A Teacher Tells Students What's Most Important in Life. You Might Be Surprised.

That's an important question.

How are teachers (and parents) to teach children today?  Is becoming a global citizen and competing in a global economy the most important goal for students?  Is developing a managed economy and learning how to fit into that economy the reason for your child's existence?  

Watch Jeffrey Wright, a physics teacher, impart his educational lessons to his interested students.  More teachers like him and his passion for his subject might help solve any STEM crisis.  No computer could ever replicate the amazing way he teaches and captures his students' attention.  

The latter half of the video illustrates him teaching the students the most important lesson in life...and it's not from any Common Core standard I've come across.

The article description in the NY times of the video:

Jeffrey Wright uses wacky experiments to teach children about the universe, but it is his own personal story that teaches them the true meaning of life.

Physics Professor's Interesting Experiment

Don't try this at home.

Did you know physics could be a riveting subject if taught creatively?  Dr. Harold Stokes illustrates how physics can garner student interest by firing a ping pong cannon.  The ending is priceless.  Not only does Dr. Stokes possess scientific knowledge, he has a great sense of humor and adventure.

For more on the ping pong cannon principle of operation, link here.