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This is so good! I know that many of you will find this video moving and thought-provoking.

In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College but his speech didn’t become widely known until three years later, after his death. The Glossary describes it as,”without a doubt, some of the best life advice we’ve ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education”. The Glossary made this video, built around an abridged version of the original audio recording, with the hopes that the core message of the speech could reach a wider audience who might not have otherwise been interested.

You can find the full speech here and here.

Why I Hate School But Love Education||Spoken Word

This is the second Suli Breaks poem Sam sent me.

The poem discusses what is the value of mainstream schooling? Why is it that some of the most high profile and successful figures within the Western world openly admit to never having completed any form of higher learning?

In the poem Suli pays homage to Jefferson Bethke’s “Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus”, a piece that received 22 million views in the space of a week, and  addresses a number of these issues in his offering “Why I Hate School, but Love Education”.

With scores of school leavers wanting to further their education with no guarantee of their dream job at the end of it, Suli believes we should ask ourselves whether qualifications still hold the same value now as they did in previous years?

Does success in the school system correlate to success in life? Or is the school system simply geared towards fact retention and regurgitation?

What is true education?

 

I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate||Spoken Word

Sam sent me links to some spoken word poetry by Suli Breaks and they are really worth having a look at.

In the first poem, “I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate” Suli talks about how he feels we have been made to think about how education and getting university degrees can give us opportunities to have a better chance in making our dream careers a reality. It also touches on how as individuals we are judged and tested by how well we perform on exams, but not all people perform well in exams so why are they made out to feel like they’re dumb? The inconsistencies of the education system are really peeled open to reveal a deep problem that needs to be addressed and how society’s needs have changed to make this even more apparent.

Suli asks why are we misled into thinking that education is the only way forward for successful means in our work and career lives? He believes we need to open our minds and educate ourselves that exam results aren’t the barometer of success and that we can’t let them decide our fate. We are in charge of our own destinies!

 

 

Sam Mendes and Conrad Hall talk about working with storyboards

 

Go here to find a site where Sam Mendes and director of photography Conrad L.Hall talk about the art of storyboarding and how they used it as a tool to work on American Beauty.

Retro versions – Alfred Hitchcock Movie Posters

 

Have a look at these re-imagined posters for some famous Hitchcock movies. The series is by graphic design student Oliver Callan. You can find more here.

What makes Hitchcock films great

Have a look at the Ultimate Hitch Cookbook, an animated book containing the recipes for Alfred Hitchcock’s classics. It’s made for Hitchcock enthusiasts and every other couch potato out there.

Hitchcock’s Cameo in Psycho

For all that asked!