I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate || Kinetic Typography
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Typography By: Saar Oz [Creavite]
Track: I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate||Spoken Word [Suli Breaks]
I found Suli's video very inspiring and true that I decided to make this typography.
There is a clear saying behind it, and I hope more and more people will get to be exposed to it.
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1:32 the subtle charge of the Ys at the X is SUCH a nice touch
Oh my God.
I'm horrible at tests, I stress and then I'm ridiculed by my classmates for my lower marks on them, when they get in the 80's and 90's, and even get 100. I just hate school tests in general, because they just make me feel stupid, and not as smart as I should be. I've been told I should rethink what I want to do after high school by my teachers and my parents. You're not supposed to cry in your bedroom over your textbook because you don't understand the material or get a low mark.
This though, this makes me feel so much better. I'm not the only one who's thought about it, and I'm not the only one who wants to do better but questions the education system and their way of promoting difference and uniqueness, and then goes about using the same techniques on these different and unique people.
Thank you. Thank you for making me feel better about myself and my grades. Thank you for making me feel better, because yesterday my friend laughed at my struggling in math, and told me I should be prepared to fail the upcoming test. Thank you, for letting me know I'm not the only one.
Thank you.
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Fucking amazing. You have it down my man.
Creavite Very nice work, you have the talent. and great speech too !
You are a true Inspiration, well done
Your typography skills are AMAZING!!!! Makes this video hit much harder, and make the messages really clear.
Thank you!
Amazing typography job. I love how it flows with his words. Amazing work and i look forward to more.
Thank you!
I started bawling. I feel so alone, surrounded by people who will constantly disagree when I say this kind of shit. It's so great to know I'm not alone. I thought I was alone.
This needs to be presented to all students, this message is extremely powerful
I'm just 15 and this is the best way I've ever heard someone describe the way I feel about school and society, I was truly amazed by this video👌🏼
This inspired me to ask my chem teacher today why we learn chemistry, and he answered by explaining to me that it's not about the actualy subject matter, it's about training your brain to work hard. He then explained that it's essentially the same idea for all courses, for example, in french you work a part of your brain that otherwise would be less developed, and so, while it seems pointless at face value, the fact of the matter is school's purpose is two things (as far as I can tell), firstly, to test how hard and well students work, in different subjects, and develop and train your brain like a muscle. Teachers realize that students wont be using chemistry or spainish later in life, but the point is to see how well you work in different areas, and secondly to train yourself to think quickly and well. The purpose of school is to prepare you for the real world, and actually, to teach you how to "survivie" by using your brain.
max erpf if you need school to learn something new and to develop your brain, then your brain is so fucking undeveloped. Read books at your home with a cup of tea or coffee. For one year, you can learn more than you learned in 3 years of you schoolarship. The point is, develop your brain with thing you like and want to do. There's no point in solving physics problems if you're singer in your soul. That's waste of time, a no, not brain developing... that's destroying of the same, because when you're doing something that doesn't make you a happyperson, you're destroying your brain. Fuck the school and teachers. After 20 years of teaching the same subject, they would be still reading from those books. Come to my house, step in front of my bookshelf, take any book from it, and ask me anything about it so I can explain it to you in every detail. That's how you build and improve your health and happiness... by doing and learning what you love. School is government, and government controls people. Don't be fooled.
you know what? You give me exactly what to show the society...the words spoken! thank you! owe you a lot!
B-)
you are damn right. YESSS. our society needs no more label or shit. everyone is special in their own way.
And that's how political correctness came to be. You can see how much good that did, hm?
I've seen Suli Breaks perform live and it brought me to tears. This is just as good.
Thank you. Suli is amazing and inspiring, no doubt.
This is so thought provoking and truthful. As a teacher I have battled with this and contiue to with the state exams and now using test results as reflective of the teacher's ability to show improvement and effects pay checks. Not only are the students being effected and are losing their persona to data (that does not and cannot refelct what they truly know), we are losing the personas of teachers as well. They no longer are encouraged to teach though provoking ideas, but strategies to pass a test, "If you don't know the answer, it is a safe beat to choose 'c'." Where is education heading. I pray that there are people out there that are brave enough to take the time to get to know how special each student is. That's my dream.
I loved your comment.
Keep being a great teacher!
Creative, thank you! That means a lot
Brilliant video! A lot of people are shocked when they ask me where I got my degree, and I tell them I never went to university. I couldn't afford to at the time as my folks didn't have a pot to pee in and I was sick of having no money. A few dead end jobs and a serious illness later and I found myself in a job I loved, which I did for the next 25 years, managing a support service for my local authority. I remember a drama teacher's report stating ''Insensitive to the needs of others. Lacks ideas''. I was so hurt, but I proved the lie for what it was and I continue to do so into my 'old age' (I'm 50 next year) . Power to you - Keep proving the lies for what they are, I look forward to seeing more of your work :)
as someone with ADHD, i completely agree! also, love the typography
+Billy Christod no lmao i just noticed now! (this is me on my other account)
Really? I have adhd as well!
Creative.. I'm 55 years old and still feel this way. Keep sharing the creative energy and sharing your world. It's beautiful.
Hey Saar. Great video. Many people/teacher/parent failed to tell why math is important because they never understud it! Math is maybe one of the most important lesson you are going to learn in life. In math you don't learn lines and memories text. In math you are developing way of thinking. The way your brain looks at other things. The way
You see things and ability to look things in many dimensions can be applied and is applied in places you don't even see. Developes a logic way of thinking.
"I hate school but love education" is a good resume of the entire video. The typo is simply super great, great content, amazing design!
How could people dislike this video?
Because they are the ones that don't understand. (3:46)
Its the teachers and society
most likely "teachers"......
+Sasha Fierce and the parents
Easy. They don't like the video, they dislike it. Why do people always say stuff like "How could people dislike this?" "Why does this video even have dislikes" etc? Did you expect a video which is to some extent controversial to have a 100% positive rating? Or any video with a lot of views to have a 100% positive rating? Why does it even matter?
This is so true ! I dont have good grades in math and science and people call me dumb for it but ill ask them “ do you know how to survive in a extreme situation? Or do you know what to do if you get lost in the midle of nowhere?” They never answer back because they dont know the answer and also do they know how to save someones life? No they dont and they call themselves smart. Schools should teach what to do in life and death situations. Not just that but actuall things that you are going to use in life
I wish to address the message in this video and not the video itself, which is superb.
This is great in theory, but look at places like Finland, Japan, and South Korea, where education is so highly regarded. They learn the same things the Western world does, but at a faster rate and a higher capacity. As a result, the majority of individuals have a greater capacity for learning and are more well-rounded. Sure, I've never used the Pythagorean theorem, my test scores were never a deciding factor in getting a job, and I rarely use my degree for its intended purpose; but there's something to be said for being a well-rounded, intellectual.
I agree with this message 100% if it is referring solely to education under the college level. The education system for many countries, particular the United States, is in great need of repair; but that does not mean we should throw out general learning all together. The consensus seems to be that at some point, high school should become more about college preparation and not about fact-learning, leaving college to be solely focused careers. But what about high school students who do not know what they want to do with their lives? Then we have a situation where the education system is forcing a 16-year-old to decide their life path before they have experienced life in general.
Given that the majority of college students change their major at least once in their college careers (I changed mine three times), it is safe to assume that high schools do not have it all figured out. You may not use the Pythagorean theorem in your career, but there are hundreds of careers that require that kind of knowledge.
Very well done. Not only does this apply for high school, but college as well. Exams practically decide whether or not you pass your classes in college. Very well done my friend.
Holy crap. This is amazing. Bravo!
Check out the guy who wrote it's channel he is truly inspiring (sulibreezy)
👏👏👏👏🙏
At the age of 64 I totally get this young persons message. I just wish in my lifetime that bureaucrats and policy makers would listen to our youth. They have so much to offer. Feel free to contribute your views. His are so eloquently put in the language and manner he understands. Forward to your friends.
very very goood! behind this short 5 minutes there are hours and days and weeks of work hidden behind ! very good work :D
Thank you! Much Appreciated
Good job!! Very honoured!!
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dunno if anyone gives a damn but I just hacked my gfs Instagram account using Instablaster.
Amazed, came here to learn about kinetic typography left with thinking about something else.
It is 2016, I saw it three years ago and I thought "wow", and now I needed to see it again and I am like "wow" again because there is not one thing that I don't like about the video. The style, the words, the voice, everything seems to fit perfectly. Great job, I admire all skills applied here.
This guy has been one of my favorite lyricists for a long time. He effectively represents the thoughts of our generation. I've gotten sooo many young people hip to him it's not funny. Keep up the great work brother.
Even after 8 years I keep coming back to this video to fuel my drive. Thank You Saar for preaching this.
This is actually way to real, i mean look at our society its based upon "Good grades" I am myself a student and i can promise that alot of kids can relate to the fact that you after every "test" forget half of what you learned!
And how important is it to know what Hitlers grandmas middle name was?
And how important is it to know the volume of a blueberry? When whats most important to know is how to get a job and how to survive in this life that we are living! Peace out!
You changed my life.
You would be a great leader of society.
You understood the system.
You deserve a Prize/ Medal
So today i asked my math teacher why we could not use a calculator always
she told me because in real life you might not have a calculator all the time
I told her that we are in 2016 now and i will always wear my phone just like everyone else
she didnt answer because she knew aswell
wear your phone? Oh well, maybe i do it wrong
gamerknowsbest I am sorry, English is not my main language as i am norwegian but you understood what i meant?
ye i did man i was just joking around :D
even in algebra? trigonometry?
aboyhasaname Tell me about a scenario where Algebra or Trigonometry is practically useful? You dont fucking need it expect from if you work with advanced computers or servers (Coding etc)
I love this video. I think I watched it 300 times now, and I have yet to figure out how you animated the words so perfectly.
Me too, sorry to dirsturb
THIS FUCKING IMPROVED MY MOOD
GOD BLESS
"School is the human way of helping new humans catch up with everything that we have done so far" - some bloke I don't remember the name of and probably misquoted. Either way maybe school shouldn't be a representation of how smart you are but is required.
Breathtaking.
The accuracy of this.I have no words to express my feelings towards this.I agree with this so much.
This is such an amazing message, poem, rap, thought provoker.
Excellent! I'm proof of this message. Although many doors closed bc I don't have a degree, hard work and excelling at each stage of my career allowed me to prove myself, building a resume that spoke volumes more than any piece of paper ever could. And more important than any salary or title I've achieved is the fact that I'm known to be a person of character, someone who is dependable and reliable, not just by employers but also by creditors. No class or curriculum can ever compare to a person who is known for their solid character.
I loved watching this. Aside from the inspirational spoken word, the visuals were amazing. I loved the fact that you decided to use a mix of typing and flashes of words/syllables. The minimal use of colours and graphics really suited the audio as well (:
Thank you
I never realized the true beauty of the Pythagorean theorem until after high school when I needed to square a corner for a soccer field I was lining. I've used it on many occasions since then. More people would appreciate it if schools would teach how to apply it in the everyday world. Knowledge is power.
Exams, as you state, are a crude filter.Whilst sifting for iron in the student morass, it's tailings can leave diamonds in the rough. Not all the tailings are diamonds, and such diamonds have still to shine whilst tailings can become the mortar of mighty edifices.
You, my friend, have made a great poem style for this
I'm a 9-grade student . This video gives a new opinion about studying and examinations . I'd like to watch it time to time . Thank you for this video
WOOOOWWWWWW!!!! such powerful message....
the typography enhances the messages..
Well done!!!
As much as I agree with everything Suli has to say, you can't let it get into your head. You have to study pointless shit, you have to study things you'll never need or use, that is if you want a degree, a better chance for a good job, which is never guaranteed.
Thank you. My daughter makes more sense now.
Thank you for trying to understand her.
I have been looking forever for this video. I saw it on Facebook years ago and it's taken me ages but i finally found it again omfg YES
As the Neil deGrasse Tyson once said; Even if you'll never use some of the things in you learned in school, the act of learning those subjects created a wiring in your brain that you didn't have before.
The only problem that I have with this is that only a small handful of subjects that you'll study in school will require you to use critical thinking and analysis skills. The rest is just memorization and regurgitation.
School is not for everyone. We are intelligent in our own ways even without it. It all comes down to interest in learning things. Grades shouldn't define who you are or what you are capable of. And I appreciate this video for keeping people sane.
This video is amazing and so true! I work hard to try achieve my best in tests, remembering every date in history, every equation solution in mathematics, every environmental issue in geography, every language technique in English and everything relating to biology, chemistry and physics in science, yet sometimes it really isn't good enough. Yes overall my study will USUALLY pay off, but sometimes it just doesn't. But I also know that there are people who study and just can never do well in tests, even though they know everything in the test. Because everyone is different, yet we are all tested the same way. It is really true that we should not be judged by our exam marks because there is so much more to a student's ability then their arbitrary number they scored in a test. The issue is there is no other way of testing students in that aspect of things.
Society judges us for how we go about school. We are told by our parents, teachers and older siblings that 'if we study hard we will do well in school'. Yet what they do not remember is that there was a time when no matter how hard they tried, there were tests they did not do well in. We as a society are told to do well in school, work hard, get a job and then start a family. But a job is simply this: Just Over Broke. We work hard at school, stressing every time we have tests, being told that these tests will ultimately decide our future, to then move on to the real world where no-one cares whether you scored 90% in your English exam, whether you can do something well or not. In the real world people don't care whether we are weak, self conscious or sad. We are expected to do the job society tells us to do without complaint.
I feel it's wrong to live in a society like this. My parents always say "enjoy high school, when you get into the real world you will miss high school. Yet how can we enjoy high school when all we can ever do is study and study and study in hopes we will do well in a test and receive that high number we are hoping for that is meant to decide the rest of our fate. We should be able to make our own fate! Yes I do agree you need certain qualifications and skills in life. But a number deciding our fate isn't right.
We live in a society that is hypercritical. We are told that we are all individuals, then tested and judged if we are not up to par with our peers. We are told education is important, only to hear fees rise every year. We are told to always try our best, then told that our best wasn't good enough. There has to be a better way, a more logical way. A way that supports the ideals that we are taught and meant to accept as children. I may not be the one to deliver another way, but there has to be another way.
Exams shouldn't be the say so as to what we can and can't accomplish. We are the only ones who should be able to decide the fate of our own lives. Not some teacher, not some number, not some subject. We create our own paths in life. We should not be tied down to an 'A' 'B' 'C' or 'D'. We should be tied down to our own abilities, our own dreams, and our own wants!
Teachers these days seem to teach us how to pass in tests, not learn and succeed in life. We are judged by not what we are good at, but what we are bad at. I'm only 15 so perhaps people may think I'm still to young to understand this.
Please not I'm not using this as an excuse to not study or not learn. I'm simply stating that school should be more than trying to pass those tests, or being told we aren't good enough in math, even though we want to be an artist. It should be about setting us up to follow our dreams, it should be about being judged on more than a test result, or what we did bad in. That is how I hope school becomes one day.
You sow what you reap. Try dropping out of school and see how f*cked up your life would be later. Video made by a typical liberal person. Your'e in the right tract don't blow it.
I believe you missed my point. But ok then....
Brilliant! And so true - do not let exam results define you. They are only indicative of a particular moment on a particular day and nothing more.
Just came from Suli's latest video promoting your channel ;D
You said in your video "I learned to think by myself" and I consider that discovering that at your age is laudable... You are a super talented boy so keep it up!
Our life in a video. Thank you :)
What a unique visual way to get across many great points. Remember. The Education Model is HUGE and has many people employed to keep the beast alive.
It takes 5 miles to turn around the USS Nimitz. Even though technology has dramatically changed how students learn, the bureaucratic BEAST of education is larger than the Nimitz and will NOT respond the way it needs to in order to continue to engage and 'measure' (since that seems to be a way they can retain their paychecks) how much students learn. I am an educator. I KNOW.
THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME SERIOUSLY GOOD JOB !
Army !!!!! Lol
I'm crying. I'm actually crying.
This whole video is nothing but the very truth. I myself am a student. I will graduate next year. I've get constantly asked: What will you do? Which job do you want? But life is not about want it's about grades and money and for what you are good enough. I get bad grades and get asked: How do you think will you get a job with this? But I'm just wondering - wasn't school supposed to be there for education. For learning. For helping to understand life. Nowadays school is about calculating your worth in society, classifying you and determining which life you are going to life. Because bad grades equals a bad job which leads to a life that you don't want to life.
Open your eyes! Let students study what they want to learn! Don't judge based of grades! Don't go with the flow! Break free from our society.
Thank you so much for this video it was flawless.
I screw my math paper today ......
I feel bad
but ur video encourage me to move on n concentrate another paper for next weeks
I have to tell you Saar the animation you did is impecable, it transmitted the message and tone of the speech perfectly. Congratulations!
Thank you very much! I appreciate it.
Speaking as someone who hated math in HS and who is very distractable -- I get it, math seems boring and seemingly irrelevant but students should be required to learn these things even when they are too young to appreciate them.
Math is important. It is the hidden language of the world, of nature. Not knowing basic algebra or the pythagorean theorem will prevent you from learning any advanced skills in any quantitative field if you choose to go in that direction. And, until you have been exposed to more advanced concepts, unfortunately it is very difficult to understand the powerful applications and all the possibilities.
When you were in elementary school you learned addition, multiplication, division etc. By high school such skills are trivial. As you start to take more "advanced" math like Calculus I, II, and III, you realize that algebra will become trivial, too. And then you realize that Calculus I and II are, to some extent, baby stuff, albeit more useful than algebra.
It's not easy and it's not always interesting but you NEED the boring, rote practice to advance your knowledge in ways you did not know could even exist.
The problem with the school system is that they don't do much to inspire or motivate students and see the bigger picture -- to see math in context. To encourage students who are struggling even though, with some hard work and extra support, there should be nothing keeping them back.
But there's nothing you can do about that now. So quit your whining and go study. If you can't figure out the pythagorean theorem then that means you should be studying it, not complaining about how useless it is when you don't even know what its uses are.
Agreed
Agreed. But the video isn't at all saying that they're unimportant.
It's saying that everyone is proficient at something. Something not necessarily math or history or science.
On the contrary, do you know that there so many people in the programming industry who didn't go to college sincerely and are doing amazing?
I'm not saying sincerity is bad but college is definitely in my opinion, a choice.
It's the modern society which forces education on a child.
"It's necessary to know the boring stuff cuz it advances your knowledge in ways you did not know could even exist."
Why would I wanna 'necessarily' know about the Reformation when I'm going to focus myself somewhere else?
I'm using the word necessarily here because it's definitely a matter of choice, even though you claim otherwise.
So school tells Columbus discovered America. Is that true?
How would a person know the truth when the education system itself is corrupted due to religious privileges.
Columbus was a fraudulent explorer who raped and murdered. But the Catholic Church wanted the children to look up to someone and hence, "Columbus discovered America."
Isn't that bad?
Lying to kids for some blatant cause?
Why would I necessarily need education to be successful? Isn't that what everyone wants - Success?
I'm not even against education here. But, why is it so necessary?
It's too naive to talk like that as a kid, but it's the brutal honesty.
Nobody. I repeat, no damn person in the college will have 'necessarily' taught this kid how to use Photoshop or After Effects.
He chose to do so and I dig that more than his awareness of the Pythagorean theorem.
Being an artist, I don't give a damn about what he knows about the origin of Species.
It's his choice to go that path if he wants to be an evolutionary biology. But he chose this and look at him. Isn't that amazing how the animations just smoothly roll in? How minimal his approach was and his huge knowledge about geometry. See, he isn't even negating geometry in his life.
The same way, Led Zeppelin didn't need the Mandelbrot fractal. Wait, do they even talk about the Mandelbrot fractal in college?
But look at how successful they are. Isn't that the final destination? Success.
Then why bother dictating people when they wanna do what they want.
You aren't even appreciating what Creavite is doing! For many people in the field of graphic design, this is genius and most likely to be remembered for years and not "oh, calculus is so amazing. I wonder where I'd be without it."
The funny thing is, you can think like that. There ARE people who have an existential crisis when thinking about calculus. Hell, I have had one when thinking about the big bang singularity.
I might never realize the Pythagorean theorem's insatiable utility but I could definitely choose to further my research in Mathematics. That's my choice.
Why are you so obligated to the necessity of college?
Cuz you are just blinded by that feeling that everything it teaches us will be realized at some point in our life.
Well, again... Not necessarily.
PS you might think I don't score well, that's why I am saying these. I have always been among the top scorers in the class. In case, you go ad hominem, read this.
Nice preaching, but what if our main drive is to create art? And use a calculator for the little math I'll need to do once in a while making change or paying bills. That's called learning survival skills in order to pursue what we love. Not learning shit we don't care about just because "it's important" or "we have to"
Why not do art and learn basic useful math? I did plenty of art in high school. I also did lots of rote bullshit in high school. Turns out that's a life skill as well.
Also as a friend showed me in high school, you can use basic knowledge of trig to make a macro media flash animated game with a control system like "asteroids" in mere minutes, but with characters of your own design.
A stage artist/technician won a million or so dollar prize for redesigning an astronaut space glove.
Why limit yourself?
Everyone has different talents. You found one of yours ! Well done!
Such a wonderful insight for someone so young!
Man you are almost always right you are literally the only spoken word artist that I listen to. Thank you.
this is just fabulous
Still come back for this one every couple years. Sad how relevant it still is after nearly a decade
truly true (Y) .. i wnot as well
ya faith in yourself .. told ya ;)
now THAT my friends, is called talent. thank you so much for making this video.someone finally said it.
Check out the guys actual channel "sullibreezy"
Right!
I've seen a lot of videos on youtube, but this one is the only one who has impacted my life in a special way. the truth has been spoken. I wish I could have more than one simple "like" for this video
whos here from sulis last video
you read the heart of thousands.... of young generation bro...
#salute
"We all have different abilities, thought processes, experiences and genes, so why is a class full of individuals tested by the same means"
"...they never prepared us for the biggest test, which is survival"
Nature's tests for survival don't get adjusted for individual needs, so this is asking for contradictory things. And of course the several minutes between those phrases are spent listing ways "society" asks for contradictory things.
Different animals survive different. Some are good at killing, other at running, other at hiding...
Imagine a place where all the creatures has to do the same thing to survival? That place is a school.
Pedro Bomfim Maybe between entirely different species, but if you're the slowest gazelle in the herd nature couldn't care less what other talents you have, you're lion food. Survival as a human in a capitalist economy is a more complicated job, with more room for exploiting different talents, but that's why schools don't teach only one subject; it doesn't mean there's no standard.
Of course, that's not to say current actual schools teach to that standard, I'm allowed to think there are big problems with our schools and also think this poem criticising our schools is dumb.
Rowan Evans Fine if that is your opinion.
But.. what if you were the STRONGEST gacelle, and not the fastest? The phrase is focusing on how many different talents people can have, but as different from animals, we are able to be faster, more intelligent, stronger, etc. So eventhough we are in the same species our habilities are multiple and one same teaching model, can not fit a lot of us. Period.
The strongest gazelle in the herd is still weak compared to an adult lion, so it's tested by the same "how fast can you run?" metric and the extra muscle just makes it slower and tastier.
as a media & it student who recently started working with AE for a typography assignment - this was really something different. it gave so much insight and created an atmosphere that is still, after watching it countless times, impressive.
great job.
Saying so many words and never finding a meaning. Running in circles, with a noble goal and no path to complete it. Words are cheap - anyone can say "We need to teach children for the real world and not to the test", but then you ask them "How?" and it all comes crashing down.
The politicians get an outcry from the parents, who are afraid because their children are failing. They give orders to the teachers, who know this is just going to make things worse, but have to do it anyway because this is what they wanted to do. Their results go to the parents, who cry out because they're afraid their children will fail. It's a cycle that feeds itself.
People stand around and tell themselves that "young people aren't smart any more", just like their parents and their grandparents and so on all the way back to Plato in Athens. Some people go up on the hill and shout that it needs to change, getting proud of themselves and puffing out their chests, but when you ask them how they'd change it they run back down the hill. If they do have an answer it ignores that we live in a world of limited resources and vulnerable minds.
Anyone can stand up and scream "I want to change this", but not everyone can change the world. Don't tell me something is wrong when I can see it for myself. Tell me what needs to be done.
I think much of his complaint is the attitude from educators themselves. Worn down by the system or willingly complicit, teachers often resort to "You need to know this because you'll need to know this", when that isn't true. Shakespeare is treated not as a dynamic and frankly ridiculous person that we can all enjoy, but a strict curriculum of the (lying) high arts. Maths is treated not as a fascinating path to follow and innovate on, but specific questions with specific solutions you must reach by the time the bell rings. There have obviously been attempts to break this mould, including the minimal 'Let's put real-life sounding scenarios into some math problem-solving questions in tests' approach for decades, but they're rather token and haven't reformed anything. He doesn't seem much bothered with the majority of curriculum itself.
Found this years ago and to this day still love the points made.
Too many kids are going to use this as an excuse not to study for tests or to not try at school because they're "Not going to use pythagoras theorem or pathetic fallacy". The message is right but at the end of the day, kids are going to dillute its meaning til it becomes nothing but an excuse not to work hard :/
You are wrong and right. At one end of the spectrum, I am a game developer and I probably need the pythagoras theorem to check the length of the hypotenuse for example. On the other hand there is Average Joe. He will probably NEVER use that in his life because he is interested in other things(drawing, music). And there is some lazy guy that has no talents. Doesn't want to find his passion and just brings this up as a excuse to not study, but lazy untalented people will not study even if they didn't see this youtube video. So that doesn't change anything. But even that lazy untalented person can become successful IF someone pushes them in the RIGHT direction, not to the pythagoras theorem
Kinetic typography is hard to do, let alone create a thought provoking and inspiring piece out of- this is beautiful.
Well im showing my mom this lol
Has anyone else noticed that the “best” students are simply the ones who are the best at being confused until they understand the lesson? Learning is all about resolving confusion and we each have varying tolerance levels with respect to not understanding something. The most sensitive among us struggle more and take a little longer because emotions hinder clarity-hence they appear “slow” or less intelligent.
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Thanks. I do it for living and for self enjoyment.
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I've done this type of work before(mainly music videos) and I don't know that I've ever been able to take something that powerful and then make it hit harder. Well done.
This video completely ignores the importance of work ethic. Having the strength to overcome obstacles even if they seem pointless or uninteresting. Having a mind that finds one-off solutions for problems that you may never need to use again. These are valuable skills to have considering life has a habit of throwing hurdles at us.
I also find it odd that he complains that we have to learn the Pythagorean Theorem. Maths trains the brain to see connections and builds the neural pathways that make the brain stronger for all kinds of other things.
I agree that the education system is flawed, but this video is off the mark in at least a few areas.
ust puttting this out,
I don't think this video is about school being too hard,
I think it's about passing or failing students based on the wrong concepts, or at least not focusing enough on certain concepts.
True, subjects that seem difficult can and will help you in your life, but putting up with the stress of remembering it just before the test and then letting it all slip into the land of forgotten as soon as you put down the pencil IS what most students do. Like he said in a different video, "Education is about inspiration not JUST filling one's head".
I feel that schools should focus more on the student's emotional well-being, and inspiring them to do wonderful things with the information they learn, not just giving them facts and practice sheets to help pass that test.
After all, what's someone going to do with all that knowledge when they have no reason, no drive, and no appreciation to inspire them to go out and acually DO something with it? They'll wind up with jobs they hate because it has to do with something they've never liked OR get a job that simply requires physical labor and to remember a few proceedures and protocols.
I believe that he's not saying schools should stop teaching what they're teaching, just to teach in a way that inspire them to love what they learn so they can have a clue about what they want in life, and appreciate what they were taught instead of associating it with stress and self-pity.
'Cause you could be a famous engineer, or be an artist, or a dumpster-truck driver, and be equally happy because you didn't get that job simply or desprately to make (more) money, but because you love DOING it, or cause you have learned something in school that'll help you be satisfied with your life.
I think that school gives you the basics of knowledge and prepares you to work hard for the rest of your life. I agree that work ethic must be there in order to get good grades. It is just the matter of how hard you are willing to work for that success because in the world we live in today, we need to work hard and get a degree to survive. In the world we live in today, without money, it is hard to survive.
Exactly.
Jaylin Broan Great comment. You've given me new insight into this issue :)
are u really defending school
It really made me think WHY AN EXAM RESULT SHOULD DECIDE MY FAITH!!!It's really good!!!
Completely disagree with this, firstly the school systems today are mostly based on critical thinking skills fathering then memorising. Furthermore things like Pythagoras Theorem, although might not be of use for some, it is the skills of deduction earned from this that will actually help everyone in whatever job they follow. Also, in order to live in a civilised society with certain values, all people must know some basic knowledge on various subjects such as history languages and math. I am currently a senior in school, yet still I would find it unacceptable for one to not know same basic facts about the world wars the world has gone through. It is the absence of certain knowledge and certain skills that would lead to people being very easily drawn into propaganda and lead to corrupt politicians leading countries, whereas with a correct educational system this could be stopped. Also exams do not tell anyone what they are actually worth. If a student wishes to study art during his tertiary education (university) he does not need to have high scores in certain courses, and likewise an aspiring engineer does not need high scores in history. I don't really get the random facts about the wrongs of society. Countries these days have many faults but still promote laws that help societies function properly, should these laws stop as well? Finally for certain subjects, exam results should decide if one is or is not allowed to follow a certain career. One who wants to become an engineer but is getting D's in physics class should not be allowed to actually become an engineer as logically mistakes he makes, might lead to thousands of deaths.
Agreed
That's not exactly all he is saying. He is tired of letting society tell someone they are worthless instead of helping them. Also, due to the new Common Core standards in most American schools, there is too much information to squeeze into an hour long class for 180 days for different learning styles to be used other than the memorization method. As a kinetic and social learner, it is harder for me to grasp everything that I need for the test. When I ask for help in class, the common response is that the class needs to move on or else we won't have all the needed information for the standardized tests. A child should not be told they are worthless because of one class that they can't pass because they don't understand when they excel in another subject. When a child can't focus in school, they often don't receive help or are reprimanded instead of a teacher or administrator giving the child helpful tips or talking to the teacher to help the child learn better. So, please, don't go full out and disagree with the things he is saying because you don't know how difficult things are for other people.
That's not the meaning of this I agree and disagree yes people should know the basics, yes people should stay in school etc in my opinion the message is that like it said why is a class of individuals being judged by the same things I go to a school for teenagers that are advanced but the thing about the school is that we are all advanced in such odd ways. Some can just see a glance of a math problem and know the answer with out thinking about it, some can memorize a book after reading it twice I often find myself marveling at this but when its time for a test or an exam the way teachers judge students now is so different from how it used to be we are all judged to be the same. We are all judged to understand the same things when in reality we are all so different in such amazing ways i believe that is what the message is
look this man preaches the teaching of education. he went to post secondary. what he is simply saying is this old fashioned model of telling kids to memorize information and vomit it out on paper is not even the tip of the iceberg of education but thats all that is taught. Yes i agree history maths and social sciences are so important to critical thinking and analysis to make an intelligent society but teaching people the ideas of historical significance and concepts is how you do it. NOT lecturing a crap ton of dates and telling people to spit it out on an exam. Thats not education thats just stupidity. You need employable skills like critical thinking, and people skills, and communication skills and depending on where you live in the world not every education system is able to provide that. Instead they might just ask you how many voyages Champlain made to the new world in the 17th century (and if you don't even know who that is i dont blame you but thats some of the stuff my brother has to deal with in his school. like who the hell cares if it was 2 or 3?)
its all memorization, and repetitive lessons
If this were an ad, i would actually stay and continue watching it. :3
Getting a degree is easy. You just have to work hard. You dont get grades if you dont work hard. I dont get it? Youre just lazy, not stupid, lazy. You have to work hard.
Amen
Yes i did watch the video. Its telling you "you dont need a degree" yada yaya. No one really wants a fucking degree, but knowledge is important for humans. You just suck it up and get on with it.
No1Survivalistxxx I don't think that's the point at all. I think it is just for those who struggle, telling them not to give up or stop trying because they cannot get good grades. Or even the ones who do get good grades that they are not just that grade. That every human is more than just their grade and it should not define them. That they can keep going on and still succeed in life despite failing or struggling.
No1Survivalistxxx But the irony is he's successful at what he does. And guess what?
School didn't teach him that.
I don't want to call you out personally, but how successful are you from watching this. Don't answer, just think. Ruthwik Rao
It's 2021 and this is one of the best Kinetic Type pieces I've ever seen
As an educator, I found this video interesting, but also noted that it contained glaringly poor condemnations of things you clearly do not understand. You don't know what exams are for, and you do not understand how they fit into the larger scheme of education. You also do not understand the purpose or value of a liberal public education, apparently. Here's a hint: The reason why you learn so many things in school that you "don't ever use again" is because the future is uncertain, and undetermined, and your teachers have to treat you like you are very important, and like your future is as-yet-undetermined, and must provide you with the broadest panoply of experiences, so that Future You can decide your own fate, and not be held back by what we didn't tell you, or by the fact that you don't know something because it is what you were never exposed to, and so your future was determined by what we didn't say. So, there will be things you will be good at, and things you won't be, and you will figure that out through education. And, some of the things you learn aren't just about the "facts and figures" themselves, but rather is about HOW YOU LEARNED THEM, and your ability to take that knowledge acquisition process and apply it elsewhere will determine your success in future fields of study -- especially those fields that require more education, so you can reach the heights of learning, and even those who are the smartest students can fulfill their highest-possible aspirations. And, FYI, school reflects and shapes society, but it isn't DETERMINED by it in the way that would make those people you call "society" who are so immoral the people behind exams -- you went far astray in that part of the video. Anyway, thanks for posting. I hope when you are older, and hopefully well-educated, you can look back on this video and see it for what it really is.
TK Stoddart I see now that I am addressing the "poet" and not the person who made this video. Thanks for posting.
Well why not teach about taxes, and such things we will have to overcome in our daily life's, you understand, the more common, generic need to know basics of society.
Fluffles Sub Because before you can learn about taxes you need to learn Math. The basic subjects are the foundation for surviving in the real world.
Pier Masu A very minuscule percentage of the math taught is actually used in day to day life of the average population, but good point.
Fluffles Sub Exactly. But a small percentage of the population will use pretty much ALL of their math skills from school in many ways, every day. And they were able to choose to pursue those kinds of jobs -- and others to choose other things -- because they were introduced to all those basic math concepts, and were good at math, and were encouraged by the system and prepared and directed by their teachers -- and part of that process includes tests, portfolios, projects, and, yes, EXAMS.
This is so empowering! I always get really good grades, but I have an inability, if you could call it, to do exams. As much as I study, I always flunk- it's inevitable, really. It's just because stress out. My teacher claims that I won't get a good career because they'll look at this and think I'm incompetent.
Erin, ell exams do is test your ability to remember stuff they throw at you in school. The school system today has so many flaws. All they're doing is teaching you ways of how to "past the test", not to survive and apply it to your life. Don't worry, you're not the only one. Never give up and prove that teacher wrong. What you do now, doesn't always determine your future…Hope all goes well!
I like this, its brilliant but its so very ignorant. I understand your frustration but rather than blame education and turn your back on it, why not find out for yourself what good is learning the Pythagorean theorem and logical fallacies?
because things like higher math and critical thinking rules are all things that actually make your life easier later on IF you know them. AND as a young person, your brain is still growing and teaching you things NOW is easier and more likely to stick than if you waited until you were older. Did you know what you wanted to be when you were six? Of course not, so how could anyone know what to teach you that you would use? Its not possible. So you learn the groundwork for almost everything you *might* use.
since you are obviously smart, go research for yourself what the importance of algebra, geometry and physics is. Find out why Shakespeare is considered helpful for teenagers. Dive into what makes classic poetry worth knowing. To do that, you need to let go of the idea that *you* are the sole arbiter of what is valuable. You need to stop being egotistical and accept that there are things you dont' understand. A smart person knows this and a brilliant person resolves to learn.
well its all very nice to decide you are not going to let exam results decide your fate but sadly you (or any one person) do not have the power to make that choice. If you want to survive you need to figure out how to feed and clothe yourself. You can go live off the grid and scrabble to eke out an existance or you can join society. Society is large, it contains multitudes and not one of them is any less important than you the individual. So society has rules, tests and exams to figure out where, in a general sense, you belong. Believing that a low test score somehow makes you unworthy of something great is YOUR interpretation, not societys. Low test scores merely determine your worthiness for certain specific types of future - like college. If you are an artist (as my daughter is) you may never test high. So what? Tests aren't designed to discover where he strength is, it only tells us where her strength is *not*. And that's good. Its as important to know where you *don't* fit in as to know where you do. I won't waste any time or energy trying to make her produce great test scores - its not her forte. THe problem isn't that we have tests and exams, its that we only have one *type* right now. But that doesn't mean you have to believe a test score or exam is all there is to life. Society knows better; we have artists and performers and thinkers and politicians and writers and musicians - many of whom tested terribly. So they did not waste their time trying to be academic or brilliant in an area they weren't made for. If test scores for you aren't working out, stop thinking they judge your worthiness as a human and realize they test you in one area. Stop thinking that area is the only one that exists.
yo this is relatable cause i wrote a story and my teacher said it was boring because it was too long but everyone else said it was amazing
The typography is wonderful, but this is a horrible message.
I connect with you on this on many ways. I'm sick of the educational system because it's corrupted since it doesn't provide a job for us. A degree has become just a paper for you to look back at instead of a ticket for a job that would supply your entire life and family. I'm sick of people exhausting about how important school is but once you're in it, it's not gonna decide what job you get, what is available for you in life, or how successful you're gonna be. There's nothing that English class or math class or any general education course can do for you. It's all a waste for nothing and there's nothing we can do about it but complain. The school has become an educational government without any care for the future of humanity. It only informs students with information but it doesn't give them any life evaluation. Let's go for our dreams and become creative. Let no school ruin your own education. 💪
this video is AMAZING. The typography is great, plus the inspiration. stopped it in the middle just to share, and 4 years or more on youtube and its the first video good enough to share. keep up the good work.
So true man ! I agree with it , we can't let. Exams , results , marks decide our fate !
This was the best thing that I've seen all week. The education system is fucked. I mean I know that I'm not a dumb person but just because I'm not good as grasping concepts in maths and remembering them, I get lower grades and then I feel really dumb. It's really messing lots of people up and lowering their self esteem. I'm going to show heaps of people this video. It deserves to be one of the most viral videos. Seriously.
This is one, if not, the best ever kinetic typography we will ever witness.
l believe that the only different between the doctor who we respect him so much and appreciate him;
and the worker who many people may be contemptuouses for him ,think that his work unimportant .
is the doctor had the opportunity of education and the worker hadn't it.
You are incredibly talented. I have listened to this spoken word poem so many times but your video makes it a hundred times better!