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Obedience Is Not the Same as Discipline | Devansh Dahiya | TEDxGreenfield Youth
TEDx Talks· 2026-01-23 16:34
I am an expert in two things. What forgetting where I kept things and second getting scolded for forgetting where I kept things. But jokes aside, today I want to talk about something that many of us kids and teens feel, but almost no one says out loud.What happens to a child who grows up being shouted at in the name of discipline. Let's be honest, in many households, discipline doesn't come with calm words. It comes with high volume and sometimes very high volume.And then this idea that if I shout louder, t ...
Through a Child’s Eyes | Dr. Abubakar Yusuf Baba | TEDxIntercontinental Schools Kano
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-07 16:01
Career Journey & Guidance - Speaker emphasizes the importance of patience and obedience to parental guidance in shaping their destiny [1][11] - Speaker's career path involved multiple shifts in location and field of study, including economics, Islamic banking and finance, and risk management [1][2] - Speaker highlights the challenges of returning to Nigeria after living abroad for 11 years, including job searching and completing the NYSC program [3][4] - A chance encounter led to a job offer at Sterling Bank, marking a turning point in the speaker's career [7][8][9] - Speaker joined AFC, an organization with a $15 billion portfolio, and emphasizes its relative obscurity [10] Education & Cultural Experiences - Speaker attended American University of Sharjah, describing it as a top university in the Middle East and Northern Africa [1] - Speaker experienced cultural shock moving from the Middle East to Birmingham, UK for further studies [2] - Speaker studied at Aston University and University of Southampton in the UK, excelling academically [2][3] Personal Development & Values - Speaker highlights the importance of discipline and parental guidance in navigating personal freedom during university years [2] - Speaker emphasizes the role of faith and obedience in receiving opportunities and blessings [2]
Evidence Over Obedience | Ellie Sun | TEDxYouth@YCYWShanghai
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-08 15:28
Ethical Considerations & Compliance - The presentation highlights the disturbing statistic that 65% of people were willing to administer electric shocks to a stranger in the Milgram experiment, emphasizing the tendency to blindly follow orders [1] - Studies suggest that asking about the ethical cost of an action can reduce blind compliance by 52% [7] - The presentation introduces a three-step toolkit: challenge (ask why), verify (use global data), and act (speak, refuse, vote) to promote ethical behavior [7][8] Critical Thinking & Decision Making - The presentation emphasizes the importance of challenging authority and demanding evidence as a duty of every ethical citizen [10] - The presentation advocates for critical thinking skills to uphold moral rigor in a turbulent world [10][11] - The presentation suggests that questioning authority is not about rebellion but about upholding moral rigor [10] Social Responsibility & Impact - The presentation connects blind compliance to historical events like the Holocaust, where ordinary citizens committed atrocities [3] - The presentation highlights contemporary issues like the spread of false claims, discrimination against migrants, and anti-semitism [6] - The presentation encourages individuals to act ethically to make the world a better place [11]