Benefits of equality in education - student feedback

[TheNico0000]

Good video.

[jonno101063]

I am sure you are use to the ubiquitous “hello how are you” and that would be the end of the conversation Hahahaha

good-luck with your endeavors

[jonno101063]

Interesting adriandrum, however I doubt the Thailand education dept would think to highly of you if you stray to far from their syllabus. I to thought that way, trying to get my students to be free thinkers until I got jumped on from a great height. It is just a word of caution mate...ok

That must be a quite a good school as the English is pretty darn good for Thai students, the students I taught could hardly string a few words together.

[ThoseTwoBros]

Couldn't agree more! I wish my teachers were more like you. It gets to a point where i feel too pressured to work and no make mistakes now a days.

[adriandrum]

@ThoseTwoBros definitely, same experience for me as a student

we require a reform in the education where fear and getting a good grade are not the starting point, where we no longer force students to work and tell them what to do just so they can get a job and make money

[nataloctopus]

:) this is great! - THANKS!!!

... "you not angry (...) when we make a mistake", "you give freedom", "nowadays I feel brave to speak", "you make me like english more", "I will take your knowledge for my life", ... great description of what education is supposed to do!.

... is good to know you are a teacher ;)

[adriandrum]

@nataloctopus yes but i am still limited to the system, and the abuse has become such a standard norm/way of going about things, it is like the very foundation of the system - and so teachers will tend to become this way without even seeing it/realizing it - the limitation and mind control is really extensive, so extensive that the teachers forget that they too were the abused children at one point in time

[nataloctopus]

@adriandrum I think this is a main problem, and not just in education, that we tend to see and define children from an adult perspective, like 'looking down' to the kids, but we forget that we were/are children too (a 'looking up' perspective). That I can define what a son is not just by looking me as a parent but also by looking me as a son myself. This totally changes the conclusion. Regarding the system: the awakening is just starting (=great!) --> "slowly but surely" + "united we stand"

[adriandrum]

@nataloctopus yes, and strict policy must be set forth to ensure that only those who would treat their students as equals should even be considered for a teaching position - this should be a fundamental criteria - i see so many adults teaching kids who - when looking at what nasty people they are on a personal level - have NO right working with children - they are doing serious damage

[GabrielZamoraMoreno]

Awesome Adrian - must be cool to be your student

[adriandrum]

@GabrielZamoraMoreno well i mean it took me time to start to really get it and apply myself more effectively - not just turning it into a point of morality and trying to be 'good' and 'nice' to counter all the nasty shit - because the nasty shit is the real shit and is what has become the commonplace norm that is almost expected of you, and you will become/copy it without even seeing and realizing it

[ViktorHansEmanuel]

This awesome Adrian, finally a teacher that understands what students want to have in school. Thank you!

[adriandrum]

@ViktorHansEmanuel yes, although i have to be really specific because i am still very limited to the current system - i still have to give grades and we as teachers are still expected to be very 'tough' and controlling - we're often often gives lectures about how when a teachers gets angry and yells at the kids, 'it's because they care'

[ViktorHansEmanuel]

@adriandrum That really sucks and it's all in relation to money. Because those that doesn't have money will have to conform to those that have because if they don't they won't be able to survive. This will be sorted out in the equal money system and then you can for real start to re-structure the education system.

[IngridBloemheuvel]

Yeah - my son (11) feels he is kind of a slave - the teachers are in control of him and he has little control himself. If they want to yell at him, they do - the other way around, hell no, he is not allowed the same behaviour. When the teacher is unfair etc He just has to endure the moods of the teachers and has very little power.

[adriandrum]

@IngridBloemheuvel yes, the entire education system is based on a particular MOOD - that one is more special than others and thus they must bow down and prove their worthyness (indoctrination through information and the grading system)

that is our DOOM

[LLCraver]

so cool adrian! thanks you for sharing this, and thank you for standing for equality so that children are able to see how we can actually live when we take all into consideration, not just playing some authority role and keeping the 'little ones in line'. education is an important point to take on.

[adriandrum]

@LLCraver yes it is a huge point - schools are like 'human factories'

[adriandrum]

as much as I'm able to yes - at the end of the day I am still limited to the system and have to find a way to give these kids grade - but fortunately here the curriculum is very 'loose' - I will soon be training to become a teacher in Canada - of the benefits of becoming a teacher in Ontario is that it is virtually impossible to get fired, which makes it easier to more 'openly' speak and take on the system

[BellaBargilly]

@adriandrum that is awesome Adrian!

[MarlenLife]

@adriandrum This is awesome Adrian (lol I wrote Adrain) I see it's very cool having actually accomplished this with all the limitations and all the resistances that you encountered while working there and even more so in another country, different culture - making this point of Equalization has been quite an impact on these kids and that is absolutely 'priceless'.

Thank you for sharing and living in application this point - and awesome on your future plans. Keep us posted!

[JoeKouFullCircle]

great points adrian. thank you for sharing your perspective - very cool to actually direct the point of education in what you are doing!