't know you personally, but I just wanna say.. "You deserve the best life has to offer, so don't let people bring you down". And remember that people throw rocks at things that shine!

[@まことのおもてなし]

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

[@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

[@conspicuous.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)))

[@sillowillo]

I used to always be super creative and would write really long and eventful stories, but now it’s hard for me to do that now. I can never put my own personality in them anymore and im subconsciously limiting myself to what I add and write in. School really does kill creativity

[@theow31518]

Yeah I love my english classes and doing the writing assignments (although i do not personally want to be a writer) and I was scared to be creative in my stories because I always thought everyone would think im weird if I write about imaginary things, etc. Although I do know that everyone thinks im annoying, but that has nothing to do with work

[@plainodyssey]

School murders creativity. I am about to go off to an art school which I had to re-ignite my own creativity in order to go to. Being in high school drained me of all confidence in my own imagination creating a impassable wall that I had to figure out on my own. School teaches you how to doubt yourself to no end.

[@loveseokjinkim]

Yaa i can feel you i was the same.

[@exvo-]

Seriously, I was working on a series that I dreamt about. I have motivation to do it. However, when my teacher said we assign to have online group project. That make me lose motivation, now I don't even feel like to make a story.

[@generalkermit6421]

Same

[@flam381]

the stress and pressure school gave us, just made me forget the entire purpose of my life and it is now so hard to dream big and create a positive vision of myself in the future

[@MJBfromCCC]

Dude, friggin same. I’m almost 30 now, and all my dreams have stayed there because I was too afraid of stepping out of my comfort zone and just sticking with what I was trained to do.

[@josephray6264]

yep, i had no dream nor passion nor motivation

[@woinshetadmassu1262]

Same here

[@lovelyrxse9457]

same for me :(

[@Sam.op1]

Just don't give up guys 📈📈 its never too late ~

[@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

[@randomclips4094]

I learned more from internet than my school

[@-star_27-20]

jesse Vortex Sungte he never said he would skip school because of it, moron. I agree with him, I’ve learned more stuff on the internet than at school, but I’m still going to attend school and go to college, because that’s what I have to do in this system.

[@yo_tengo_una_boca6764]

jesse Vortex Sungte I actually learned many things from the Internet and my parents, like grammar, how to speak Spanish, politics, etc.

[@tecnicstudios]

The fact that he states this, if you don't understand, shows that school failed at their job, is because it's supposed to be the school's job to teach and teach important things, but since the internet taught him more school has fail him and their job.

[@randomclips4094]

@@tecnicstudios Yep, my teachers keep talking about their life not about the lesson..But I still like it cause talking about lessons all day is boring

[@janawhite9137]

Same

[@felicity1744]

*”no one has ever changed the world by doing what the world told them to do”* That got me.

[@gawddamn6186]

No one told reddit to break the stock market

[@FreezyPop]

The moment I heard that I straight up paused the video and started thinking about it for 5 minutes straight it literally gave me an existential crisis for how my generation is gonna end up in the future

[@indonesianguy4026]

@@gawddamn6186 lol

[@BlitzPoint]

SAME

[@VijayaLakshmi-de2yw]

can i just say that i LIVE BY THOSE WORDS

[@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.

[@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

[@ArteSanadorArteTerapia]

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

[@sabdraws3131]

As a student, I'm proud this was on my recommended and I accept this.

[@sabdraws3131]

and my teachers gotta hear this 🤧

[@j-hopeurhope3504]

@@sabdraws3131 I know right

[@phonephone321]

As a student, I agree with your words

[@Wordsbyk]

Love your dp @sab !

[@ninjapirate123]

Nice

[@elliestoeva8725]

I learn more from KZbin than from school tbh

[@marlenecarson9245]

Same

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

I have more fun learning Korean on the internet😄더 재미 있어요!!

[@Ryploy]

The same

[@KoraDJess]

Cuz u waste ur time here instead of spending it at school lol

[@travelingartist1762]

Ellie Stoeva True, I once had a problem on my math homework and didn't know how to do it, so I used KZbin.

[@Gerpar_]

Sadly true, in my computer engineering class, I ignored every lesson, because I've taught myself everything I know about computers and programming, and I ened up getting a 97% in the class, with 100% on the exam.

[@apollo1694]

Gerpar Like 5 percent of the lessons are Computer studies, art(not complaining) and more. And I HATED art, but I liked it when I could draw freely, and computers! 98! 99! 100! It seemed easy to me. Then I looked at other who were barely free. They struggled at making text, and I even helped in tests, and they still got like 80. Meanwhile the subject I HATED most was Chi. I studied everyday, every minute. 60 70. Anything that I like, enjoy or feel free doing it, I was perfect. Anyways, here is my advise, let children feel free doing what they want ,show them what they can do! Look at Einstein, he was called the smartest man alive and he didn't even pay attention.

[@jaydenfurlong6109]

Gerpar and then your like, U wot m8?

[@alexdoll4258]

Gerpar Informatic class in High school: ''DIS IS KYVUARD,DIS IS MAUS'' I really felt like a genious when I showed my friends the alt+control+delete thing xD

[@Cynical_Crow]

Gerpar one more tip if you didn't know don't EVER RESTART A COMPUTER BECAUSE YOU LOSE EVERYTHING just sayin

[@aj4104]

Gerpar i am teaching my self all subjects outside of school

[@samanthadowson4376]

I sent this too my best friend who struggles with the school curriculum and she replied and i quote “ i 100% agree with this. I thinks schools also take away your survival intelligence because they are always teaching long formulas and written annotations that to do a task like surviving would be much more difficult than it naturally should be because we have become so used to long, planned and perfect sequenced answers “

[@zooaux2507]

I remember how teachers always said, " You won't get to go to high school if you don't learn this. " when we were wrong.

[@Arckua]

Ayy and you just wanted to go back to them and... um.... shoot up the school? Don't take me seriously.

[@luisfonseca2169]

My teacher never said that because if they did they would've caused school riots all over the damn city.

[@eevee1583]

Cromule lol I think kids can get 70's and go to high school

[@greenwolfvlogs243]

Cromule ikr i hate my principal

[@justacasualguy13]

Cromule our teachers never really say stuff like that they are always really supportive and still students are angry at them when they take their phones away when they are teaching about how to go about things in the future i mean two students in my class are so lazy thay cant bother to see what time it is and scream "WhAt TiMe Is It!!" and hope to get an anwser

[@frank_ier0]

School is Giving me Anxiety tbh

[@vrinda9999]

Same . I was literally crying because of all my pending assignments .....

[@redcorruption4561]

Same except for the academic monsters

[@user-oh1mk6qq8u]

Yea I remember crying for hours because I submitted my assignment 18 minutes late ... And hello fellow jungkook fan ❤️💜❤️💜❤️

[@everydayfun9531]

Same idk what to do with life now 😭

[@Name-zo2ts]

same

[@durpddurke4633]

School: Creativity is useless. LET'S MAKE OUR KIDS MEMORIZE RANDOM THINGS!

[@Spyrofl]

agree lol

[@SpanishDuck]

Da Dragon Durp true, I learned what pi means, and I'm just here like "when will I need this?"

[@liltomboy2593]

Agree. 😂

[@KingslayerMCOC]

French Fried did you mean hyperconjugation?

[@syncfish7892]

memory=intelligence i have good memory

[@피땀눈물-w6u]

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

[@neptronix]

This guy is awesome. I also dropped out of high school, never went to college, and now i run an entire online school's back end operations and make a good living from it. All because i had time to learn my craft ( programming, user interface design, and graphic design ) due to the free time not wasted on the public education system. Real learning does not happen in school.

[@Schitcum]

+Jam Dennely Did you not hear a word said in the video?

[@KDD8]

+neptronix Schools teach kids how to be a good employee. "Show up on time, do your assignments, don't talk back to the people with authority, play nice with others."

[@iWang815]

+Hakasauars I agree with that IF you follow the normal route of taking school. However I believe that if you start an entrepreneurial venture in school, with the help of mentors (mine started a business that was acquired for $1.2 Billion), while learning history which allows you to see future events (everything is in cycles if you look at class disputes, revolutions, etc.), math which helps in analytical thinking, and other subjects like psychology to persuade and sell, then school is actually of great value. I also see it as a platform to connect with different people in which their parents are from all different types of industries (fashion, real estate, technology), however I know that I am lucky to be privileged and go to a very different school than when I first started (a small step above poverty (parents came as factory workers)). If you mean just going to class, going home to study to get into a decent school to pay 60K+ a year to do the same thing then to pay it off, then I understand exactly what you mean. But if you use it to further what you were trying to accomplish in the first place I see nothing wrong with it, it's just how you use it in my opinion that changes the result.

[@ThomasDurham]

+neptronix I don't think that is what he meant ahahah

[@javaughnbarrow7110]

that's awesome! while I still went to high school only because I was forced I dropped out of college n started my own online apparel company lol due to free time I didn't let get wasted !