Ted Talk# 5 Dave Eggers

I really enjoyed this ted talk. Dave Eggers talk was very inspiring. His store/ tutoring center/ publisher was so unique but was something that I could see changing the world. He talked about how when the children finish their homework and have time to spend with their family and pursue other passions, they are happy which creates happy families which creates happy communities. The way that he cared about what children had to say and he had belief in every single child no matter where they came from they have something to say and something to change. I love the way he started with one idea to start a place where children can go and get help with writing but it developed into going to schools and even creating a middle school that focused on this. In the beginning it didn't work and people didn't come but he kept trying. This talk really relates to cognitive surplus with Clay Shirky and the ted talk I just watched about the schools in India. It is talking about using everyones abilities and creating something magical. I also took away from this video that you don't have to do something huge to create something great. Dave Eggers project started as something little but affected many kids. That one kid that wrote books and made speeches and was only nine all because he got some one on one time with a tutor that believed in me. In the beginning he seemed very nervous and stuttered alot, by the time he was at the end he was relaxed and passionate about. I think that fact that he was nervous made him more relatable. I like how he didn't use huge words or big ideas, he used stories that made you want to listen. I believe if we all have something to give the world and Dave Eggers project only proves that is right.