Blog Response to Dave
Eggers’ Wish Upon a School
Dave Eggers’ TED talk about his idea for creating a place for students to go for academic help that is free and comfortable was amazing. He talked about the creation of his tutor center which was located behind his pirate supply store and how it was packed everyday and why. Eggers secret to success was his ability to make the tutor center comfortable. Students always were able to receive one on one attention. Since the tutor center was also in the same building as his writing company students were often working right next to other writers and could simply lean over and ask any question and be given a response from a very experienced writer. I believe that this idea is an amazing way for students to get help with school but be comfortable about it to. Lets be honest, tutoring centers are not the funnest place for the average student but making an easy environment Dave Eggers has made tutor centers a whole new world for struggling students.
Dave Eggers’ TED talk about his idea for creating a place for students to go for academic help that is free and comfortable was amazing. He talked about the creation of his tutor center which was located behind his pirate supply store and how it was packed everyday and why. Eggers secret to success was his ability to make the tutor center comfortable. Students always were able to receive one on one attention. Since the tutor center was also in the same building as his writing company students were often working right next to other writers and could simply lean over and ask any question and be given a response from a very experienced writer. I believe that this idea is an amazing way for students to get help with school but be comfortable about it to. Lets be honest, tutoring centers are not the funnest place for the average student but making an easy environment Dave Eggers has made tutor centers a whole new world for struggling students.
Dave Eggers presentation
was very inspiring but not given as well as it could have been. It was obvious
that Dave was nervous and he many times said “uhm” or “uh” during his sentences
which was a bit distracting. Eggers’ presentation was based mostly on example,
which I liked. He had great pictures for every example he gave and it was
really easy to understand what he was getting at. Eggers’ was also very funny.
He had the audience in roaring laughter many times but he was also able to
really connect to them with his TED wish.
Eggers performance was unique because at the end
he asked something of the
Audience, a TED wish. A TED wish is
when you ask something of the audience and Eggers’ wish was “I wish that you —
you personally and every creative individual and organization you know — will
find a way to directly engage with a public school in your area, and that
you’ll then tell the story of how you got involved, so that within a year we
have 1,000 examples of innovative public-private partnerships.” This wish really connected to me personally and
I know that it left a lasting impression in my mind. Dave Eggers’ TED talk was
truly phenomenal. 
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