Dave Eggers TED Talk

I have a TON of take aways from this video. I think that this is the best TED Talk that we have seen yet. Dave talked about a different type of tutoring, and enviornment, that completely enveloped the kids into it. These kids (in one case) got "addicted" to finishing their homework early and it made a huge impact on what they could do afterwords. Dave's idea of this free tutoring business worked pretty well until he ran into a road block. Dave needed a way to cover the cost of the property and other things! This meant building a "mini-shop" inside. This shop, for Dave, was pirate themed and had a ton of pirate themed items that were up for sale in the store. This managed the cost and created a way to attract more people to the business. Also, one of the things that Dave stressed a lot in his presentation, was one on one tutoring. This means, one parent or adult helping one kid at a time. The reason that this is so successful is because the student is forced to focus on their work without anyone having to prompt them to do it on their own. I also think that this is better because kids feel like they have more confidence when they know that they can ask any questions at any time if they do not understand anything. I think that sometimes, with all of the distractions these days, students need time to relax, while doing homework at the same time. Dave's speaking techniques were not the highlight of his talk. Although, a lot of times I got what he was trying to say, all of his thoughts were scrambled around in his language. He also used "um" a lot, which for me was a major distraction at the start and he talked very fast, without going back to recap on what he was saying. But, other than all of this, I really liked his presentation style. On the powerpoint, there were no more than one or two things going on at a time. I really liked this because the one picture or whatever really had to do something with what he was talking about!!! All the pictures of the places shown were very helpful to his overall presentation and left me with the pictures connected to the words in my head. There is a TON that matters from this video. Dave has an extremely important point about how the future of education is shaping to be, especially with after school tutoring and help. He has devised a way to make learning fun and focused at the same time, which in my opinion is how it always should be. I also think than more things like these will be popping up throughout the United States, and the idea that Dave has now shared will be built and built on until it reaches its maximum potential, which in my opinion, will be the future of our education. I really enjoyed spending time watching his TED Talk in class and I hope to hear more updates on these ideas in the future!