The Zax are stubborn beings who, when they have a goal or a way of accomplishing something that they have done for so long, they will not falter from the matter at hand. It may not have been the purpose of the video, but it is now a metaphor about teachers being stubborn. It is true that there are a lot of teachers who are still living in the past because they are too stubborn to work along side other people to achieve both of their goals. Ask anyone that it is much easier to do something as a team than as individuals. Team work will make things so much easier and the world will only get better when more people understand that.
PS22: Landslide
Those children were amazing. My church could use lessons from them. By putting this video on the internet, attention was brought to Rock Superstar Stevie Nicks. This is one my partner, Kelly McKinnell, and I mentioned in our podcast. Just by putting a video on the YouTube displaying your talents, there are ways that you can be discovered by famous talent.
Ryan Narciso, an individual who played his own remakes of popular songs with his own twist, used his Youtube profile to showcase his talent. One of the songs he covered was a Miley Cyrus song that was popular at the time. The video made it's way to the computer screen of Miley Cyrus's personal Youtube profile, where she commented and acknowledged his talent. Unfortunately, the music covers that made him so popular were copyrighted and Youtube has disabled his account.
Another individual, who made it mainstream, is Hip Hop Sensation Soulja Boy. He recorded his first song, "Crank That," demonstrating the Soulja Boy dance. The movie made it to the computer of an executive at Interscope Records, and the rest is history. If these people can make it big time, why can't anyone else? It only makes too much sense to show off your talents as best you can. They may become famous one day.
Hello! I was assigned to your blog this week, and I completely agree with you about the Zax's. Although this video was not intended to put down modern teaching, it certainly fits it well. Some teachers simply will not even budge to make a change.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your words : )
Hi Cuong! I also saw the metaphor in the Zax. As I was watching the video, several previous teachers came to mind. It is going to take educators working together to accomplish educating this generation, especially when it comes to technology.
ReplyDeleteFame and fortune awaits you as long as you do not violate copyright laws!
ReplyDeleteYes Sir! Stubborn teachers... there we have it. Let us not be stubborn teachers... Let us teach our students collaboration and how to post their work for the world to see using technology. Let us teach them how to be more responsible for their own learning, and teach them skills they need to develop their own future with.
ReplyDeleteCuong,
ReplyDeleteWork can be easier when you work together as a team unless, of course, your team mates are stubborn! The Zax made that point very clear. PS22 deserves a great deal of attention. Kudos to their teacher(s) for all their hard work. Great post!