Dave Eggers' wish: Once Upon A School

Dave Eggers' Wish For Education

Dave Eggers' TEDtalk was about education. He uses a new approach to education, in a way that can benefit all students. No more students listening to their lecturing teachers. Instead, Dave Eggers helped create a new kind of learning in which students could get the help and face time they need in order to learn efficiently.

I really love the way Eggers approaches education. He does so with an open mind, and thinks about what would work best for the children. His idea of giving everyone free tutoring may not be the first time people have thought about it, however it's such a great way to encourage kids to learn through their own techniques. Not everyone is good at learning the standardized way, and each child has a special something that helps them learn more easily. I think one of the most important things Eggers mentioned during his talk was that the kids need to work with someone face-to-face, who can help that child reach their full potential, because through hard work they come to believe in themselves and their ability to learn and create new things from learning.

Eggers mentioned that he was nervous for his TEDtalk, and boy was he. By the way he spoke, his voice occasionally faltered and he seemed to get off-topic quite a lot. This did show courage because he came to do the talk even though public-speaking made him uncomfortable. Dave did a great job in adding comedic relief here and there in order to lighten the mood or even to collect his train of thought.

The stores themselves are also extremely interesting and creative. Since there cannot be a nonprofit organization in a retail area, Eggers designed the front of the store into a Pirate Supply Store. He set a standard of creative nonsense stores, and those who have followed in his footsteps come up with equally wacky and fun stores that may look weird from the outside, but provide education the way kids need it from within.

A part I liked a lot about Dave Eggers' speech was that he concluded his talk with his TEDwish, which was somewhat of a challenge. He said that he hopes we will become more active and engaged in public schooling and tell our amazing story about how we made a difference.