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Matthew Dewar
English and Wellness Teacher, Lake Forest High School

Matthew earned his M.Ed in Health and Wellness Education and is currently finishing his doctoral dissertation in curriculum theory. His work, which he has presented at regional and national education conferences, explores the philosophical commitments shaping contemporary educational research and curriculum. His main scholarly interest is in addressing the failures of the contemporary social-efficiency model of education. This question guides his work: What are the consequences of an educational system that decides in advance what possibilities an individual will have? The loss of well-being, he believes, is the most significant consequence, a loss driven by a diminished sense of ownership of who we are and what our lives can become. Alternatively, he proposes that authentic education is an exploratory space where individuals are allowed to more freely discover and relate to their own life possibilities.



This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.
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What is TEDx?
: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxLFHS where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxLFHS event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.