Doublethink | Jessica Franklin | TEDxYouth@ABQ

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. As a Freshman at the University of New Mexico, Jessica Franklin knows the importance of seeking answers to the questions brought on by her own curiosity. After a nonsensical experience with her peer during a high school history course, she realized that perhaps her generation is not as informed as they tend to believe. Jessica would like to strengthen youth through their capabilities in making informative decisions as they journey through their tech savvy adventures.

Jessica is currently majoring in Political Science with a minor in History. Her father and high school history teacher inspired her to present her idea for TEDxABQ because they both have encouraged her to look at things differently and by doing her own research, starting with History, and leading to her interest in Politics.

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[Yirmyah]

I don’t want to be mean but this is awkward and nothing about double thinking

[AlphaDeltaRomeo]

She’s is an example of Double Speak. I wonder if those seat to this Ted talk were $5, 000?

[Sidestepleft]

Ask questions. Do your research. You are the future

[frogmud]

she explains it a bit awkwardly but she is right

[thomasbryans]

I don’t think it’s bad to question things. Some of her examples are a little weird though. The alphabet one for example, I’d argue the way/order it said it does matter because many people use it as a classification system. If you’re in the medical field you organize patients based off of their last name. If you say the alphabet in the wrong order that classification system won’t help you at all.

Now to that end, I’m not diss proving her point, it’s just fine to? And to point out that yes someone else can see the offer but in a different order and it works for them, but to go one step further than just questioning is to play things out in your mind and see why is it down this way.

[I_am-satisfied.]

She really sounds like she does not know what she is talking about☺️☺️☺️☺️