Competition Destroys Education | Hamid Tizhoosh | TEDxUW
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- Education is supposed to prepare us for life. However, our schools, colleges, and universities are solely designed to teach us some skills. Concentrating on teaching knowledge, the education system is completely consumed by “The Ranking Disorder”; everything is ranked to find the best, and to be the best. This has made the postsecondary institutions to aggressive trade schools with no deep understanding of learning and intelligence. The cutthroat nature of competition culture and its relentless attempt to quantify, compare and rank students, professors and universities breeds psychological disorders like stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression that occasionally erupt into physical violence: student suicide. The ranking disorder appears to be a “grotesque derailment” in the evolution of human beings, a phenomenon that permeates all aspects of our lives. The right way of education has to be free from ranking and competitiveness; it should emphasize the discovery and nurturing intelligence by learning to be sensitive, inquisitive, and compassionate. Hamid Tizhoosh is a professor at the University of Waterloo since 2001. He teaches algorithms and computer programming, artificial intelligence, and medical imaging. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Competition culture is prevalent in our South Asia. Many of us don’t realize the worst side of it, how it impacting so many lives negatively, causing mental health issues and even physical health issues. We need to raise awareness regarding this issue. Thanks for the video!
I was never good at school, ever. It was just a long train filled with bullying, emotional abuse, and years of being told I would never be good enough because of my grades, scores, etc. As soon as I got out of high school (which was hard enough in and of itself) I took matters into my own hands and started working on what I want. Now, I am publishing my first novel, studying architecture and finding new hobbies like herbalism, learning languages (Japanese, French, Scottish Gaelic, for now), and making real life for myself.
If I had gone to college right away, I would just be another number being stamped for approval, not a person with drive. If I have the means to do what I want, why wait for it? Why wait four more years for a degree I know will not get me a job and put me thousands of dollars into debt? Why wait for someone else's approval?
Awesome bro it's happy to hear a human being rather than a school made zombie.Nice work and never give up
That’s great! I don’t relate to it since I think school is not bad for me, but keep doing what you’re doing.
This is so true...we have turned education into a game which invites competition...
education was never meant to be a game nor should it ever be, it's about you learning something and being passionate about it...
Ofcourse competition in other areas are necessary such as in sports and in board games ... however it doesn't make sense to have competiton in an area that was never made for it to be a competition
Exactly.
true
Removing ranking and competition from human's life, ideally right, but practically impossible. To reach such an ideal state of mind and consciousness, as Hafiz said 8 centuries ago: "A different world has to be built and and a new human being !"
Perhaps we should not worry too much about the solution. The solution is there where the problem is. Looking seriously and without any desire and speculation about the future is all we need to do. Our house is burning and we do not see the flames; It seems perceiving other worlds is beyond the cognitive capabilities of our comparative minds.
That's the point. Essentially, we have, as a people, allowed psychopaths to rule over us and control the narrative that competition is always good. This has given this class of ruling people the power to create a physical world that is reflective of this sickness. Now we have to deconstruct this erroneous path and start working toward a new one. The alternative is we persist in this delusion until society collapses or becomes an oppressive hellscape.
I will never forget this video. A question popped into my mind about an hour ago, “What is the function of competition?” and after watching several other videos before coming to this one, I feel as if my eyes have been opened and I see the true beauty of love and teamwork as opposed to selfishness and competition. I just graduated high school last year and it took me some real time and maturity to be able to peel off those 12 years of public schools conditioning me to compete. Thanks so much for this information, Hamid. My favorite Tedtalk ever.
I graduated after a long battle with the school. (504, attendance, medications, etc.) But, as soon as I got out of school I got off the medications that were "helping me" control ADHD, centred myself, and started working towards two possible careers. Now I am in a much better place though I still have to peel off those 12 years of brain-washing emotional abuse from schooling.
I am allowed to actually do what I want for once, hyperfocus, and I have finally found myself as a person. Thanks to getting out of school, I actually like who I am.
Great speech, Thank you Dr. Tizhoosh... You pointed out a very important but hidden topic... Ranking and education... Intelligence against skills and knowledge... Ranking our children and forcing them to compete... The whole system is screwed up., not only the education system.. What our scholars such as Avecin, Rumi, Attar , Khayyam and others called Hekmat, and finally your words about sensitivity and that it is a form of pure intelligence .. Just amazing... Thank you so much...
In spite of the impressive technological progress that we have achieved in recent centuries, our understanding of human affairs is quite limited. We need to initiate serious dialogues whenever we can. Thanks for your attention and kind words.
Very good points! I am currently a 3rd year science undergraduate student and I see that many of my peers are constantly stressed. It has been shown that *prolonged* stress causes physical harm to our bodies (see Prof. Robert Sapolsky’s book and lectures called Stress and Your Body). Why are we harming curious individuals who want to learn?
Sir Hamid! I salute you! Today's era looks competitively and doesn't recognize the precious gems i.e. individuals with their uniqueness .sir thanks for providing your precious knowledge
I hate competition in education
such a strong message. Love should always win!
a huge thank you
Love is the only solution but we have a very shallow and rudimentary understanding of love. Education should help us to deepen that understanding but we have drained education of its actual purpose. - Thank you for your attention.
A speech much needed to raise conversations about the current univerity education system.
@Mellissa Cross I agree that competition is vital and nessassary. Does it have to dominate the university education system though? We live in an age of pre-packaged students where it seems like our skills that priority over our humanity. Yes, ranking should exist, but it should minimize student self-harm. Univeristy was more than just about skills; it was about the pursuit of becoming a better citizen of society. Dr. Tizhoosh is rash in his argument, and so are you.
Your argument about student laziness and technology also has a fault. For example, the washing machine was intended to reduce labour and the need to clean clothes less, however the effect was the exact opposite. Instead, more people started to use the landry machine and that caused people to wash clothes more frequently than they had before. The story of the washing machine tells us that technology is ulitmately in the hands of the user. Therefore more "quality" discussions should take place on how to utilize the technology we have today. We also need to talk about the future as well such as AI, and be proactive if we want future technologies to be used to the best extent.
Competition was built for workers not for companies and that’s the fact!
As the late Jacque Fresco said.. can you imagine if every organ in your body we're out for itself? They must work together at all times. So I fail to see the they ways competition is a good thing? The problem is defense and and competition go hand and hand.
I went to architecture school and it was the most unhealthy years of my life. I finished but went into another direction because I could see the same toxic environment continue into the profession. I actually can't believe it's accepted as the norm considering most of my colleagues were very intelligent people.
Politics is an even better example.
Yes, politics is supposed to help organize the complex structures of the society - without patronizing us - but this gets lost in the competition of different ideologies and identities they feed.
Because education is indoctrination. Frankly i'd rather be AWARE! Awareness is echelons above being educated.
Wonderful speech..
Prof
Be a president and change the school system became an individual country with different school system so others will follow thats all
I am impress
lovely
i believe that every educational institution staff should see the video and discuss.. this will b really helpful
compitition is everywhere, I think growth only comes from competition, that a totally bs
Ya know i was always left behind and i tried a lot and accomplished it last. But as of this year i came to a very strong realization.....
DAFAF DO I CARE!!
With pride he is iranian
Then instead of excellence, students should aspire to mediocrity?
We have no clear understanding of what excellence means. This needs to be investigated. Is excellence the utmost development of one's cognitive and mechanical talents and capabilities? If so, this is inherently a self-discovery process that requires seriousness and dedication on a daily basis. Learning from each other can certainly be part of it. Comparisons with others, in contrast, destroys the process and inflicts a lot of psychological damage.
@@hamidr.tizhoosh2805 Suppose your computer class contains two students who are both stressed out by exerting the utmost development of their cognitive and mechanical talents and capabilities. One masters the syllabus, while the other barely meets the minimum requirements. There is also a gifted student who effortlessly masters the syllabus and whose attention is often elsewhere. Are they all excellent?
@@westlock When we are not learning, perhaps that's because the process of self-discovery is disrupted or distorted. This could be because our thoughts and words and deeds are generally not aligned. As well, parents and society push us toward ideals not aligned with our talents and natural capabilities. Excellence may not be established in a society that is fundamentally driven by competition and not by free self-discovery.
@@hamidr.tizhoosh2805 really? No way of knowing what excellence is? You've not seen someone run faster, score higher on tests, have a higher paying job....
@@wesleysedlmayr3956 Perhaps we should distinguish between the physical and psychological domains. In the former, we can easily measure and establish benchmarks if meaningful but in the latter measurements are actually neither possible nor aligned with high-quality intelligence which most likely has something to do with the quality we like to label "excellence". That we permanently project the physical domain into the psychological one is probably the main reason we constantly compare and rank, and cannot even conceive how else "excellence" can manifest itself in our lives. That's what needs a revolution in education for all of us.