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Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.19,0:00:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're a kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.34,0:00:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get asked this one\Nparticular question a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.15,0:00:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really gets kind of annoying.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.65,0:00:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What do you want to be\Nwhen you grow up?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.61,0:00:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, adults are hoping for answers like
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.07,0:00:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I want to be an Astronaut" or
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.81,0:00:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I want to be a Neurosurgeon".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.50,0:00:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You adults and\Nyour imaginations. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.16,0:00:37.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.22,0:00:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are more likely to answer with\Npro skateboarder
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.69,0:00:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surfer or Minecraft player.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.53,0:00:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked my little brother,\Nand he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.34,0:00:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Seriously dude, I'm 10,\NI have no idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.70,0:00:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably a pro skier.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.06,0:00:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's go get some ice cream!"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.45,0:00:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.82,0:00:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, us kids are going to answer
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.42,0:00:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with something we're stoked on
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.28,0:00:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we think is cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.96,0:00:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we have experience with,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.47,0:01:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's typically the opposite\Nof what adults want to hear.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.14,0:01:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you ask a little kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.82,0:01:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes you'll get the best answer,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.10,0:01:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something so simple,\Nso obvious,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.35,0:01:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really profound.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.04,0:01:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"When I grow up,\NI want to be happy".
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.32,0:01:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, when I grow up,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.60,0:01:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to continue to be happy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.22,0:01:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I am now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.96,0:01:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm stoked to be here at TEDx,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.47,0:01:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been watching TED videos
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.89,0:01:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for as long as I can remember.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.58,0:01:25.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I never thought I'd make it\Non stage here so soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.36,0:01:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean,\NI just became a teenager,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.98,0:01:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and like most teenage boys,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.58,0:01:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spend most of my time wondering:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.36,0:01:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How did my room get so messy\Nall on its own?" (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.90,0:01:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did I take a shower today?\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.88,0:01:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the most perplexing of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.82,0:01:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I get girls to like me?\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.40,0:01:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neuroscientists say that\Nthe teenage brain is pretty weird.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.30,0:01:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our prefrontal cortex is underdeveloped,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.72,0:01:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we actually have\Nmore neurons than adults.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.90,0:01:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why we can be so creative,\Nand impulsive, and moody,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.18,0:01:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get bummed out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.11,0:01:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what bums me out\Nis to know that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.13,0:02:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of kids today are\Njust wishing to be happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.30,0:02:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be healthy, to be safe, not bullied,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.54,0:02:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be loved for who they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.76,0:02:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it seems to me when adults say,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.39,0:02:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What do you want to be\Nwhen you grow up?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.37,0:02:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They just assume that you'll \Nautomatically be happy and healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.11,0:02:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But maybe that's not the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.21,0:02:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to school. Go to college. Get a job.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.24,0:02:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Get married. Boom!\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.14,0:02:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you'll be happy, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.94,0:02:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't seem to make learning\Nhow to be happy and healthy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.56,0:02:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a priority in our schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.89,0:02:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's separated from schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.62,0:02:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for some kids,\Nit doesn't exist at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.90,0:02:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if we didn't make it separate?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.65,0:02:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we based education on the study
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.61,0:02:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and practice of being happy and healthy?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.96,0:02:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that's what it is, a practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.62,0:02:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a simple practice like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.34,0:02:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Education is important,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.05,0:02:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but why is being happy and healthy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.73,0:02:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not considered education?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.39,0:02:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just don't get it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.69,0:02:54.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been studying the science\Nof being happy and healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.49,0:02:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really comes down to practicing\Nthese 8 things:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.62,0:02:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exercise, diet and nutrition,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.64,0:03:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time in nature, contribution\Nand service to others,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.26,0:03:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relationships, recreation,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.60,0:03:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relaxation and stress management,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.08,0:03:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and religious or spiritual involvement.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.09,0:03:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I got that one.\N(Laugther)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.98,0:03:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these 8 things come\Nfrom Dr. Roger Walsh.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.14,0:03:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He calls them\N"Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.66,0:03:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or TLCs for short,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.58,0:03:22.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a scientist that studies\Nhow to be happy and healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.71,0:03:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In researching this talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.09,0:03:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got a chance to ask him\Na few questions like:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.19,0:03:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do you think better schools today\Nare making these 8 TLCs a priority?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.87,0:03:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His response was no surprise.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.77,0:03:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was essentially "No".
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.46,0:03:35.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he did say
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.89,0:03:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that many people do try\Nto get this kind of education
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.49,0:03:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside of the traditional arena
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.58,0:03:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through reading or practices\Nsuch as meditation or yoga.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.36,0:03:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I thought was his best response
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.46,0:03:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that much of education is oriented,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.79,0:03:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for better or worse,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.20,0:03:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards making a living\Nrather than making a life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.52,0:03:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2006, Sir Ken Robinson gave
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.89,0:04:00.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most popular TED talk of all time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.44,0:04:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Schools Kill Creativity."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.39,0:04:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His message is that creativity is\Nas important as literacy,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.24,0:04:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we should treat it\Nwith the same status.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.01,0:04:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of parents watched those videos,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.12,0:04:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of those parents like mine\Ncounted it as one of the reasons
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.67,0:04:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they felt confident to pull their kids\Nfrom traditional school,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.87,0:04:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try something different.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.19,0:04:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realize that I am part of this small\Nbut growing revolution of kids
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.36,0:04:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are going about\Ntheir education differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.62,0:04:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what?\NIt freaks a lot of people out.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.76,0:04:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though I was only 9
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.07,0:04:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when my parents pulled me out\Nof the school system,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.42,0:04:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can still remember my mom \Nbeing in tears
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.40,0:04:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when some of her friends told her\Nshe was crazy, and it was a stupid idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.98,0:04:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking back, I'm thankful\Nshe didn't cave to peer pressure,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.26,0:04:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think she is too.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.76,0:04:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So out of the 200 million people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.07,0:04:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have watched Sir Ken Robinson's talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.78,0:04:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why aren't there more kids\Nlike me out there?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.27,0:04:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shane McConkey is my hero.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.40,0:04:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved him because\Nhe was the world's best skier.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.93,0:05:03.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then one day I realized\Nwhat I really loved about Shane.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.11,0:05:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was a hacker.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.50,0:05:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not a computer hacker,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.12,0:05:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he hacked skiing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.93,0:05:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His creativity and inventions made\Nskiing what it is today,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.21,0:05:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and why I love to ski.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.29,0:05:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people think of hackers\Nas geeky computer nerds
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.29,0:05:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who live in their parent's basement,\Nand spread computer viruses.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.33,0:05:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I don't see it that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.72,0:05:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hackers are innovators.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.64,0:05:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hackers are people who challenge\Nand change the systems
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.39,0:05:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make them work differently,\Nto make them work better.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.48,0:05:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just how they think,\Nit's a mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.94,0:05:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm growing up in a world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.19,0:05:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that needs more people\Nwith the hacker mindset,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.53,0:05:39.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just for technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.55,0:05:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything is up for being hacked,\Neven skiing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.83,0:05:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even education.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.25,0:05:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So whether it's Steve Jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.20,0:05:49.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark Zuckerberg or Shane McConkey,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.39,0:05:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having the hacker mindset\Ncan change the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.02,0:05:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Healthy, happy, creativity,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.58,0:05:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the hacker mindset are\Nall a large part of my education.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.84,0:06:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call it "Hack-Schooling".
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.66,0:06:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't use any one\Nparticular curriculum,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.96,0:06:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm not dedicated to\Nanyone's particular approach.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.82,0:06:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hack my education.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.09,0:06:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I take advantage of opportunities\Nin my community,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.85,0:06:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and through a network\Nof my friends and family.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.34,0:06:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I take advantage of opportunities\Nto experience what I'm learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.65,0:06:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm not afraid to look for shortcuts
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.68,0:06:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or hacks to get a better,\Nfaster result.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.91,0:06:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a remix\Nor a mashup of learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.32,0:06:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's flexible, opportunistic,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.54,0:06:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it never loses sight of making happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.64,0:06:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,healthy and creativity a priority.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.77,0:06:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's the cool part\Nbecause it's a mindset
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.86,0:06:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a system.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.28,0:06:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hack-schooling can be used by anyone\Neven traditional schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.01,0:06:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what does my school look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.86,0:06:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well it looks like Starbucks\Na lot of the time. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.13,0:06:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, like most kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.60,0:06:56.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I study a lot of math, science,\Nhistory, and writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.91,0:06:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't used to like to write
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.62,0:07:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because my teachers made me\Nwrite about butterflies and rainbows.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.82,0:07:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I wanted to write about skiing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.03,0:07:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a relief when my good friend's mom
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.22,0:07:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started The Squaw Valley Kids Institute
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.46,0:07:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where I got to write through\Nmy experiences and my interests
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.26,0:07:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while connecting with great speakers\Nfrom around the nation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.47,0:07:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that sparked my love of writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.69,0:07:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realize that
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.12,0:07:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once you're motivated to learn something,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.04,0:07:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can get a lot done\Nin a short amount of time
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.64,0:07:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.16,0:07:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Starbucks is pretty great for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.15,0:07:32.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hacking physics was fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.69,0:07:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We learned all about\NNewton and Galileo,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.00,0:07:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we experienced some\Nbasic physics concepts like
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.37,0:07:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kinetic energy though experimenting\Nand making mistakes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.88,0:07:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favorite was the giant Newton's cradle\Nthat we made out of bocci balls.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.91,0:07:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We experimented with a lot of other\Nthings like bowling balls
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.98,0:07:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even giant jawbreakers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.33,0:07:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Project Discovery's Ropes Course\Nis awesome
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.38,0:07:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and slightly stressful.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.44,0:08:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're 60 feet off the ground,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.88,0:08:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to learn\Nhow to handle your fears,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.94,0:08:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communicate clearly and\Nmost importantly, trust each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.27,0:08:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Community organizations play\Na big part in my education.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.72,0:08:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A High Fives Foundations Basics Program:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.04,0:08:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Being Aware and Safe\Nin Critical Situations"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.02,0:08:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We spent a day with the\NSquaw Valley ski patrol
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.21,0:08:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn more about mountain safety.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.83,0:08:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day we switched\Nto the science of snow,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.23,0:08:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weather, and avalanches.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.07,0:08:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.48,0:08:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we learned that making\Nbad decision puts you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.97,0:08:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your friends at risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.57,0:08:35.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Young Shu-Tak Woo brings history to life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.48,0:08:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You study a famous character in history,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.92,0:08:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can stand on stage\Nand perform as that character.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.87,0:08:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and answer any question\Nabout their lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.30,0:08:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this photo,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.35,0:08:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see Al Capone and Bob Marley
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.60,0:08:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting grilled with questions
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.25,0:08:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the historical Piper's Opera\NHouse in Virginia City.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.42,0:08:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same stage where\NHarry Houdini got his start.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.02,0:08:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Time in nature is really\Nimportant to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.98,0:09:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's calm, quiet, and\NI get to just log out of reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.31,0:09:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spend one day a week outside all day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.74,0:09:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At my Foxwalker classes,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.71,0:09:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our goal is to be able to survive\Nin the wilderness with just a knife.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.86,0:09:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We learn to listen to nature,\Nwe learn to sense our surroundings,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.32,0:09:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've gained\Na spiritual connection to nature
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.02,0:09:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I never knew existed.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.55,0:09:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the best part is\Nthat we get to make spears,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.88,0:09:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bows and arrows,\Nfires with just a bow drill,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.48,0:09:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and survival shelters for the\Nsnowy nights when we camp out.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.68,0:09:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hanging out at The Moment Factory
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.71,0:09:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they hand make skis\Nand design clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.87,0:09:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has really inspired me to\None day have my own business.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.78,0:09:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the guys at the factory have showed me\Nwhy I need to be good at math,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.07,0:09:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be creative and get good at sewing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.20,0:09:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I got an internship\Nat Big Short Brand
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.55,0:09:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get better at design and sewing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.83,0:09:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Between fetching lunch,\Nscrubbing toilets,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.17,0:09:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and breaking their vacuum cleaner,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.91,0:09:56.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm getting to contribute\Nto clothing design,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.95,0:09:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,customizing hats, and selling them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.64,0:10:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people who work there are\Nhappy, healthy, creative
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.67,0:10:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stocked to be doing\Nwhat they're doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.49,0:10:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is by far,\Nmy favorite class.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.27,0:10:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this is where I'm really happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.83,0:10:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powder days.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.46,0:10:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's a good metaphor for my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.92,0:10:16.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my education,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.01,0:10:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my Hack-schooling.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.84,0:10:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If everyone skied this mountain
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.44,0:10:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like most people think of education,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.50,0:10:23.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyone would be skiing the same line,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.62,0:10:24.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably the safest,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.97,0:10:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most of the "powder"\Nwould go untouched.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.50,0:10:30.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I look at this and see\Na thousand possibilites.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.78,0:10:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dropping the cornice,\Nshredding the spine,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.92,0:10:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking for a [unclear]\Nfrom cliff to cliff.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.49,0:10:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Skiing to me is freedom,\Nand so it's my education.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.11,0:10:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about being creative,\Ndoing things differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.02,0:10:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about community,\Nand helping each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.47,0:10:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's about being happy and healthy
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.88,0:10:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among my very best friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.89,0:10:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm starting to think I know
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.78,0:10:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I might want to do\Nwhen I grow up.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.81,0:10:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you ask me\Nwhat do I want to be when I grow up,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.39,0:10:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll always know that\NI want to be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.26,0:11:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.\N(Applause)