RAB Source Entry 3-Taniesha

Part 1 MLA Citation: Poux, Trudy. Learning Disabilities Are a Social Construct. 1599754093. www.ted.com,https://www.ted.com/talks/trudy_poux_learning_disabilities_are_a_social_construct.

Part 2 Summary:

In the TEDx video, the speaker Trudy Poux explains three ways schools can use to help students with learning disabilities. The first way is to have teachers use different learning styles like kinesthetic in which the teacher can have hands-on activities. Another learning style Poux mentions is visual in which teachers use graphs and bright colors. The second way Poux mentions is schools changing the learning environment, one example Poux mentions is students having a solitary environment or a stimulating environment to urge them to stay focused. The third and final way is self-esteem, in which Poux explains that schools should teach students to work harder, the student’s self esteem would increase and they would be more likely to learn. Poux ends her speech with telling the audience about what she thinks is an “ideal” learner, she said that there is no “ideal” learner and that schools used this idea of an “ideal” learner to label students as having a learning disability or not.

Part 3 Reflection:

I agree with Poux’s information because schools don’t cater for what students really need and instead do whatever they think is best for the students which leads to students getting lower grades than intended. I believe that schools shouldn’t label kids immediately as having a learning disability just because they aren’t the ‘“ideal” learner like they want students to be. Labeling a student as having a learning disability and not being the “ideal” learner is just like discriminating against them from receiving an education like the rest of their peers. I also believe that schools shouldn’t have the right to label students with learning disabilities because it discriminates against the students and schools should just meet the needs of students who just need the extra help or extra attention.

Part 4 Rhetorical Analysis:

The speaker’s attitude is negative towards what schools do to students that are not the “ideal” learner. Poux uses pathos in her speech by telling the audience how she was once labeled as a student with learning disabilities. She also uses logos by using data she collected saying that only 1 out of 3 teachers feel confident that they can teach students with learning disabilities and that only 1 out of 4 teachers believe that learning disabilities come from bad parenting. Poux’s intended audience is all schools and her purpose for her speech is to tell schools that students cannot be discriminated against just because they weren’t the “ideal” learner. The genre of this piece is video talk. The speaker, Poux, isn’t credible but TEDx is credible because it is an event that speakers put together to gather new ideas and the speakers are experts at their topic.

Part 5 Notable Quotables:

“This statistic is not even accurate because this is only going on a basis of diagnosis not actual learning disabilities.” (Poux, 4:52)

“If you were taught to work harder and do better and advocate for yourself when things get hard suddenly the world becomes an easier place.” (Poux,8:30)

“The educational system when testing a learner for learning disabilities, they have a standardized score that they compare their evaluation.” (Poux, 11:28)