What Your Grades Really Mean | Eva Ren | TEDxEdenHighSchool

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  • High school students are taught to believe in the importance of getting good grades while they often question the value of what they are learning. Eva Ren, a Grade 12 student has overcome her own academic struggles to become a top student and leader. Her questions and recommendations will ignite discussion between educators and students about the value of grades and the message they send.
    Throughout high school, I became a strong advocate for student voice in my school and community. Believing youth can make a difference and with the purpose of striving for better education, I became involved with the Federation of Canadian Secondary Students, a youth-led non-profit and now I'm part of its National Leadership Team. I take pride in making a positive difference as District School Board of Niagara Student Senator, and on the St. Catharines Youth Council. I was so excited and honoured to speak at TEDxEdenHighSchool. When I am not busy with schoolwork and extracurriculars, I like to exercise, journal and play Chopin on the piano. I also value spending time with family and my closest friends. Lately, I have developed a passion for portrait and street photography. In the future, I will be majoring in business with a minor in international relations at McGill University. One of my biggest dreams is to work with the United Nations.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @oliviasmith2800
    @oliviasmith2800 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1440

    My history teacher last year taught me more than any other teacher ever has. I learned more and enjoyed learning in that class. Why? He gave every one an A as long as they were learning. He got fired for it.

    • @wolfsydproductions9082
      @wolfsydproductions9082 6 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      He got fired for being a great teacher?!? The school system really is messed up. That teacher knew what was important yet he got punished. What a terrible world this can be!

    • @karinabliss2671
      @karinabliss2671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      My science teacher does this! We have lots of assignments, but as long as you pay attention, be respectful, and learn you get a 100%. You dont have to be silent, you dont have to be perfect because you’re still a kid and thats what you are expected to do!

    • @crazyraptor9907
      @crazyraptor9907 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      That teacher is a legend

    • @brysoncarkido8755
      @brysoncarkido8755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I am so shocked rn I don’t even know what to say

    • @bnsingh326
      @bnsingh326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same with my art teacher

  • @BangMaster96
    @BangMaster96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    What your grade means, literally nothing, it only means you are good at the tests that Schools want you to be good at,
    not things that you will need to be good at in life

    • @earlll811
      @earlll811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sunny shah I disagree, the one thing grades show is you work ethic

    • @thebeanienation548
      @thebeanienation548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@earlll811 not true. I bet you would be more motivated to say. Eat your favorite dish than eat a pile of dog waste. Its all about motivation. And the relevance pf the subject

    • @nibbatello3120
      @nibbatello3120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@earlll811 Nope. People have found ways to get A's in AP classes with cheating and copying.

    • @user-zo3wy4we3t
      @user-zo3wy4we3t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In the perspective of an 1800s industrialist, "I founded the schools, so that I can justify my system, and yall work for things all I own."

    • @low_instinct_
      @low_instinct_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Earlll!!! That is definitely not true

  • @williamhui6435
    @williamhui6435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    My friend has great marks but really has no idea about what she’s learning

    • @nyashiamillae
      @nyashiamillae 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      William hui I can relate so much I don’t even know how I passed last year

    • @mariaangelin1518
      @mariaangelin1518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      me too...I got A in Every subjects ...But I have No Idea

    • @clairefredrickson5887
      @clairefredrickson5887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I ended this year with straight A’s. What did I learn? Absolutely nothing.

    • @Mango-bt2gx
      @Mango-bt2gx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too I just know I'm answering the questions right, but I'm bad at math I'm fine with my other subjects

    • @bhujgredgjoimnhnvssrbb4902
      @bhujgredgjoimnhnvssrbb4902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OMG those quizes with super easy multiple choice XXXXDDDDDD. WTH IS THIS

  • @wolfsydproductions9082
    @wolfsydproductions9082 6 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    My parents and teachers always tell me "You're such a smart girl! Why aren't you getting good grades?!? Stop being so lazy!!". Well it's not me being lazy! Maybe if they just asked me what's wrong and tried to help me I'd be able to get good grades! Maybe they should just stop for a second and see what's really going on! Maybe they would see why I act the way I do. Why I am the way I am. Maybe they'd see that I'm struggling. Maybe they'd notice how I question my sanity everyday. Maybe they'd realize my disorders make it so hard. Maybe they'd see how these failed grades.....are changing me. For the worse.

    • @maryjl2337
      @maryjl2337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      WolfSyd Productions you explained so well what I'm going through i hope it will become better for both of us (._.)
      There is just a difference, my teachers don't says that I'm smart lmao they just don't say anything

    • @KingVargan
      @KingVargan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This is so real, people are always making fun of teenagers for saying “no one understands me” but it’s TRUE

    • @echa7101
      @echa7101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Soo... relatable...
      I FELT THE SAME WAY
      TBH, IT SUCKS AND TO MAKE IT BETTER MY PARENTS WOULD COMPARE ME TO OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAD BETTER GRADES AND I ALWAYS FELT THAT THEY VALUED GOOD GRADES MORE THAN A NICE BEHAVIOUR IN CLASS

    • @terrific2540
      @terrific2540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So true

    • @rylan642
      @rylan642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I get it completely, but it is your responsibility to speak up. But I agree, teachers should pay more attention to students

  • @faithspam4824
    @faithspam4824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    y’all are really out here stressed about a 70%. I got an 18% on my math test the other day and my teacher emailed my mother asking if I was slow.

    • @angievargas3544
      @angievargas3544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      faith spam I've been there if I study all night I just fail and im like what the heck man then my teacher calls my mom and I get in trouble when I get home then next thing u know im so stressed about me getting high grade next time on a test

    • @angievargas3544
      @angievargas3544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ash the Leafeon ill be happy with a 94

    • @faithspam4824
      @faithspam4824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Angie Vargas
      I always end up staying up all night trying to study but never get around to doing it so i’m tired and unprepared.

    • @angievargas3544
      @angievargas3544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      faith spam bro same and in like really man

    • @Penn.obsessed
      @Penn.obsessed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I SWEAR TO GOD I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! I HATE MATH!

  • @clairefredrickson5887
    @clairefredrickson5887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    School doesn’t test your intelligence, it tests you memory.

    • @Juno_Kujo
      @Juno_Kujo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Exactly... you don't learn in school, you just keep them in your mind until you use them, then forget...

    • @baxt8457
      @baxt8457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Juno_Kujo Facts

    • @alexdaisy9016
      @alexdaisy9016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Period.

    • @test-ti1xj
      @test-ti1xj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Juno_Kujo True.

    • @Giovanni-rh1pw
      @Giovanni-rh1pw ปีที่แล้ว

      NPC meetup?

  • @Al_09a
    @Al_09a 6 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    I wish more people and parents understood this.

    • @roseeeyc9851
      @roseeeyc9851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wish****

    • @EPITHALON
      @EPITHALON 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I wish that to

    • @bloomer1286
      @bloomer1286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They never will they will be like oh ScHooL iS sO imPoRtAnt

    • @therealmakasi249
      @therealmakasi249 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sammme

    • @darajoyce5514
      @darajoyce5514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bloomer1286 shahhaah

  • @mochi793
    @mochi793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    People look at your grades, not your struggles behind getting it

    • @futurethewolf5624
      @futurethewolf5624 ปีที่แล้ว

      My teacher bullied me for getting bad grades.

  • @fnaf2ventnoise330
    @fnaf2ventnoise330 6 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    I struggled in math this year so badly, I got a 1/30 on a test, I actually cried in class because I was so scared I would have to retake the class, even tutoring didn't help because my failure came from really bad testing anxiety. The education system sucks it actually does because I always come home feeling like I'm a failure because of my grades,

    • @curvycuddless2352
      @curvycuddless2352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      me too this is happening

    • @wildmoonchild8210
      @wildmoonchild8210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that sucks man :(

    • @karene1267
      @karene1267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I'm really, REALLY sorry that you've experienced this. I am a teacher and my first work with my students is to undo previous "math trauma" and work to build their confidence with trust and building belief in themselves. If we don't do that for our students who struggle, they will shut down, suffer, and be unable to let themselves learn. Check with your teacher (not during class time) about working with you to help overcome test anxiety. There are techniques, "tricks", etc. I wish you the best.

    • @brysoncarkido8755
      @brysoncarkido8755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OMG SAME I barley passed last year with a 60% In math class

    • @endlessloops7952
      @endlessloops7952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@karene1267 I wish you were my math teacher mine knows I'm doing bad but she does nothing about it

  • @rushopolis
    @rushopolis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    I failed chemistry even though I understood the subject better than everyone else in the class.

    • @gabyhawk5686
      @gabyhawk5686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      On the opposite side, I have an A in science even though I don't understand anything we're learning simply because of memorization.

    • @jacklaplant6798
      @jacklaplant6798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      in chemistry i absolutely know nothing but got a an A because i could memorize and my seat partner was reallllyyy smart ;)

    • @user-zo3wy4we3t
      @user-zo3wy4we3t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I felt like I wanted to use the science to do some real science to learn it, because its hard to imagine how one found something or how it looks.

    • @amalphia63
      @amalphia63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I ALMOST failed chemistry for a similar reason, but I managed to pull through

    • @neptune0909
      @neptune0909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You failed chemistry?
      Education system will make us fail in life!

  • @martendittmann5431
    @martendittmann5431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    At first I was told that high school is a place to socialize and entertain myself. Later, in grade eleven and twelve, I was told that high school is a place to get good grades. I was never once told that high school is a place to explore your interests. I got lucky because for my grade twelve year I took online courses and found myself very isolated and depressed. That depression and isolation gave me the time to actually realize what my interests are. I enjoy computer programming and if I had spent my fourth year going to a regular school, I wouldn't have ever considered, let alone experienced, doing any form of programming.
    As Ferris Bueller says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't look around once in a while, you could miss it."

    • @africankaleab360
      @africankaleab360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jesus is Lord. Jesus is King. True Christianity is the Truth. Pray to Him and Honor Mary. Have faith in Him. 2021 will be your year. Repent.

    • @henritaclariis730
      @henritaclariis730 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm going through the same thing right now, and in India, if you don't top the class you are a complete failure... My parents will not take me to a therapist, Cause it's taboo here.... I'm lost now

  • @solangecharlestt
    @solangecharlestt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    apparently the main reason why a lot of students "learn" is to receive a good grade. there is too much emphasis on grades than the actual content and the use of it outside school. i have learnt that grades aren't bad BUT many students don't actually and truly know what they are learning.

    • @yaranwd5995
      @yaranwd5995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      s o L a n g e I honestly don’t know what I’ve learned the past few years for most of my classes. I don’t learn a lot outside school but in classes a big part of the time I don’t know what the teachers are talking about. Some classes just feel useless because you don’t really do anything in the class and then you just have to know stuff for tests. I don’t remember a big part of the things that I’ve learned for school outside school or in school. I hear the same things from my friends it’s a mess. You need the grades to get into colleges or get certain jobs but it’s a mess because we don’t learn we pick the easy things because you’re less likely to fail them and get your diploma.

    • @orangepenguin7782
      @orangepenguin7782 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Plus schools never tell us what we are learning

  • @enicholsfranklinuniversity
    @enicholsfranklinuniversity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    I'm an A student but let me tell you. I literally don't study. I don't get a lot of things right. It's not the end of all. Trust me, bad grades don't define who you are. Numbers don't make up for your uniqueness

    • @seemakamat292
      @seemakamat292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then how do you get good grades? Please let me know. I m struggling

    • @rylan642
      @rylan642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @bianca w and it’s because grades don’t define intelligence
      It’s about effort, motivation, trying to learn something new
      Some people are very capable, but don’t try their hardest, or don’t perform their fill potential. Maybe don’t have enough motive (like me). I’ve thought of myself as decently smart

    • @VPZealouZ
      @VPZealouZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t study either, school made me procrastinate and lazy for some reason.

    • @jaslavie
      @jaslavie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seemakamat292 clearlyt you did not get the point of the video

    • @hey0173
      @hey0173 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seemakamat292 she is just smart

  • @faeriescottage
    @faeriescottage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    as i’m failing two classes right now i understand this so much

  • @elytrium
    @elytrium 6 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    She's a wonderful speaker. 👍

  • @andrrmo
    @andrrmo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Aye, I went to school with her, she graduated last year

    • @hjw5838
      @hjw5838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Andrew Romero that's real cool

    • @saimahramen
      @saimahramen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      playwithfriends ditto.

    • @karengem7940
      @karengem7940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome

    • @darajoyce5514
      @darajoyce5514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good for u

  • @olivial5558
    @olivial5558 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This honestly made me cry. It was exactly what I needed to hear.

  • @neelamgupta7542
    @neelamgupta7542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    What my parents and teachers tell me when I get low grades in an exam is " Did u understand the concepts taught ?? " And when I tell them I did they are always telling me why I do not get good grades. Why is that each of us is so obsessed with the grades u get why not see what is problem they are facing. It becomes so unbearable sometimes that we feel that grades are the end of the world for students. Why not see their potential and the toil they are putting in ??

    • @roseeeyc9851
      @roseeeyc9851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      People die for this. People die...this society has gotten out of control. People die for a grade or because of a grade. They are basically just telling me that, a mark on the test is worth more then my life

    • @neelamgupta7542
      @neelamgupta7542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@roseeeyc9851 Exactly. It seems like without grades u are nothing. I really sometimes hope why do even have grade markings... Can't believe a letter and a number are worth more than a person's life... 😂

  • @chillaxinfool6857
    @chillaxinfool6857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Hs hella change me...I went from being hella happy,out going,and being like a sponge wanna absorb all I learn to being laid back and not wanna being in school...I even think I was actually smater in elementary than hs,not academically tho ,but like in general and overall I'm pretty sure I was smarter in elementary...

    • @LegacyBowYT
      @LegacyBowYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yea... it broke me down. Im actually happy when im sick just so i can miss school.

  • @lesliesalas8169
    @lesliesalas8169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This is so true. I personally LOVE learning but grades always discourage me. Also not being able to take classes you wish is a shame because you never know how much you would’ve been able to learn it could’ve been a passion gone undiscovered. I feel like some schools don’t offer students enough options to explore what they’d like I acknowledge that there’s clubs but it’s not quite the same especially if those clubs are only once a week. I really wish I had more opportunities to explore things I feel would help me and I know college offers more opportunities but if we could start from a younger age exploring new possibilities rather than only focusing on grades or what colleges think looks good than maybe we’d learn more and not be so afraid if things don’t go as planned because some things change you begin to learn what you enjoy and don’t sadly to say you often learn it later in life as you were never given the chance to explore. (I’m sorry if this doesn’t make sense)

    • @africankaleab360
      @africankaleab360 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus is Lord. Jesus is King. True Christianity is the Truth. Pray to Him and Honor Mary. Have faith in Him. 2021 will be your year. Repent.

  • @vidsbyjane23
    @vidsbyjane23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Right on, I'm a straight A student at almost every subject except math. I hate math but science interests me. I once remember having a panic attack during a math test, I didn't study the night before and ended up having a low score. But in the science subject I feel like I'm so eager to learn.

    • @outresru7751
      @outresru7751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      even I do score well in all subs except math but but I don't do too well in science too but I love learning about it

  • @aryehlitt2787
    @aryehlitt2787 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This is incredible. Many teachers that I know just try to make sure you know the information, but don't care if you enjoy it or not.

  • @pinklillyflower4387
    @pinklillyflower4387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When I was younger, I used to make up all these little games and things,
    And now it has taken weeks to come up with an idea for a single book.

  • @shirazbaznet9391
    @shirazbaznet9391 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Who else looked at the Picture of Einstein behind her? I thought it looked cool!!

  • @nicoleruthsidney6287
    @nicoleruthsidney6287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    thank you for making me realized that grades arent everything!

  • @IGleeker
    @IGleeker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    It’s not about what they mean it’s about what gets you into college. I take classes that will help me be what I want to be in the future. I’m bad at tests and good at classwork, essays, large exams and homework. Im better at things that require general knowledge not specific facts.

    • @mohbro1
      @mohbro1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      College is just as worthless

    • @fallingapart
      @fallingapart 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gleeker sammee but I'm only good at classwork

    • @gracee_520
      @gracee_520 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m good at tests and classwork. I don’t really have time for a lot of sleep let alone homework.

    • @rylan642
      @rylan642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mohbro1 it can be

  • @anjusharma4855
    @anjusharma4855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    we, as students dont really worry about marks as being the definition of our aptitude and skill. we worry about marks because we have to deliver more than we receive. parents, teachers, colleges, placements, etc all want those marks

  • @Pinkiiepiiee
    @Pinkiiepiiee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I'm only here bc of Google classroom assignments, anyone else🤭

  • @KingVargan
    @KingVargan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    By high school... “We will stop asking questions” THAT HIT ME SO HARD

  • @ericaysabel8744
    @ericaysabel8744 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is really true, that I even did those things. I would always try to figure out what I need to learn in a class, would rather do something I’m good at then bad and would study it til I knew that I would ace it.
    I really do know, I live in a household where the expectation is higher than the people who tell them, where I would be asked what I want to be to grow up or where you the one who got the highest grade.
    Even my grandparents when they would call me they would say hi, talk about whats up like holidays, birthdays etc. Then after they would bring up my school, grades and compare me to my cousin.
    So I just wish that in the future our educators will discuss that and remind us.

  • @khadichamamatova3117
    @khadichamamatova3117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just loved her speech 😭❤️

  • @Allison-xf7ry
    @Allison-xf7ry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My grades really dropped this year. I’m fifteen and have depression and anxiety... I couldn’t concentrate due to sleep deprivation. My memory became, and still is so cloudy. I went from A’s and B’s to fails and few passes... it hit me hard, my self esteem has never been this low. School is so stressful... I started missing chunks each week, I missed exams, didn’t turn in assignments that I’d completed. And I’m still in this depressive period... it’s the end of the year. Today is my last day of tenth grade, and I’m at home... my exams and assignments are complete this term... I hope I did well.

    • @africankaleab360
      @africankaleab360 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Lord will help you get through this. Jesus is Lord. Jesus is King. True Christianity is the Truth. Pray to Him and Honor Mary. Have faith in Him. 2021 will be your year. Repent.

    • @angelthefloridian7350
      @angelthefloridian7350 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Allison I hope you are doing ok

  • @shubhankarray2515
    @shubhankarray2515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    20.08.2020
    In my case, it's Physics...I have always loved it and will continue to...always. It's everywhere, beautiful and divine. But my teacher never seem to get it. She seems biased as well grading her pets better. I have rarely got good grades at it. Funny enough, I never rote learn the proofs, like everyone else does over here but I do them intuitively all by myself. However she never appreciates it and always looks for finding an error.
    Well, I know it doesn't matter at the end. These times shall pass too...
    Just writing this to stumble across this down my memory lane.
    Thank you

    • @africankaleab360
      @africankaleab360 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus is Lord. Jesus is King. True Christianity is the Truth. Pray to Him and Honor Mary. Have faith in Him. 2021 will be your year. Repent.

  • @leoxuca
    @leoxuca 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Well done Eva! What an inspiring TED Talk! :D

  • @morgan7014
    @morgan7014 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so good...
    I got the chills

  • @thetroll4173
    @thetroll4173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Since when is 70 a "bad mark"

    • @thetroll4173
      @thetroll4173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pidge Hruby 50 is failing where i live.

    • @chanezhannane1427
      @chanezhannane1427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      well, some overachievers (like myself, unfortunately) consider anything below 90% or even 95% an awful grade

    • @funnylaurenc
      @funnylaurenc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Simstar123 Xxx if i got a 70 i’d cry tbh

    • @achintk7937
      @achintk7937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Asian standards

    • @aprilbluebell7334
      @aprilbluebell7334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thetroll4173 50% And you're grateful where I'm from

  • @caitlinlinehan9055
    @caitlinlinehan9055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    School depresses me so much for this soul reason. And when I get bad grades for simply not being able to focus long enough to get things done, the things that really make me happy and might actually shape my career is taken away from me. Like when I fail a class I'm no longer allowed to attend drama club. My future career revolves around learning everything I can to be able to work on a TV set. Yet because I'm failing MATH I can't learn about this.

    • @JohnSmith-ff1yo
      @JohnSmith-ff1yo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Caitlin Linehan i feel ya it is terrible how they made all of these courses including math mandatory credits. TERRIBLE, it is like restricting our freedom

  • @ericbruellman1966
    @ericbruellman1966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s all memorization. I got many A’s in high school and I bet at the current moment I remember the exact same amount of information as the kids who failed. Nothing.

  • @laurenschwartz2670
    @laurenschwartz2670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great speaker!

  • @TheReal3177
    @TheReal3177 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You know theres something seriously wrong about the education system when kids are happy when they get sick

  • @lienphan6446
    @lienphan6446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much.

  • @quantumyoutubeguy2
    @quantumyoutubeguy2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The more you use the information you have the better you will remember it

  • @binbin9931
    @binbin9931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The concluding lines in a speech carry great impacts to an audience, to such extents that lasts long after a performance. That said, Eva Ren’s delivery of the aforementioned carried no weight. Her line, “...that’s when we will better and truly encourage the leaders of tomorrow”, received no setup; and accordingly, the line felt out of place despite its sentimentality. As a suggestion for improvement, she could have repeatedly mentioned the line ‘encourage the leaders of tomorrow’ earlier in her speech, or maybe even recalibrate the main point of her talk into ‘encouraging the leaders of tomorrow’.

  • @couldliveonyoutube1841
    @couldliveonyoutube1841 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amazing that she said at the beginning that her friend loves a subject but is brainwashed into thinking that she ‘sucks’ at it!!!

  • @windsorholman
    @windsorholman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In sixth grade, SIXTH GRADE, the people in my math class hated asking questions because it would lengthen the math class. They BOOED at the people who asked questions. Why is this? Because school has squandered our creativity and passion to learn so quickly. We are not lazy. We are simply tired of going to a prison.

  • @zcm007attack
    @zcm007attack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Grades are in no way indicative of a student's self-worth, self-respect, genuity, originality, creativity, teamwork skills, interpersonal skills nor their imagination. Grades are merely a tool of coercion used to judge/label students on their blind/passive conformity towards the educational bureaucrats purely subjective and superficial standards of what it means to be a 'model student'.

  • @renachen5179
    @renachen5179 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I was going to comment on the importance of grades, but I realize that she's still in high school. In university, grades only matter if you aim for a graduate program, and most jobs don't require you to achieve a certain grade. However, unless you are aiming for the top companies (investment banking , consulting, or Google/Bloomberg more specifically), your grades matter a lot. If you don't have the marks, those institutions will not look at your resume. But that's only a small percentage of companies. Also, after finishing university, I find that if you pick the right program, your courses will be more interesting to you and sometimes you don't get a choice on what you want to take.

    • @sarahcrites3825
      @sarahcrites3825 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shes saying thats part of the problem, universities view on grades

    • @rissa7059
      @rissa7059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Grades also determine scholarships and how much money you get sometimes

    • @mahjoubadam1742
      @mahjoubadam1742 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sarahcrites3825 but then again, there's just no better way, universities get thousands of applications each year, making sure that they are good learners one by one is simply not gonna happen, u need a standardized tests

  • @tashatekuchova4418
    @tashatekuchova4418 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That is some good talk

  • @jaquelinepetrosky2038
    @jaquelinepetrosky2038 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really good! My students are writing their own Ted Talks and are in a pre-IB class that includes ¨identity¨and ¨experiences¨!

  • @cloyewoods
    @cloyewoods 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Truth!! Thank you for your voice.

  • @chillaxinfool6857
    @chillaxinfool6857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Thank you I'm a A B students in hs at the point cause my mum wants me to keep up my grade...I really think grades cause too much pressure on us students...fml...fix the system...

    • @mahjoubadam1742
      @mahjoubadam1742 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you think grades are pressure , just wait for real life

  • @Juno_Kujo
    @Juno_Kujo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Everytime I ask anyone why do I need high grades, they tell me it's to pass the grade, they have no other reason...

  • @nixekexiej2921
    @nixekexiej2921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was in elementary I don’t really care about grades. Now that I am a Junior, I have been a consistent with High Honors and now that I am already in my last year of Junior, I became 2nd in 3rd quarter but still fighting for the 4th quarter to get that Valedictorian. I feel really bad that I am feeling this way, but it’s really difficult when you have expectations for yourself and people look forward to what you can achieve.

  • @jamesahmadpour9001
    @jamesahmadpour9001 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is why I love ted talks

  • @user-oh6tu8of3d
    @user-oh6tu8of3d 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I took from this video to my own life is that I need to start looking at grades differently and stop measuring people's creativity or intelligence just by the mark they got on a test because they may have personal issues that affect their grades or they are smart in their own way. For example the speaker in the video, Eva said that in high school she was a straight a-student but in elementary school , she had an issue with language so she had horrible grades not because she wasn't intelligent she just couldn't understand the words that her teachers were saying. That shows that grades say nothing about the person who gets them.

  • @drew9384
    @drew9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have to write a 300-400 word page on how "Consider all that you have learned so far about necessary life skills. " on this video furthermore proving this videos point

    • @raulrosas5068
      @raulrosas5068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sounds like brain torture cuz then you get to the part where you dont know what else to write down

  • @hussainshaikh8138
    @hussainshaikh8138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her accent is so smooth

  • @BlissfulAestheticWhispers
    @BlissfulAestheticWhispers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMW am inspired❤❤❤❤so true

  • @nezukorun1052
    @nezukorun1052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This speech hit hard

  • @katiedownes3306
    @katiedownes3306 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow this is so right

  • @outresru7751
    @outresru7751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I AM NOT BAD AT MATH.
    but I always end up getting half of the full marks. my grandpa came through a lot of struggle so he thinks ONLY education gets through bad times.But I always disappoint him and I do feel really bad upto to a point where I lock myself in the room and I have TOO my anxiety on the day of exam. My supportive mom understood this mentality of mine so he always said she doesn't care if I feel and along w that these ted talks really helped me.
    Even NOW I STRUGGLE IN MATH. but I'm atleast doing w a feeling that I can do better and I'm capable of it.

  • @beautifulandmotivated3181
    @beautifulandmotivated3181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There was this girl in my 6th grade class who I used to laugh at for crying when she didn’t get good grades.
    Now that I’m older, I kinda feel bad. There’s no telling what she was going through.

  • @krishanayak03
    @krishanayak03 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm the really scholar one in my school period..but nowadays im in my higher class and don't know that when I am being that type of shy and calm that even I want to talk with my teachers i literally not able to talk with them....school's give me a lot of extreme level personalities till now and I think it will live with me with my last breath..but now to be honest the year ...2020...2021. And and no doubt half of 2022 and other half one to getting my self back...I'm really the great one and honored to be here yt recommendation is not that type of bad ...I am really struggling with my life to achieve my things back...this covid has taken my all talents this is the reason that I am not proudly say that I was the topper of my batch at ever..this thing covid literally snatched to me ...I'm not giving up ...I really wish that also turned out into good better and best situation...really feels great to see here everyone...and their comments...they all are not wrong..I only want that my personality no one can took from me but for that I am the only one who can get up my self and give me those compliments back those ..being proudly feeling gave me back..I will try really hard for that..I'm alone here right now and don't tell u guys that it's hurt me but it's giving me a lot of positive vibes to get my self back..thanks to u and thanks to u guys

  • @ranakh9299
    @ranakh9299 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    l luv this girl guys lol . finally someone understands me and my mindset as a student

  • @penelope563
    @penelope563 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    At least in Canada (actually I'm only sure about Ontario), in high school you choose to take courses as acedemic (similar difficulty as elementary and middle school) applied (smaller workload, more teacher help, easier material), and advanced (quite hard, large workload, and high expectations), but it's still a one size fits all approach, just more varied.

    • @jishanborno6411
      @jishanborno6411 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think this applies to Alberta as well since I went to a high school in Alberta.

  • @Jeyfeather-iv4ol
    @Jeyfeather-iv4ol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had to take a five question multiple choice chemistry test last month. I knew nothing on that test because I didn't understand anything we were being taught in class and didn't ask for help from my teacher who is the only chemistry teacher in our school. I was told over and over again over the past few years to just guess. At least you have a fifty percent chance of getting a question right. I got all of them wrong.
    One time I found my first grade report card and realized that they were good grades unlike the ones I have now and it really hit me. I don't know what went wrong but I think it started in fourth grade cause I remember always lying about not having my homework. Now, I always think I'm gonna get a question wrong and I rarely look at my grades because I know their horrible and everyone keeps telling me to get good grades but it's not helping.

  • @angelakate9063
    @angelakate9063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's a couple of people i know that got 95% grade but still very sad and disappointed about it and still wanting more. And there's also this person i know that got 60%, but was very grateful about it and actually got a lesson from it. And that person was actually working on her passion and interests to the point where she tends to put school her second priority. She's not ashamed that she got that grade, because she was actually building her life outside of school.

    • @cereal-kr2kk
      @cereal-kr2kk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is what I hate most about school systems, they judge you about the classes that THEY offer you, but if you're good at something else then that thing has no worth, no acceptance. The worst thing about this is that most of the stuff that they teach you at school, doesn't even benefit you in your life after it

  • @mmrebong8871
    @mmrebong8871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:36 summed up how my college/university applications went

  • @richardsowter5359
    @richardsowter5359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    inspiring

  • @callahanr5816
    @callahanr5816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My school is switching from GPA achievement and changing to a more challenge centered system. There are no "Valid Victorians", and now groups of achievement that have names of which im not going to attempt to name. Pretty neat.

  • @pppppppieeeeeee
    @pppppppieeeeeee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She speaks truth

  • @amjadilham4174
    @amjadilham4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The current system is in a traumatic situation, but if only our voices can be heard ... it will revolutionize the world... but as of now it is true and an unfortunate reality of the world appreciating only a cage of A pass students :((

  • @jaydencrews7128
    @jaydencrews7128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been told by countless teachers that I was one of the brightest kids they've ever had. Since elementary, they would always tell me how they saw creativity and wonder in me, and in middle school, I would never care about grades because there were just no motives for it. The few times my mind would actually take interest in what my teachers had to say, and I would somehow subconsciously remember all of it. And with that, I would get high scores on tests without studying. the worst part of all if it is I would get severely behind on grades and the 0s would outweigh the test scores and nothing I could do would get my averages higher. There were so many times where I just wanted to give up. I feel like schools just leave you on your own and are only there to put you down for not trying your absolute best at all times.

  • @lemonboiyoutube
    @lemonboiyoutube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, who wlse came into this video thinking it was something else, but then being intrigued by the start?

  • @gerlygorgonio408
    @gerlygorgonio408 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    my friends got higher grades than me and it hurts when Ilook on myself feeling insecure .THIS VIDEO HELPS A LOT THANK YOU....

  • @sarahharmon9403
    @sarahharmon9403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I hate it when people say things like “you have so much potential” “just apply yourself” I know I need to do that but I don’t know how. The way I was taught in school didn’t show me how to apply myself. But if you get really luck there is actually a teacher who cares, and I got lucky. My ELA teacher sat with me after school and helped my write an essay. But not everyone has that chance

  • @DaveWard-xc7vd
    @DaveWard-xc7vd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learning does not begin at first bell and end at last bell. Students are free to pursue their interests on their own.

  • @chillaxinfool6857
    @chillaxinfool6857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But its going to be hard to change what we have been lead blindfully by...passing is all students wanna do now..not fail...not even aiming to achieve higher than just passing...grades when bad is like something you wanna get off your chest, but literally can't and causes you so much depression and feelings...its going to be pretty hard to change that feeling...

  • @techonalecm.2273
    @techonalecm.2273 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is beautiful, thank you😥

  • @risafilm
    @risafilm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I truly am a person who believes in learning rather than scoring but my school never allowed me to study a subject because they think am not capable enough or I might fail in that exam and when I requested them that I wanna study that subject I find it interesting I was asked to look at my grades and after requesting that I wanna take up that subject I could not manage to pass due to some health issues. I failed but I was content that I learned something but my school restricted me and asked me to drop that subject and asked me to score well in the 1st semester if not I will have to drop the subject , my principal also insulted me Infront of my classmates saying that the school does not wants failures in the student council. Due to so much pressure I am now under depression and keep getting anxiety attacks I had my exam few days ago and I could not perform well. I was having anxiety attacks even the doctors could not help me

  • @baekbaek4465
    @baekbaek4465 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was year 4 3yrs ago, I asked teachers how to move parabolas and they said it was well above the curriculum, then I moved to a private school 1month after and asked the same question and they taught me . Does this show that private schools teach much better due the teachers passion?

  • @TSUChurro
    @TSUChurro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    All school and my parents ever gave me was a disorder or depression and made me feel useless and trapped.

  • @Nicole-td2ix
    @Nicole-td2ix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope all teachers and parents will see this talk

    • @spaceman9929
      @spaceman9929 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly They dont want To Know the Truth So there avoiding this Video and keep showing useless stuff.

    • @raulrosas5068
      @raulrosas5068 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the school board dont want them to see this video

    • @slappbassnow
      @slappbassnow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@raulrosas5068 The crazy thing is when I was doing an advocacy project in reading class and I chose grades and the flaws it has as the project, I tried to use the grading is a scam video from zoe bee and it was blocked
      And most of her other videos were blocked too

  • @nishanthmurugan8084
    @nishanthmurugan8084 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I finally got some hope

  • @Kiran-ug5yi
    @Kiran-ug5yi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Grades tell how much we can cram

  • @katrusyamo2485
    @katrusyamo2485 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have always been told that your marks represent your intelligence 😢, so now I thing I’ve became addicted to number of my grade rather than what I actually learned 🥺

  • @makemelaughaturcommentchal4769
    @makemelaughaturcommentchal4769 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I usually don't cry but I think I cried a bit. my 10 year old sister watched this and now she's crying

  • @krandomness9084
    @krandomness9084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When grades aren’t everything but then I have teachers who tell me that people who are successful in school do better in life. I’ve been struggling every since I could possibly remember. I was never a straight A student and don’t think I will ever be. I try and think I did my best but then I see that my test or assignment wasn’t good enough. Im usually just a B student but went downhill during my 8th grade year. Knowing well I’m going off to highschool next year. I know I’m a failure from the start

    • @internetguy6928
      @internetguy6928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s not true. You are not a failure. Realize that. I give you my honesty and support. Grades mean nothing at the end of the day.

  • @naumanfarooq7911
    @naumanfarooq7911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My math and English was not good and still. I think the method of teaching is very important. Activity based learning is best always learn to the activity base rather then rote memory, rote memory kills your thinking ability and the other hand you will become a creative person.

  • @user-ol6kq2bv9z
    @user-ol6kq2bv9z 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    electives-קורסי בחירה
    Courses by choice
    Schedule-לוח זמנים
    a list of times or dates for activities or things to be done
    fostering-לטפח
    to take care of something/someone
    curriculum-תכנית לימודים
    study program
    regurgitate-להקיא
    To throw up
    reluctant-מסרב
    to refuse
    transcript-רשימת ציונים
    a list of grades
    midst-אמצע
    center,middle
    consequently-כתוצאה מכך
    As a result
    barriers-מחסומים
    blocks

  • @limsusy4410
    @limsusy4410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People always look up to me for being one of the student excellence. Whats so good about graduating as a salutatorian, when you're depressed, anxious, under pressure, lifeless and you just feel like life is meaningless?

  • @CHAOS_6E
    @CHAOS_6E 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I failed AP Computer Science A... right now I’m working on an artificial intelligence on my own now that I’m in the summer before my senior year.
    My other classmates don’t know how to even start an AI

    • @yakinyamaddi
      @yakinyamaddi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow that's so cool!

    • @saffronyoutubeshorts
      @saffronyoutubeshorts 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      !! I’m taking AP Comp Sci A right now through self study and im incredibly scared for the test in May. I feel so behind

    • @CHAOS_6E
      @CHAOS_6E 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@saffronyoutubeshorts join the AP discord. People will be there to help you through to learn the material

  • @henritaclariis730
    @henritaclariis730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This Seriously hit me hard!! I love physics, But I Took medicine just because it's easier.

  • @edeck7
    @edeck7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    my buddy got a 24% on a math test.
    my other friend got a 34%.
    I got a 74%.
    The teacher got fired 2 days later.

    • @nathantooma6670
      @nathantooma6670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait how did she/he get fired?

    • @edeck7
      @edeck7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nathan Tooma he was a perv, graded unfairly, called kids parents because they were hanging out with “bad kids” (he only said that because the kids had low grades lmao)

    • @nathantooma6670
      @nathantooma6670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@edeck7 oh, uhhhh... thats a little weird

  • @zigaudrey
    @zigaudrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to be good at math and love this subject. I expect to get more than 3/4 at the final test in college. Then, I lost interest in math. I have never feel so betrayed by this. I have no idea how much pressure numbers could give!

  • @SamHe-nm8sz
    @SamHe-nm8sz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    High Schools allow you to hold information in your head that you most likely need in the future to form ideas and concepts based on the knowledge you know. University extend this knowledge and specialises it allowing you to form even more complex theories and ideas, university also allows you to make valuable connections with other knowledgable or powerful people and companies to extend your expertise. Remember that intelligence doesn't matter if you don't know anything that will allow you to form valuable ideas, the same can be said vise versa.

  • @rahimnasr9349
    @rahimnasr9349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have never seen the point of school,
    School always keeps students to think inside the box rather than outside it..

  • @sarahestelle684
    @sarahestelle684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the early years of school (age 5-11) I was top of my class. A straight A student. I was one of the smart ones. Then i went to an academically selective school, this means I had to take multiple exams to get in. I have been going to that school for almost a year now and my self esteem in all subjects has decreased dramatically! I am going pretty bad (for my school average) in maths and science especially. I got b’s in majority of my classes, a c in maths and an a in geography and art. I know I am smart! I must be because I got into this school, but being at the bottom and my friends getting higher marks than me is ruining my confidence. Not to mention my parents are scraping up all the money they have to afford a good tutor. My teachers aren’t doing anything to help me in my learning and I have cried myself to sleep multiple nights about my grades and how far I’ve fallen! I want to become a teacher later in life but that means doing well in all of my subjects and I don’t know if I can do that!
    I’m just struggling with my school self esteem right now.....

    • @africankaleab360
      @africankaleab360 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus is Lord. Jesus is King. True Christianity is the Truth. Pray to Him and Honor Mary. Have faith in Him. 2021 will be your year. Repent.

  • @DaveWard-xc7vd
    @DaveWard-xc7vd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Equity allows you to reach someone else's potential, not your own.
    Education must be meritocratic.

  • @terrific2540
    @terrific2540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am constantly worrying about my grades since offlate they've been poor...I try and read everytime but ..I'm not even sure it's working..everytime my dad lectures me on how I'm failing ..but I just try and stay positive