The Real Lesson is You | Sacha Franisbel Tan | TEDxPace Academy

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Sacha Franisbel Tan is a Grade 8 student at Pace Academy. With bold ideas and unwavering determination, she refuses to settle for seeing the world merely for what it is but dares to imagine it as what it could be. When she’s not busy leading her batch and designing a better tomorrow, she enjoys playing table tennis and spending time with the ones she loves. Her speech discusses the struggles teenagers face today, including pressure, comparisons, bullying, insecurity, and a sense of being lost about the future. The speaker explains that while schools focus heavily on academics, they often fail to teach emotional intelligence, self-awareness, kindness, and coping skills. Using survey results and research, the speech highlights how many students feel emotionally overwhelmed and argues that education must evolve to nurture both the mind and the heart. It proposes a future where students develop their strengths, learn practical, real-life skills, and are taught empathy, resilience, and self

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