TEDxPhilly - Chris Lehmann - Education is broken

Chris Lehmann introduces a revolutionary idea in education: Encourage learning by allowing students to do things they are good at instead of restricting them. While that may sound elementary, Lehmann's speech carves out an innovative way to teach students success so they will strive for success in the post-graduate world.

Hailing from Manhattan, Chris Lehmann is breathing fresh air into the Philadelphia School District by providing immediate feedback to teachers using an iPad, asking teachers to practice kindness in the classroom, and promoting a student-centered school.

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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxPhilly, where x = independently organized TED event.

At our TEDxPhilly event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

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[hedgiemon]

@Meeratrivedi with all due respect - I think more education for yourself would help, if even a typing/spelling test!

[Meeratrivedi]

Schools and classes should be student centered not teacher centered.

[Meeratrivedi]

Ravindranath Tagor. A Nobel prize winner for literature wrote his  " Teachers use to come and through up their ingulphed skills" He had no chance to learn So he quit the school. This is what is education all over the world. How much students have to listen? Period after period. When is their chance to show their skills? Why can't teacher make a question whatever she has to teach and students solve? May be he will solve the question and learn by heart for ever. .

[Meeratrivedi]

Classes should be student centered not teacher centered.

I remember my grade 8 life and teaching essay written by Ravindranath Thakur. A nobel prize winner for literature where he wrote " Teachers use to come and through up their inglphed skills" This is what is edcation all over the world. How much students have to listlen? Periods after periods. When is their chance to show their skills? Why can't teacher make a question whatever she has to teach and students solve ? May be it will be ..

[mrrjerix]

Everything you learn matters. That is why Schools have been created. TO EDUCATE the public and the Society. The true solution to schools today is to get rid of the bad students, bad parents, ridiculous bad school policies, bad school management. And to pay teachers more and making the Teaching Degree much more difficult and much more financial rewarding. Schools will not change because our world demands that type of structure: WAKE UP , WORK, EAT, SLEEP. THAT IS THE WAY IT IS!

[2011rme]

I want to know what the guy on the right is drawing!

I'm the president and founder of Restoring the Meaning of Education. Click on the thumbs up picture if you want us to work with someone from TED.

I agree with him. A lot of teachers and professors assign busy work. Restoring the Meaning of Education wants to eliminate this issue.

[DELPHIIII]

Perhaps a reupload with audio...?

[mlcjohnson16]

AMEN!

[maureenteach2]

Amazing! This makes me proud to be an educator. This is the philosophy I believe in.

[dannybocarlol]

42 min class?? pff try hour and a half of class