Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech (It’s not the first time we have heard this)
“I am graduating. I should look at this as a positive experience, especially being at the top of my class. However, in retrospect, I cannot say that I am any more intelligent than my peers. I can attest that I am only the best at doing what I am told and working the system.”
Watch this
TLHE Keynote Address 1 : How Assessment Can Support or Undermine Learning by Professor Graham Gibbs Visiting Professor, Oxford Brookes University. (It’s 52 minutes – save it and listen when you’re ready).
Have a think.
Change.