The skateboarding presentation by Dr. Tae has a lot of positive things. People who watch his presentation will see good things that they can learn from. The video to me in my opinion presents that no matter how many times it takes, or how hard anything can be to never give up on it. Dr. Tae does a great job comparing skateboarding to the learning process in a classroom. He is trying to teach us and send us a message to never give up on anything, strive to make yourself better. Dr. Tae used skateboarding as an example. He showed us many tricks that he had accomplished in the past years. It took him years to perfect the tricks. As much as he wanted to give up on them he didn't, he kept practicing and practicing until he could finally do the tricks. I believe with him using skateboarding as an example is something everyone can relate to. Everyone has a talent that they are trying to get better at. Dr. Tae's point to me if you work hard enough at something you will become successful. Dr. Tae also mentions in skateboarding you don't have a teacher you teach your self. You have to be motivated to want to get better. With this being said I think he is referring to, that you have to motivate your self to get your education. When it comes to school work no one can make you do your homework, only you can discipline yourself to get the grade you deserve. you're only as good as you make yourself be. (254) The target audience in my opinion can be anyone. It can be from someone who is eight years old to someone who is forty years old. The audience is anyone who wants to make themselves better and successful. Dr. Tae sends out a positive message throughout his presentation.
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I would say that I definitely agree with your idea that Dr. Tae was trying to point out that a person has to work for their education, it is not just going to be handed out on a silver platter. Maybe even on top of that he was trying to sort of imply that the way schooling and the education process currently stands is not as effective as it could be, do you think? You talk about the idea that trying over and over to get something down and understand it is a very effective way to learn. So it makes me wonder, what if school was like that? No time limits on learning things, no deadlines, etc. would be quite different from what we currently encounter today. Though, this method might end up leading to an extremely clogged up schools, with tons of students. But maybe, in the long run, that would be for the best as students are practically guaranteed to learn material, no matter how long it takes. What would you say, would that be a good thing for the long run or a bad thing all around?
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