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Albert Einstein once said, everybody's a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,

it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, today on trial we have modern day schooling.

Glad you could come.

Not only does he make fish climb trees, but also makes them climb down and do a 10-mile run.

Tell me, school, are you proud of the things you've done?

turning millions of people into robots do you find that fun?

Do you realize how many kids relate to

that fish swimming upstream in class never finding their gifts thinking they are stupid believing they are useless?

Well the time has come no more excuses I call school to the stand and accuse him of killing creativity, individuality and being intellectually abusive.

He's an ancient institution that has outlived his usage usage

so your honor this concludes my opening statement and

if I may present the evidence of my case I will

prove it proceed exhibit a here's a modern-day phone recognize it

here's a phone from 150 years ago big difference right state with me here's a car from today

and here's a car from 150 years ago big difference right well get this here's a classroom of today

and here's a class we use 150 years ago now ain't that a shame?

In literally more than a century, nothing has changed.

Yet you claim to prepare students for the future?

But with evidence like that, I must ask, do you prepare students for the future or the past?

I did a background check on you and let the record show

that you were made to train people to work in factories, which explains why you put students in straight roles, nice and neat, tell them sit still, raise your hand if you want to speak give them a short break to eat

and for eight hours a day tell them what to think oh

and make them compete to get an A a letter

which determines product quality hence grade A of meat I get

it back then times were different we all have a past I myself am no Gandhi

but today we don't need to make robot zombies the world has progressed

and now we need people who think creatively innovatively critically independently

with the ability to connect see every scientist will tell you that no two brains are the same.

And every parent with two or more children will confirm that claim.

So please explain why you treat students like cookie cutter frames or snap back hats, giving them this one size fits all crap.

Watch your language.

Sorry, your honor.

But if a doctor prescribed the exact same medicine to all of his patients, the results will be tragic.

So many people would get sick, yet when it comes to school, this is exactly what happens,

this educational malpractice, where one teacher stands in front of 20 kids, each one having different strengths different needs different gifts different dreams

and you teach the same thing the same way that's horrific ladies

and gentlemen the defendant should not be acquitted this may be

one of the worst criminal offenses ever to be committed

and let's mention the way you treat your employees objection overrule

I want to hear this it's a shame I mean teachers

have the most important job on the planet yet they're underpaid no wonder so So many students are short-changed.

Let's be honest, teachers should earn just as much as doctors

because a doctor can do heart surgery and save the life of a kid.

But a great teacher can reach the heart of that kid and allow him to truly live.

See, teachers are heroes that often get blamed, but they're not the problem.

They work in a system without many options or rights.

Curriculums are created by policy makers, most of which have never taught a day in their life.

obsessed with standardized tests.

They think bubbling in a multiple choice question will determine success.

That's outlandish.

In fact, these tests are too crude to be used and should be abandoned, but don't take my word for it.

Take Frederick J.

Kelly, the man who invented standardized testing, who said, and I quote, these tests are too crude to be used and should be abandoned.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, if we continue down this road, the results will be lethal.

I don't have much faith in school, but I do have faith in people.

And If we can customize healthcare, cars and Facebook pages Then it is our duty to do the same for education To upgrade it,

change it, do away with school spirit Cause that's useless, unless we're working to bring the spirit Out of each and every student That should be our task,

no more common core Instead, let's reach the core of every heart in every class Sure, math is important, but no more than art

or dance Let's give every gift an equal chance I know this sounds like a dream

But countries like Finland are doing impressive things

They have shorter school days Teachers make a decent wage Homework is non-existent and they focus on collaboration instead of competition

But here's the kicker boys and girls Their educational system outperforms every other country in the world

Other places like Singapore are succeeding rapidly Schools like Montessori, programs like Khan Academy There is no single solution,

but let's get moving Because while students may be 20% of our population

They are 100% of our future So let's attend to their dreams And there's no telling what we can achieve

This is a world in which I believe A world where fish are no longer forced To climb trees

I rest my case Thank you.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “A world where fish are no longer forced to climb trees”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: student, teacher, climb, fish, kid. Questo video contiene 68 frasi e 978 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:30. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 178 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

Parola	Pronuncia	Significato
gentleman sostantivo	/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/	gentiluomo, galantuomo
crude aggettivo	/kɹuːd/	greggio, grezzo
abandon verbo	/əˈbæn.dən/	abbandonare
creatively avverbio	/kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/	creativamente
customize verbo	/ˈkʌs.tə.maɪ̯z/	customizzare, personalizzare
individuality sostantivo	/ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/	individualità
intellectually avverbio		intellettualmente
obsess verbo	/əbˈsɛs/	ossessionarsi
outlandish aggettivo	/ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/	straniero
prescribe verbo	/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/	prescrivere, ordinare
underpaid aggettivo		sottopagato
existent aggettivo	/ɪɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/	esistente
upstream aggettivo	/ʌpˈstɹiːm/	a monte
invent verbo	/ɪnˈvɛnt/	inventare
cutter sostantivo	/ˈkʌtɚ/	taglierino

I phrasal verb che sentirai

Parola	Significato
do away with verbo	fare fuori

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

Struttura	Nel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso	you've done · has come · has outlived
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa	were made · should not be acquitted · are created
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa	people who think · man who invented

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 8 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, they're, ain't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

I suoni “th”: lethal /ˈliː.θəl/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
I suoni “sh” e “zh”: outlandish /ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/, objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: creatively /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/, individuality /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/, critically /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: crude /kɹuːd/, acquit /əˈkwɪt/, customize /ˈkʌs.tə.maɪ̯z/, obsess /əbˈsɛs/, outlandish /ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/
/æ/ — più aperta della “e”: abandon /əˈbæn.dən/, individuality /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/, outlandish /ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/, tragic /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

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Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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