Laura Trice TED Talk Response

The main takeaway from this video is the idea that we should thank each other. Everyone in the world is searching for the acceptance and praise of the people around them. It is okay to let your tough guy front down to thank someone for all they do. Another takeaway from this video is that it is okay to ask for thanks. Not in a snotty or conceded way, but just asking if someone would praise you for the things you do is perfectly fine. Society has made it seem that it is bad to ask for thanks because people could belittle you. It is time to overcome that and let the people around us know how much we appreciate their time. Trice had a few effective speaking techniques. She only spoke for just over three minutes. This allowed the audience to be captivated the entire time and not get bored. Trice also told a series of stories. Some about struggling people who don't ask for praise and successful ones who do. Trice's presentation was just as effective. She didn't use pictures so the audience could just take her words how they wanted. She also spoke in very thoughtful terms and didn't over use her hands to speak. The idea that we need to overcome our nerves and ask for praise matters from this video. I imagine everyone feels they don't get enough thanks for the things they do and there is nothing wrong with wanting someone to say, "Thank you". Also being considerate that the cashier at the grocery store might not have heard, "Thank you" and just telling him how much you appreciate his help in letting you have food for a meal tonight. This video connects to me in many ways. For instance, just like Trice sometimes I feel odd or out of place to say a quick word of praise to someone. I'm not sure why I feel this way because there is nothing wrong with saying, "Thank you". This video helped me realize that it is not odd in any way to be appreciative even if it doesn't fit into the conversation or something. Another way this video connects to me is that I don't really always feel appreciated for the things I do. Not like I need people praising me out the wazoo but hearing just two simple words once in a while isn't a bad thing. This video connects to education because it can help teachers appreciate their students more and vice versa. This concept of asking for appreciation connects to the world because it shows that the world could probably be a lot better if people knew how much they were wanted and needed. 

Dave Eggers TED Talk Response

There are many takeaways from this video. First of all it is very important that we encourage the kids who get bad grades. This way their grades will grow and they can realize just how successful they can be in their life. Another takeaway is the idea that teachers need to have more one on one time with their students. Sometimes kids fall behind because they just don't really know what's going on. When the kids don't get enough one on one time they might not always know what to do or how to improve if they are feeling nervous to speak up. We need to also create more areas that are school but not. This way when kids arrive they don't feel like they are going to even more hours of school per week. They can feel like they are just visiting a fun enviroment. Eggers effective speaking techniques come with they way he explains stuff and how he reacts to the audience. At the beginning he was very nervous. Instead of trying to hide it however; Eggers just openly announced to the audience what he was feeling. Also when the audience would laugh he would add another little joke or change his speaking order to further explain what they like. His presentation style is to use picures to illustrate his topic. Eggers displayed pictures of the different tutoring areas to show how far out the ideas can be but how effective the concept can be. The ideas that one on one time improves grades immensly matters from this video. Instead of just letting kids go free on an assignment or something, it is far more successful to let them work shoulder to shoulder with someone. This video connects to me personally in a few ways. For instance, I agree that kids need more one on one time. When I was in elementary school I was very shy and it was hard for me to speak up in front of the class to ask a question. Even if I really didn't know what to do and neither did my peers, I would've rather done the assignment than asking a question in front of everyone. I flourished much more in my GT classes where there were less kids and the teacher and I had more one on one. This video also connects to me because I work better when I do my homework on an off hour at Starbucks or something versus sitting at my living room table. I believe there should be more spaces in Colorado and our area for struggling children. This video is focused on education. Teachers should be able to provide one on one time with their students. Whether they have less children in their classes or there are more spaces like 826 Valencia. Finally this video applies to the world. We could use the basic ideas from the works of 826 Valencia to help people in all areas of education and other works ideas. Perhaps we should create more spaces to help with math, science, etc.