Do your teachers keep bombarding you with the words ‘extracurricular’ or even ‘supercurricular activities’ that you need to do in order to get into university. Here at Kings Tutors‘ – Private tutors in London we know the struggle so try some TED talks! TED is ‘”a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks” (from their website). So in short they have lots of inspiring videos that are perfect to drop into your personal statement, no matter what subject you study!
Kings Tutors – Private tutors in London Top 10 TED Talks:
John Green discusses his books and the way he has found education online on his Crash Course channel.
Hans Rosling discusses the myths about the developing world using his amazing Gapminder to display the statistics
A teen who is a pro at quantum mechanics explains the way he sees the world
Famous model; Cameron Russell talks about the genetic inheritance lottery she has won but how it shouldn’t change a thing.
At the age of 14 Taylor Wilson built a Nuclear Fusion Reactor, in his talk he discusses some of the projects he has worked on since.
Ken Robinson speaks about a new system to educate students that no longer focuses on academics.
Tavi Gevinson, author of Rookie Mag, talks about feminism and what its like to be teenager.
In his famous Stanford graduation speech Steve Jobs talks about connecting the dots to live like everyday was your last.
Hugh Herr talks about the new developments in science to improve bionic limbs.
To continue exploring … https://www.ted.com
If you’ve watched them and have a favourite, or have a favourite of your own do let us Kings Tutors – Private tutors in London know!
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