1. I was quite astounded with this presentation. It was quite incredible. One of my first thoughts was the fact that I had heard one of these ideas before: the importance of one-on-one time with a student. Eggers talked of how his teacher friends would have classes overwhelmingly full, with no possibility of each student having a set time period devoted to them and their needs. I had already heard of this conflict – it seems it’s everywhere in education. I found Egger’s speech to be extremely inspirational, as not only did he and his collegues recognize the issue, but chose to do something about it. Even more so, it is obvious that there are intrinsic motivators involved with the organization, which is touching to me. It is so great to know that people are willing to devote time, energy, and knowledge to children to improve their lives. I thought all the aspects of the organization were very clever. With an environment that is fun and interesting, young kids are probably more likely to have a desire to come to tutoring and work on skills because it feels less like school, and it is just a pleasant environment. This presentation also showed me how just a few people can start a huge thing. It was an idea, then with more connections to other people they had a space, the space got renovated, the space was improved, and with more connections, like the connection to the educator from Mexico City, the organization gained momentum, and then it grew. So much resulted from this idea, including published works and a store, but even more importantly a positive attitude from kids and a feeling of true success – not one consisting of money or anything of that sort, but one consisting of doing a really great thing. In the end, it seems that knowing a difference was made is more important than the physical objects obtained from it, if any. Dave Egger’s organization and the organizations that grew from it not only helped many, many kids, but proved a point as to what can happen and what matters in the world.
2. Dave Egger at first was distracting with his speaking techniques for me. It appeared that he talked fast and didn’t know what he was doing, but as the presentation progressed, it became obvious that he had a goal in mind. He moved around and fidgeted a great deal, and it seems that he stumbled with articulating his thoughts at times. However, he made up for these errors by making fun of them. This not only caused him to relax, but it caused the audience to relax as well. Although his speaking was a bit chaotic at times, Eggers spoke in such a way that it was obvious he was passionate about what he talked about. This was extremely effective.
3. Egger’s presentation style was largely visual. The topic and information he presented was much easier to grasp with the help of visuals. He also, at times, looked down at notes to guide his presentation, but this did not subtract from it, as it showed that he had a goal with what he wanted to get across, but he was comfortable with a relaxed style of presentation and let himself and his thoughts come into it. This made it all the more enjoyable. The visuals included also seemed to aid Eggers as well as the audience, as it would provoke thoughts, memories, and jokes that would drive his concept further. I found Egger’s presentation style to be extremely effective.
4. This video absolutely matters to the world, to myself, and to education. Today, education is essential to success in the world. It is also important to realize that our world consists of people. Shouldn’t we help those we can? The goal of Egger’s organization is very important to the world and education – because as population and space occupation increases, the demand for more instructors in education increases. With circumstances such as the economy, this is not always possible. It is becoming even more obvious to us that there is a need for time devoted to one person at a time. We know what may result from one-on-one time: incredible progress and incredible things. With many aspects in the world increasing, the importance of education and the importance of every person may be even more important than it always has been. On a personal level, I am interested in being a teacher when I am older. Even from an early age, people, in particular children, have always been important to me. I feel that I understand the gravity of the situation which Eggers discussed. In addition, I know what it feels like to be one of many students, athletes, or members of a certain class, team, or group that feel they are not always getting the attention they deserve or feel they need. Eggers not only addressed an extremely important issue, but showed that such an issue may be solved with the help of people in a local area, and the impact that solution may have on a city, a state, a country, even a world.
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