The world is digitizing. As AI takes over many of our jobs, a new type of employee will be needed, one who is adaptable, creative and solution oriented, one who can lead and innovate. Yet are schools preparing students for this market or are they relying on outdated educational models that rely on standardized testing and rote memorization? This talk examines the way we can get the education WE need for a dynamically changing job market.
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Orisa Thanajaro is a 16 year old Thai student whose traveling experience sparked her interest in education. She seeks to one day revolutionize the Thai education system to become more impactful and useful for Thai students. In her free time, she enjoys interacting with people, traveling around the world, and spending quality time with her family.
The common perception surrounding black people – and their relationships with other racial groups are notably negative. In this Ted Talk Amani shares his experience of being a black student in a diverse community and the positive impact that has been bestowed upon him as a result of the diversity.
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Amani is a 16-year-old student who has spent the past 10 years of his life in Thailand, pursuing an education at the International School of Bangkok. Being originally from Kenya, he enjoys sharing his culture and experiences with the people around him. Amani hopes to one day have the opportunity to share the fruits of his education with his people back in Kenya.
As kids, we’re often asked the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Yet, this is the wrong question to be asking our youths. This Ted Talk proposes a new question – one that empowers youths to think of the person they are, and the things that they can do to create an impact now.
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Todd Amatayakul is a 17-year-old studying at International School Bangkok. His recent works with entrepreneurial projects in the educational toy field have led to his interest in youth empowerment. Through this newfound passion, he had the opportunity to work with youth in international schools around Bangkok.
Despite the massive amount of collective news coverage, each crime incident receives a negligent amount of coverage that is not conducive to empathy. This leads to the normalisation of violence and criminal activity in our modern society. This talk explores how we become desensitized to violent crime, specifically gun violence and mass shootings, and how it is detrimental towards the bigger picture.
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Emmy is a 16 year old student studying at the International School of Bangkok. Her passions include the arts, biology, and human rights and her ambition is to give back to her community. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
Despite living in an increasingly connected world, many people find themselves detached in this modern day and age. Social media promised new ways of connecting, communicating, and expressing ourselves yet the disconnection within our society remains. This talk explores the extent to which technology influences the intimacy of human relationships.
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Vasin Shnatepaporn is a 17 year old Thai student studying at the International School of Bangkok. His ambition is to become a valuable member of the society through meaningful contributions. Outside of this, Vasin enjoys hobbies such as scuba diving, golf, and piano.
In the modern world, the discussion surrounding social justice has become increasingly prevalent and may, at times, seem inescapable. While these conversations have succeeded in spreading awareness about the issues faced by marginalized groups such as women and the LGBT+ community, this may not be having the desired effect. In this talk Neila shares how the approach social justice activists are currently using could be changed to foster acceptance rather than strengthen existing intolerances.
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Neila Choomchuay is a 17 year old girl who was born and raised in Thailand. She has a passion for learning and seeks to understand people and culture. As a member of multiple marginalized communities, she was inspired to explore modern day social activism and its impact on tolerance.
Is the world changing for the better? This TedTalk uses politics as a case study to ask why there is such a large disconnect between our promises and our actions, and what we can do to recognize and change this endemic issue.
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Emily Merritt is a 16 year old British-American who has lived in Eastern Asia for most of her life. She loves learning new things and solving problems, and hopes to apply these passions through education in the physical sciences.
The term “social media addiction” has been thrown around very frequently. However, how many people know truly the consequences of such an addiction? To what extent are big tech companies perpetrating this addiction? What can we do? This talk aims to answer those questions.
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Jingmin is a junior at the International School of Bangkok. He enjoys learning about technology, and its effects on our society. He hopes to share his learning with his community.
