Henry Rollins: Education Will Restore A Vigorous Democracy
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"The way out is education. Always has been, always will be. It is the great leveler of the playing field."
Unfortunately education was cancelled
@@wishpunk9188
Sadly, true. Schools have become indoctrination centers.
I would say mental health and emotional intelligence is equally important otherwise knowledge has no stable character in which to dwell.
True, but emotional intelligence, at least, is achieved through education.
Show kids you can love learning and they will find out whatever they need. We live in the internet age, stop pushing uninspiring, uniform, textbook based education. Love of knowledge is the only way to find true education
john doe exactly. ..individual motivation trumps all, they don't teach individual motivation in school
imo
Never expected this from him back in the 80s/90s.
He's a hell of a person.
Too bad there aren't more like him.
imo
Completely agree, this is how I felt when I left secondary school. I had great teachers overall, but the curriculum just wasn't up to the job. I wonder how many people who left my school would actually be able to grasp what the scientific method is all about and why it's important.
"they learned the test but they didn't learn how to learn" Exactly, i just recently graduated from a high school like this. About 70% of the time the teachers gave out answers to tests to make themselves look like good teachers. In 2010 only 18% of my senior class graduated because they couldn't pass the proficiency, or lacked credits/dropped out.
"You teach aptitude."
Wow. Thank you for the epiphany. I've been trying to put that into words for a long time. Thanks.
“The way out is education.”
If you can afford it. I find it interesting, though, that this guy makes the case against teaching to the test without making the case FOR anything. What can we do to ensure not only that education is available, but that it is quality; that it’s actually going to benefit the people who get it?
I've heard many talk about education and what to do. Most of them have never even come close to the message of this talk. Great stuff.
I wasn't quite sure where you were going with the "rounding up" part but you pulled it out of the ditch with a nice (happy) ending. :)
I can listen to Henry's opinions literally all day long as if it were my job. No shame lmfao, I love this man so much.
You're one of the smart ones.
Bravo. Could not agree more. So nice to have this important point expressed so eloquently
Preach baby preach I'm with you ! You took what was in my mind and turned it into words ❤️
Basicly when my mind shifts focus I try to keep my mind on something simulare to what my focus was on and I find I'm able to get back to the subject more quickly and more often. And media on subject with moving pictures and noises is what I need to keep from drifting off in pointless thought.
After a while I may not even pay attention to the media at all. The media just helps to get and keep my mind on the subject.
It took me over 4 hours to think and write all this. Excluding research.
I have never been a fan of this man's music....BUT....HIS WORDS!!! ....if we all thought and communicated with his SKILL and ELOQUINCE...the world would be a better place
I saw Henry at Edinburgh Fringe. He's so awesome!
I can agree with his statements on imbuing the interest of knowledge into people. I was taught in the era of NCLB, and what was taught was never enough for me. I always wanted to know more about subjects, and for that I went to the city library, and later on the internet. Digesting book after book, concept after concept, unfortunately all that was given to me were good grades in honors classes and multiple cheating stares at my test papers. I hadn't learned how to apply what I knew.
I would love to ask Henry his thoughts on what to do with those who do not want to learn or listen. I agree what he thinks will definitely improve things but only for those who want to learn and have the drive to achieve.
I agree that it's learning how to think, rather than what to think, that is important.
I'll keep that in mind, thanks
This guy is awesome... more need to thing like him ....
I agree completely. Thanks.
Well spoken!!!
I hope Heidi gives Rollins hugs this man looks like he is in so much emotional pain
I agree with you. Moreover, "you" and "thou" had different uses, although these weren't particularly consistent as the English language was not uniform 500 years ago.
Very well said.
In a democracy education is stronger then guns and tanks. You are brilliant Henry Rollins !!
Yeah...Hence the "PEACE" bit at the end brains
not the usual big think for rollins. was a good change and a good video
This is one reason why, although I'm not a big fan of the rollins band, I am a big fan of "the Rollins", man.
I like this guy.. every single bt video of him so far..
I admit to over simplifying mine in order to make it relatable to the layman.
What you have posted, however, coinsides to the other post on it being the most reliable and tested aspects of science
I would like Rollins to be clearer about what he means about 'education'.
When I left university with a BSc I decided to educate myself by reading classical literature from the Greeks, Romans and Victorians - this was probably some of the best education I have received to date.
It's all very well being a scientist but getting different perspectives by reading great literature really did change my life.
I know why I stopped going, and it was because everything felt useless. I wanted to learn about the things that were required (or help) to learn for the career that I want to get into (I'm 16 now.) Though I do plan on getting my GED and getting into college.
I love the message you sending out Henry! U must have read 'Beyond Alienation: A Philosophy of Education for the Crisis of Democracy' by Ernest Becker.
Teach them to learn. Thank you!!!
Best speaker by far on this channel!
It makes my day to see someone speaking truth. cheers!
God bless you, Henry. And thank you Tom J. for inspiring a nation to remember.
Simply wonderful :)
I love Kaku. I'd love to meet him!
there is exactly one currency of value in our human culture and it is information. possess the right combination and any person can be wildly successful. neglect it or have it sufficiently denied and that same person has nothing. money is valueless, gold, silver, diamonds possess only minor worth as raw materials. but armed with the right information and all barriers fall away. that is why information is so tightly controlled.
The way a language could devolve, I think, is if we lose our synonyms, and grades of words. (Fittingly enough I can't remember the word I'm looking for here)
Some is more than a few, and a few is more than a couple.
If we get to the point where we need to devote entire sentences to explaining which variation of happy we are, the language have devolved.
At least that's how I see it
1:Don't take on challenges you can't handel( I learned this during hardcore mode trying never to die).2: Karma's a bitch. 3: You can travel with a historicial figure, the character Harold Macdougal ( if he is not a real person) can be replaced by a famous proffessor of the time around 1910 that studied the same subject that the character in game was researching. I was his armed escort.4: I can do and explore things I would never be willing to explore in real life. Living in Skyrim would suck.
The last sentence is what really drives the point home.
cont...
Also, no temper involved. Merely stating that, while yes it does work the way you state in several states, NY is having issues with that atm, it is not the way it works here.
Firing of a teacher here require substantial documentation, but is done at the School Board level, as are the contracts.
In AZ, the Union can negotiate contracts but it is the School Board that has the final say
Education includes but is not only limited to schools as we see it. Education comes from many places, it's wisdom being spread by all mediums and knowledge being gained by more people now. As he says the ability to learn, all you need to do is search and practice learning.
I love hearing Rollins speak the guy is a inspiration
Awesome,
henry you've always got my ear man. i total agree because if i were a super rich guy and power with in the government it would make more sense to me to educate more ppl and eat off their hard work
Fantastic video!
Henry has written about 30 books, traveled the world. Pretty good for a regular guy from DC
Omg I just found this group of videos henry Rollins makes...and damn, i must say, being born during the Reagan era(hint of my age there haha) that back then(and still) I thought he was just the hottest man alive.. most women of my day loved pretty boy actors and shit lol. But his hotness has little to do with his looks, I was in love with his tenacity, and courage to stand up and speak against the grain like a true rebel back then, and today, as I am discovering for the first time, he is also very smart and raw..the truth just spews outta his mouth and forms into this masterpiece of feckin logic! As a 37yr old, I hafta back him up here if any young ppl are compelled to rebel bc the man is older, dude I tell u, not a great idea, bc this man speaks the truth and has much wisdom for one, and for 2, your "rebellion" is nothing compared to the way this man could rebel. He ain't scared to shake shit up. He a bad muthafucka
cont....
as to "Arizona 2011 Federal Students and Staffing Survey" I popped that back into Google and all I am seeing is info on student financial aid. Mind narrowing it down with an address?
In addition, does this survey take into account Charter Schools or only public schools since out topic is only pertaining to Public schools?
You might also want to look up what "right to work" state means as Arizona is one and it deeply affects the power of Unions here
Great video!
Have you ever been to a Mosque classroom? I have. I was a contractor doing repairs. It may have not been radical but the format is traditional and the textbook was the Koran. The children were most definitely being "educated'. Same goes for a Catholic school. Whether secular or otherwise, it's still education.
Definition of Education:The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, esp. at a school or university:
"a new system of public education". The theory and practice of teaching.
Cont. We need more lessons on the applications of subjects taught in schools. Anyone with a good learning attitude can be an eggheaded nerd, but only the people with the right influences can apply what they learn to good uses.
That my friend is called hitting the nail on the head...Great comment! Peace
Precicesly..ty for an actual quote on that btw.
I'm subbed to this channel because of guys like this
"They learned the test, but they didn't learn how to learn." Golden.
yep
Thank you. I believe that if the rich realized that it is not the quantity of money and stuff they have but the quality that matters and that they can only have more stuff by being kings of a mindless population of slaves instead of less but better stuff of a population of smart people and also be safer and happier then they would also be on board with the program.
hey!! why didn't you tell me that you knew Rollin's Band??...i'm 30 now and i'm just beggining to listen his music and messages!!... ;)
C yur point.
Love this guy.
I agree with all of this, especially on the bit about "teaching the test", being on the tail end of my high school education, I find that some of the dumbest people get some of the best grades, because what does every teacher in every class do the day before every test? They hand out a study guide with EVERYTHING that the test will have on it. You wouldn't even need to have payed attention during the entirety of the unit, so long as you memorized the guide the previous night. It's ineffective.
Totaly agree with You and i know what i'm writing because we've already have mr.marks democracy for a 50 years hear in Poland. Re - public means power back to people. Democracy in my opinion is when nameless crowd takes power.
damn that was actually quite well thought out. impressive mr. rollins
Well reasoned points. For me personally he should have thought even bigger to the realization that an educated citizenship would not need elective representatives, but could represent themselves via a moderate evolution in social media technology
Bravo!
excellent
I love you Henry, I really do
Is there such a thing as "teaching towards a test"? I recall having questions denied because they weren't relevant but the teacher has a schedule to go through and i could very well go learn it myself.
yes, I believe that people need to find their passions, the jails would be lessss full because people would know what they like to do and be good at it
+Judi Treble Trying to survive trumps passion frequently.
Trump? That is a conversation piece
+Judi Treble Read the comment again, he said nothing about Donald Trump
Donld duck trump
+Judi Treble Yes, I did mean the standard dictionary definition of trump -- Outranks. Trump, the politician, is as far from this as Iceland from Minnesota.
Agreed, although its improvement, not a way out
whatever path you choose in life, please dont abandon school. the present may be mine, but the future is all yours. find what you want to do, figure out all the things you need to learn to get there, and start learning as soon as possible. it never hurts to learn other stuff too, you might find you like more than one path. the world needs all professions(fishermen,engineers,carpenters,musicians,architects,teachers,medics,plumbers,inventors, etc). just be the best at what you like :)
You are a very wise man Henry Rollins thank you for you incite.
Fun fact, back in 1784 they were going to introduce a new letter to represent sarcasm. It was a backwards upside down question mark that would be used at the end of a sentence. Shame it didn't get incorporated. Would of made things much easier in our generation of internet socialization.
MOAR ROLLINS PLEASE!
You should use right search word and that is scientific theory. A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of knowledge that has been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Scientists create scientific theories from hypotheses that have been corroborated through the scientific method, then gather evidence to test their accuracy.
I agree with you.
The problem is that these days there are so many bad influences on children to not study that it has becoming something worse than a backseat of their lives. When you have politicians that rule your country who's educational achievements are almost shameful, the children loose faith.
But there is also something else, in this expensive world most of the times it's not the education that puts the bread on the table, it's the will to work for that bread. So you also need will
I like how some of the people commenting actually watched the video and enjoyed the goodness of it. :D Thank you for existing, Adeel.
It could be laziness, or it could be efficiency. Using "u" in place of, "you" takes up less time, and characters. I find it hard to believe anyone get's confused when they see a "u" in place of the word "you". We all know what it means, it's clear and not at all confusing. Hell, it even makes more sense! Why would you write, "you" when there is already a letter that makes the exact same sound? It would be like writing the word, "a" as "aye" or some thin equally ridiculous.
well said mate.
This video needs to be shown in every school across America :l
I didn't learn how to learn until my sophomore year in college. Dropped out of highschool in 10th. Straight A but bored and never could tell you HOW
3:31 "asupposed too"
It's a fairly common mispronunciation in some places; sort of like how some people use "drowned" for drown and "drowneded" for drowned. I'm sure he knows it's a mistake, considering he's a published author, but continues garbling it out of force of habit. That's my guess anyway.
Rock on Rollins. I stopped using the word teacher years ago, I facilitate learning experiences. Kids are dying to be engaged. Anyone on the rocks in history, check out my own vids for some extra facilitating.
Henry Rollins, your my UA-cam hero.
encouraging for the simple fact that there is little interest among the jail population. It varies from jail to jail but generally, the number of inmates interested in reforming their thought process through education is wildly lopsided with those who do not. He also has pointed out that trying to education is only masking the underlying problem which is, get this.....though and behavior. We can offer free education forever. Unless there's an interest and desire to better oneself....
me too youtube can be very depressing
Love. This. Man.
Great video
Maybe I am just a nerd but I think that the education system does a good job at teaching how to learn. I am 15 and decided I wanted to learn more about physics so I started studying things like quantum mechanics. There is plenty of easy to understand information on the web and once I had a basic knowledge I went to libraries rented books like a brief history of time etc. I honestly don't think that the problem is in theat students can't achieve it is that they aren't given the drive to learn by
Agreed.
I would like to hear bigthinks opinion of the situation I find myself in. I personally keep myself aware of imagery. Now when clicking to watch this video there was an advertisement. Before being able to click away I saw explosions on the screen. It was just a video game advertisement but not being a fan of ultraviolent fantasy it was uncomfortable. I tune in to this channel to escape the chaos and doom and gloom of advertising. Does youtube control which advertisements go where?
and some would learn how to be bigger users and assholes....but generally, I love Hank and the words he throws down...even when I don't 100% agree.
I picked up on that as well -Henry came off sounding a tad patronizing although personally I wouldn't call him clueless.On the contrary I think he's pretty bright.
I respect a man as bright as he is and does interviews with a stain on his shirt.