Juxtaposititon Post 2

In the video "Can Skateboarding Save Our Schools" Dr. Tae relates how to learn how to skateboard with the process of classroom learning. In this presentation, he states very many points that are well thought out. He basically says that just because you keep failing at a specific thing to never give up, no matter what the problem is. In this case, he uses skateboarding as his example. He keeps trying and trying at a specific trick and even though he keeps failing at it, he never seems to give up. This can relate to students many ways in the classroom. This can tell students that even though you are doing badly in a specific subject, to keep trying and trying until you succeed. The intended audience that he is addressing is definitely just about anybody, but it is really addressed to students and even teachers. Since Dr. Tae was once a student and is now a skateboarder and teacher, he can really relate to how others learn in multiple ways.

When it comes to skateboarding, your progress is determined on how well you land the trick. In school, your grade is based off of the homework that you have to do and how you do on the test and quizzes. Even if we seem to get a bad grade on a test or quiz, we usually tend to do better the next time; not because we studied more, but because we do not want to make the same mistake over and over again. We tend to learn better with experience. We also seem to improve with practice. Dr. Tae finally lands his trick because he keeps on practicing and figures out what he is doing wrong, we can also do this in the classroom. When we get a test back, we do not need to look at the grade. It is better to look at what you did wrong rather than just the outcome. This presentation by Dr. Tae is mainly related with skateboarding and school, but it can also relate to any real world situation.

Brooke Kinney (350)