Student Disengagement- The Teacher's Challenge | Erik Svensson | TEDxYouth@SMCMBH
Summary
TLDRThe script addresses the challenge of capturing and maintaining students' attention in an era of shortened attention spans, largely influenced by social media. It highlights the issue of student disengagement in classrooms and its negative impact on academic achievement and future prospects. The speaker proposes solutions, including creating more engaging classes and ensuring teachers are passionate about their subjects to inspire students. The goal is to improve grades, self-esteem, and overall enjoyment of education.
Takeaways
- 🚀 The average attention span has decreased significantly since 2000, now comparable to the 'eight-second window' of social media.
- 📉 A 2015 study indicates that 20% of Australian students are disengaged during class, a number that is on the rise.
- 📚 Engagement is crucial for academic achievement, and disengagement can lead to self-esteem issues, anxiety, and future employment complications.
- 🤔 The speaker suggests that traditional teaching methods may not be as effective in the current digital age, where students' attention is easily diverted.
- 🚫 Limiting or removing social media is not a viable solution to the problem of student engagement.
- 🎨 The solution proposed is to create more engaging classes that capture students' interest and attention.
- 👨🏫 Effective educators use energy, body language, humor, and passion to engage students fully in the learning process.
- 💡 The speaker emphasizes the importance of having teachers who are passionate about their subjects to inspire students.
- 🔄 The speaker suggests that teachers should not be made to teach subjects they are not interested in, as this lack of passion can affect student engagement.
- 📈 By implementing these changes, the speaker hopes to see an increase in students' grades, self-esteem, and overall enjoyment of school.
- 🌟 The speech aims to contribute ideas that may help improve the educational system and benefit future students.
Q & A
What is the average attention span decrease since the year 2000?
-The average attention span has decreased by 33% since the year 2000.
How does the rise of social media impact the attention span of today's youth?
-The rise of social media contributes to a culture of instant gratification, making it harder for young people to maintain focus on tasks that require extended attention.
What is the statistic regarding student disengagement in Australia?
-A 2015 study by Kirsten Hancock and Stephen Zubrick indicated that 20% of all Australian students are disengaged during class.
How does disengagement affect learning outcomes?
-Disengagement from the educational process can lead to lower academic achievement, decreased motivation, and increased likelihood of dropping out.
Outlines
📉 The Challenge of Student Engagement
The paragraph discusses the struggle to capture and maintain students' attention in an era dominated by social media and instant gratification. It highlights the decreasing attention span and the impact of this on educational engagement. The speaker emphasizes the importance of engagement for academic achievement and the negative consequences of disengagement, such as self-esteem issues and future employment challenges. The paragraph also touches on the difficulty of maintaining interest in subjects like history, English, and math, and suggests that the traditional teaching methods may no longer be effective for today's students.
👩🏫 Solutions for Enhancing Classroom Engagement
This paragraph proposes solutions to the engagement problem in education. The first solution is to limit social media use, which the speaker acknowledges is impractical. The second, more feasible solution, is to create more engaging classes by making the content interesting to students. The speaker suggests that passionate educators who can captivate students' attention are key to improving engagement. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for hiring teachers who are passionate about their subjects to inspire students and enhance their overall school experience.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Attention Span
💡Instant Gratification
💡Disengagement
💡Academic Achievement
💡Self-Esteem
💡Social Media
💡Engaging Classes
💡Educators
💡Teaching Methods
💡Passion for Teaching
Highlights
The average attention span has decreased by 33% since the year 2000.
We live in a time of instant gratification and a culture of constant new content.
Educational engagement is a critical factor for today's teens.
A 2015 study showed that 20% of Australian students are disengaged during class.
Disengagement can lead to academic underachievement, self-esteem issues, and future employment complications.
The speaker has managed to capture the audience's attention within the critical 8-second window.
The traditional teaching methods may not be effective in the current digital age.
Students often struggle to maintain focus during long, undisturbed lectures.
The speaker suggests limiting or removing social media to restore attention spans.
Creating more engaging classes is proposed as a solution to student disengagement.
The importance of having passionate educators who can captivate students' attention is emphasized.
The speaker advocates for teachers to teach subjects they are passionate about.
The speaker's ideas aim to improve student grades, self-esteem, and overall enjoyment of school.
The speaker acknowledges that implementing these solutions will be complex.
The speech is intended to inspire change and help future students.
Transcripts
i have exactly eight seconds to get your
attention
so
i know this because i googled it
six pull the rise of social media i
would have had 12
5
the average detention span has decreased
by 33 since the year 2000
we live in a time of instant
gratification and strong culture
if something doesn't immediately catch
your eye there are a million other
options merely a thumb flip away
two
such a small window to catch your
audience
one by now i either have your attention
or you've already stopped listening
when it comes to education this
engagement is one of the biggest factors
between teens today
educators are constantly fighting this
eight-second window to get their
students attention before they're lost
or switched off and disengaged
social medias are constantly evolving
keys with access to new content by the
millions of hourly
the 2015 study by kirsten hancock and
stephen zubrick saying that
statistically 20
of all australian students are
disengaged during class and that this
number is rising
this engagement is known to cause or
academic achievement
it makes sense it's far easier to
maintain knowledge when you actively
participate in an activity
these four grades often leave students
developing self-esteem issues and
anxiety
or even arbitrates and also create
complications and become employed later
on in life
this puts those who don't engage in
class at a distinct disadvantage
those who are unable to overcome this
disadvantage later on become better and
wish they worked harder during their
schooling
now i've made it clear why this is such
a serious issue before we can discuss
how to fix it we first need to know why
it's caused
i as well as many others find subjects
such as history english and maths
the lack of a better word
or
let's use this dress for example
history is a subject that requires
listening researching and reading
undistracted for long periods of time to
do well
teachers will often go
teachers will often talk 45 minutes on
mondays on mundane subjects
it's during these lessons where this
engagement levels peak
instead of focusing on class work
students are focusing on anything they
can to keep themselves entertained
i want to make it very clear that this
is not for teachers
if we go back in one generation when my
parents were in school
this type of teaching worked
it's completely understandable that a
system that has worked for generations
haven't had time to change and adapt
but the point still stands that this is
a serious issue that needs fixing
ic2 solutions
our first is to limit or completely
reuse remove social media and try to
raise the attentions man to what it once
was
anyone who has teenage children who
works with teenagers is more than aware
that this will not work
trying to take technology from a
teenager is like stepping into a mine
field it doesn't work it doesn't go well
this needs my second solution
it's simple but effective
create more engaging classes
pretty straightforward right
if students are interested in what they
are being taught they will pay more
attention and thus learn more
the only problem now is how to do this
to help explain i want you to think of
me for a moment i'm
pretty sure you've experienced something
like this
you're in high school and you've had to
talk classes that maybe you don't want
to understand
an exam or a long lecture that you
really just wouldn't
like to do
suddenly someone walks in that you don't
quite recognize it may be a guest
speaker substitute teacher or anything
in between
they begin speaking and within a few
minutes they have the entire room to
translate safe
everyone lingers on their words waiting
to continue speaking
and you realize that you're in a state
and rarely experience
you are fully engaged
it's only when you stop speaking that
you realize an hour has passed on like
these are the kinds of educators we need
educators who use energy body language
humor and passion for what they're
talking about
to get the full undistracted attention
of the generation that's described so
easily
you probably know someone like this
they're likely remembered as one or if
not your favorite teachers of all time
now the only question left is how do we
make sure that these are the kinds of
people teaching
it's
again quite simple
stop making teachers teach subjects they
don't care about
if someone hates english while they're
in high school why on earth would they
make a good english teacher
you don't care about what you're saying
there is no way you want to make someone
else care about what they're saying for
you
this is my solution
get people who love what they do give
them the tools they need to teach and
one of school's biggest problems is
solved
students grades will increase
self-esteem rise and overall enjoyment
of school will skyrocket
now i know it won't be that simple
people have to be far more complex than
i made it out to be
but i hope that my ideas will in some
way help in this process
and that my little speech will sometimes
someday somehow
help students of the future
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