Schools without classrooms | George Greenbury | TEDxFulbrightGlasgow

[@shastadeed]

we really need to start listening to teachers and what they are saying because they know, they are on the ground with our youth and under graduates doing the work that counts.

[@jonrhome]

This is true in nearly every industry

[@bigthinking1715]

I love this- online learning isn’t going to school remotely. It needs to be a whole new process and system because it is completely different from being in a classroom.

[@sonyakirby]

Brilliant brilliant brilliant young man with a heart that's huge.

[@sebastianroseter]

We need more teachers like this, who care more about the kids and how they learn, rather than just forcing the kids to learn stale old lessons.

[@henrahsavage4653]

Lucky kids, my teachers were all by the book boring.

[@axelrespert3498]

100% agree.

[@aubreyzwayse]

The shift is starting I believe in education.

[@johncatholic2819]

Smart teacher!

[@hannahyvictoria]

We do 100%

[@merlemackenzie]

I would have been all about this 3 years ago but after the experience of forced online learning, I can say for both myself and my students, we definitely appreciate the time in a class room together

[@jonrhome]

Human connection is so important in learning

[@boneguardsteel994]

I bet it wasn't one to one or engaging because it mimics school

[@IPlayLofiTunes]

During lockdown, some of my friends found that their kids thrived in at home and online learning. Even though schools went back, they have opted to either do home schooling or are looking into online schools. I think there must have been a lot of innovation over the last 2 years since this talk given the state of things and I think we are really rethinking what school is.

[@cilecarlton]

so did mine

[@TheNahidali91]

Haha he’s my old Religious Studies teacher 😬 an inspirational person!

[@hughshotton8920]

very cool, you are lucky!

[@geraldsolley]

I did an online course in 2012, and ever since then I have seen online education becoming more prominent, makes sense to me!

[@rubyguil4622]

😀what a great teacher😀

[@agcocoa]

Teachers know best! Especially when it's kept in the family like that. We need to be thinking of doing something differently!

[@gaborsette]

Where I'm from once our youth get to high school, we split boys and girls in different schools. Where my partner is from they didn't do this. The difference in our countries and how the opposite genders connect once out of school is VERY different. What I am getting at with this, if we had all kids separated, they would miss out so many interpersonal skills and relationship building tools and I think at a time when so much of our lives are spent online, it is so important for our children to have a space to be hands on and connect with one another. I appreciate that stats he mentions, but a lot of this could be solved with a change in how we educate and more funding.

[@suebakernottly]

yes true

[@closeconnections8280]

Interpersonal skills are so under rated these days it breaks my heart.

[@Enzo-Sardi]

That would be a rough transition for those kids hey

[@yunzhang5041]

true yes!

[@zendayamala]

Happened here too.

[@devodevoo3627]

This talk was full of really interesting questions, thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@raulemstrada]

true

[@petermitchell3475]

ha, yeah for sure

[@dante-cruz]

I have been thinking about becoming a teacher but this makes me think again. Can we really inspire through a screen with the attention span of people these days?

[@dakjussord821]

I can see quite clearly how much pressure this would take off teachers and how would help with lessons and engagement and the like.

[@freddyparmentier]

My husband has a teaching education. But he decided not to work in schools, because he didn't like the methods he had to use. He had so many wonderful and creative ideas but nobody cared, and he gave up. I will surely show this video to him!

[@maynardsavery]

I think this could be a wonderful solution to a problem not many people care about fixing.

[@johnsondubois816]

agreed!

[@TZB2011]

Nothing would be the same as it was in the past so as the learning strategies or habits. We need to be hybrid in education too. Interesting insights, we need more research into this transition by giving thrust on the personalization and praxis of learning. Thanks, @George Greenbury for sharing these thoughts and TED as well

[@jonrhome]

It is really relevant for our current world state

[@brodyalexandra]

One to one and hands on teaching- not news to anyone yet some vital missing parts in our system.

[@karakims8239]

I enjoyed the subplot of ‘Trying to get the girl’

[@just-4-meImworthit]

Lol I love this guy, you can tell how pleased he was with his analogy of the cavemen teacher, super cute.

[@jessedurham5312]

This is the way education should be done.

[@carljanicek]

agreed.

[@dariasotnykova]

I have seen this talk appear again, it is so good!

[@fonzellevon]

Great talk for our current world.

[@jessedurham5312]

It is, thanks for sending me the link!

[@marktferris]

BC (before c19) I was studying to become a teacher, but quickly figured out how little resources and funding the teachers had to adapt. What a terrible way to treat those who educate us for the future.

[@closeconnections8280]

There are a few people who really care about the next generation and want to change the teaching style so kids are attracted and excited about learning instead of pressured to have good grades.

[@acciaisardino3470]

What a lovely man, I wish I lived close and he could teach my son.

[@rickygrays]

I can't imagine doing this for primary school education. But in Italy, once at a high school age, teenagers pick specialty schools that match their interests. THAT makes so much sense

[@aleidbarend]

Oh my gosh I never knew this! That is so awesome!

[@donnadezert]

That is too cool

[@tubularvideos]

Yes at 13 I believe. Allowing our youth to make such choices is very important

[@dustinprichards]

I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13, I wish I had that option

[@rickygrays]

@@aleidbarend I know!!!

[@mrcausey]

It has more to do with the lack of the teacher's ability to deliver the message than the setting. The problem is we work on the premise that everyone can teach, but it's just not true. Teaching is more of a gift than a learned skill.

[@TheNahidali91]

I would say one of the main obstacles to effective teaching is disruptive behavior. Most teachers spend their time trying to get the class to be quite, this takes up teaching time

[@mrcausey]

@@TheNahidali91 However, the gifted teacher has no problem with getting the class's attention and cooperation. I have been teaching for 40 years and have never had a problem maintaining classroom order. I wasn't trained to do this, it came naturally.

[@TheNahidali91]

@@mrcausey oh my God, I just realized how many typos my previous comment had. Sorry

[@jacobydesoiles]

@@mrcausey thank you for being one of those kind souls that understands that each child has a purpose that isn't always encouraged in a stock standard teaching format.

[@ashgadah]

what an innovating way to restructure the learning environment!!

[@barbsteele]

I don't think the quality of anything improves once it becomes mass-produced. I'm glad there are people like George to start pointing this out

[@tubularvideos]

It seems this might be the way of the future. With teacher salaries stagnant, the amount of money they have to spend on resources for their classes out of their own pocket without reimbursement..... This would certainly take a load off of their shoulders.

[@whatmotivatesyou6449]

teachers deserve more

[@pagetderosier5267]

Yes but as other comments have said, where do we learn out soft skills from then?

[@alicjakmusia]

@@pagetderosier5267 Social groups, scouts, sporting events. There are many more ways to engage with the world than school

[@vivianacorinacabarcaherrera]

Very good teacher.

[@harperleigh1709]

yes true

[@barbfilbert]

Brilliant and great teacher.

[@idanowser]

Schools are so different now! My daughter started this year and I can’t make any sense of what is happening! It isn’t as structured or as rigid as I remember, and they have so many snack and play breaks. I think we have made huge strides in understanding how kids learn and develop, though there is still the undertone of ‘factory’ for sure.

[@dolly-lolly]

If I came from a long line of teachers, was dating a teacher and was a teacher myself and had bared witness to the fact that regardless of what is done, education is not getting the funding it deserves, that the pay is dismal compared to the work load - I would be like George and trying to figure out a way to stream line it so that I could have a sense of work/life balance again too. Can't blame him, but I don't think this is how we move forward.

[@cilecarlton]

Being a son of two teachers and choosing the same path he must know what he is talking about.

[@alicjakmusia]

I wonder how his social and interpersonal skills are though. Not every one is gifted with such a thing.

[@cilecarlton]

@@alicjakmusia you can tell he has it

[@1henrythomas]

My country has a focus on apprentices and offering bridging courses while kids are still in school. While we are still very much a standard schooling system for younger children, there is a respect that school and higher education just isn’t for everyone.

[@alexaphillips8911]

Very interesting point of view. Like a gulp of fresh air.

[@brooklynnorth9003]

Yes absolutely let's tear down all the old systems!!

[@johnathanbrayton]

Oh! Learning being mass produced and the industrial revolution. I had seriously never considered this connection, though it makes a whole lot of sense. The industrial revolution did some crazy things to humanity…

[@diegofashiondesign]

I am so happy that now there are so many new ideas about education! It gives choice to parents and kids. I remember when I was at school, nothing really changed for years. People weren't ready for these changes. But hopefully, my kids will be studying during a time when they have many more options. I am grateful to this speaker for sharing his ideas.

[@jorgeestoban]

Online learning and making it work is even more important now with the state of life in a pandemic. I hope more organisations are putting money and time into developing better ways to engage online.

[@chanels2411]

Isn’t is amazing that we didn’t give this kind of message credit until the majority of humanity needed it. Rural and isolated areas need these kind of services and have needed it for decades. Only now that the majority need it do we consider the needs of the vulnerable.

[@riddermartijn]

wonderful man and great teacher

[@tyronecaojr]

I think this talk is a really good basis for discussion around what the future of education could look like!

[@valteradnan]

Interesting insight from someone who has been immersed in education literally from the moment he was born. He probably sees things most of us don’t

[@gabor-kantor]

Hahahaha! His summary of teaching at the start had me in stitches!

[@Chelsea-Chelsea]

Schools and workroom similarities- not much has changed.

[@lorissolfa]

I think for juniors and high school students, this would be superb!

[@DCDan_]

Awesome ideas. There is lots of research into maximum EFFECTIVE teaching at the momentum - i.e. Hattie et. al. -this is because the most effective mode is 1:1 and we need to try to get to that effectiveness in our 1:25 or whatever ratio

[@gastonedupriese]

I am sure that this speaker's kids will be teachers as well. And not only because he is from a teachers' family. He is passionate about what he does, and I am sure he can make any idea viral.

[@kashaiq]

I hated school, I saw little point of it other than reading and writing. Now I have kids, I consider school important more for the social and psychological development. After last year having the kids at home learning, I felt this even more. While I see the value of online education, especially since I agree that most of what we are teaching kids at school can be moved to this format and give wider access to quality education, we also need to find other ways to provide our kids with interpersonal skills and experiences face to face

[@scottzsanders]

More teachers like this now! What we are doing here in Britain is simply not working, this man has the perfect concept on how to teach.

[@jacobydesoiles]

Personally I think the last thing we need is to have online learning. I think during the lockdown we realised that children definitely do a lot better in a group setting. What we really need is funding put into our school's. Our teachers need more resources. Of course no one is going to learn when there are 40 students and only 1 teacher.

[@gaborsette]

Really agree.

[@dariasotnykova]

I read an article at some point in the last years saying how in most first world countries, teachers can spend up to 1/4 of their salary on resources for their classroom! And not be reimbursed. I couldn't believe it!

[@the-coffee-lover]

At this point I'd say anything is worth a go! I have friends who are teachers and some of the stuff they've told me about trying to make their students pay attention is just wild.

[@donnadezert]

I get it, especially after the lock downs... but I think we already lacking so much with our human connection and we learn so much about it when in a classroom

[@trustfactornow]

I think this sounds like a wonderful idea.

[@eva-singer]

Well, I remember my school times and to tell you the truth we had it better. Even if someone didn't like some subject, we were still made to learn it. Yes, that was a kind of pushy way but it worked. The quality of education was much better. And we didn't need song and dance.

[@dodgersfanextreme]

Man, song and dance is a very important part of education.

[@eva-singer]

@@dodgersfanextreme yes

[@carljanicek]

It's the way of the future that's for sure!

[@dustyevans2130]

This is a great talk and he must be a great educator!

[@caligsimpson]

Thanks for your talk! I am a teacher who is going to launch some online courses and I stuck with a problem how to make my online courses different.

[@bethanybutzerthesurfer]

Nowadays education has many more opportunities to make children interested.

[@jasonopdebeeck4444]

Good young man!

[@galasenser]

“School may be efficient, but in the least economically developed countries, it is still incapable of being economically viable”. I have never heard a statement like this and it really shows just how privileged we are in my country. Education is an assumed resource here, just like water.

[@marekduvanche]

Everything is going to be online soon, EVERYTHING

[@laelresands5016]

How did he keep his passion for education? I know several teachers and they have lost their will with all the fight against the system vs. what will work for kids.

[@caroldutton1277]

I think deep down everyone knows the school system is less about education and more about social conditioning.

[@laycienega]

Well yep, this makes perfect sense.

[@dariasotnykova]

I understand what is being said here but I must ask, where will the children learn soft skills that we are so desperately needing these days? Already we spend so much time online, and it has been proven in numerous studies that the developing brains thrive in a real life, hands on experience and that screens hinder that development? I respect what is being said here but I really think to digitalize education can be beneficial in some ways, for our youth though, especially with the time already spent in front of screens... Education needs more resources, more research, more funding to make it effective. Let's not be like every other corporation and cut down from the bottom line to make it more "efficient and effective".

[@rickygrays]

Couldn't agree more Daria!

[@aleidbarend]

Soft skills! I'm so glad you mentioned them! I work for a recruitment company and we are constantly looking for such things!

[@giovanni-is-here]

I love this idea, it would work so well in California too. Our kids are bored silly with classes that simply don't do anything but fill time for most kids.

[@johnrowan9033]

Wouldn't it be awesome if every industry just had a learning sector? Like you could ask a child what it wants to be and if they say a fireman you send them to go learn to be a fireman.

[@my-own-boss]

Teaching isn't perfect, though I do believe its getting better because we are getting better, more knowledgable and more modern ways of educating our children and ourselves.

[@Me-lolahernandez]

School has never really been about giving you education for life though has it? It's more about teaching you how to be social and fit in with the people around you.

[@sergeymarushckin]

It is a bit of a problem isn't it? There's so much knowledge that is useful and needs to be instilled, but it's so hard to make children care about the composition of a cell or what caused the Roman Empire to fall.

[@brunodstone]

Brilliant! Has this talk lead to any movement or programs?

[@bonniehavel]

Even now so many people are against online education, mostly because they think that children have to socialize.

[@alicjakmusia]

I think it is mostly becasue online learning means the parents have to do more and monitor their kids.

[@thelamrirachid]

We have to move with a fast-changing world, even if it connects with education.

[@mariannemortimer7724]

Wow- school isn’t economically viable in developing countries is shocking for me, but also makes sense. I find this a bit distressing and kind of hopeless

[@Enzo-Sardi]

I've many friends who are burn-out and under paid that would jump at this idea. I think it would make a teacher's work load easier to manage.

[@robertjnoble]

Well- this is relevant here is 2022

[@alanwoopchuck]

Do I sense a hint of resentment from George? Could it be the lack of funding and frustrating cycle of not having what you need to do our job, thus looking at alternatives that minimize potential but nurture teacher capacity... WE need to take care of our teachers first and foremost.

[@craztinker]

"An unlikely solution to a long-standing problem." I definitely wouldn't call the social programming of entire generations a solution to the problem of how to educate children but, go on.

[@catastrid]

phoaw, my anti-social self LOVES this idea. so much more encouraging to be able to learn without comparison

[@py-guru-jeebykrishalsharma2207]

What about friends?

[@joanbacon7056]

I would have been so on board with this 2 years ago but after watching my son struggle with lack of connection with his peers, his need to be apart of a team in his after school sports --- Where would these experiences come from if not at a school?

[@brittaniecrum]

My 8 year old had so much pent up energy and we did not have the time nor resources to help him as much as we would have liked.

[@xavierilorenzo]

Yes but there would be an option for other activities with his peers rather then stuffy schools!

[@brittaniecrum]

@@xavierilorenzo ☝️ 👍

[@samanthaabadi]

Completely against everything I've been taught as a early childhood educator. Are you suggesting all learning be online and never practical, in person?

[@mehdidouinine]

I am curious if this is sustainable practice, could we keep this going no matter what?

[@yeabo_1441]

Alright u beast

[@---nameless---]

Anyone else think it's kind of ironic that the hardest part about being neuro-divergent is the way they're treated by 'normal' people?

[@julianfritzer]

Everything is pretty obvious but how to make education hands-on?

[@bethdanster]

Maybe I'm showing my ignorance here but why is the World Bank assessing the state of education? Like really, why?

[@westondevelopment]

Online learning, AI, virtual reality in education - wow that still sounds like science fiction.

[@The-Secret-Garden]

Nope, no thank you, I need my kids to be out of the house otherwise I would go crazy

[@yogidevish]

I mean, I get it, but, aren't we isolated enough?

[@arianaasherton]

Why is it that some haven't a clue how to teach; except in using some elusive theories, tell us how we should teach our kids?

[@mangocantu5382]

Volunteering appears to be easier than teaching kids. LOL

[@valeriehlavigne]

He knew that we were going to have pandemic starting in 2020 :D

[@thejanicej]

Hugh Grant vibes?

[@petermitchell3475]

Not really sure what does he mean by one-to-one education? I teacher for 1 student?

[@alicjakmusia]

I think so- or a more personalized experience for each student. Fantastic concept, but there needs to be a lot more funding and (well deserved) pay rises for teachers

[@petermitchell3475]

@@alicjakmusia ok

[@vakt2883]

bruh

[@yvettecortes344]

Why did he keep repeating the same thing bru