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Educating the Whole Person | Nicolas Michaud | TEDxFSCJ

This talk suggests that the biggest problem in education is not a matter fixed by one, or even many, policy initiatives, but, instead, by challenging the assumption that our educational system should produce workers rather than thinkers, artists, healthy, and flourishing people. A true brave new world of education will focus on students as whole persons. Nicolas Michaud is an adjunct instructor at Florida State College at Jacksonville. He teaches philosophy, humanities, and English. Nicolas has two Master’s degrees, one in philosophy and another in English. As a philosopher, he is particularly interested in philoso- phy of education and is currently completing his doctorate in educational leadership. His research areas also include disabilities studies, feminist theory, race and gender, and ethics. His recent dissertation addresses the question of post-secondary faculty roles and the tensions and ethical issues that arise between teaching and research. As a philosopher, Nicolas is sometimes a bit lonely as others can find his constant questioning of the universe a bit... tiresome. Nicolas often writes for books that address questions of philosophy and popular culture. It’s a lonely life, but at least he has cats. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx