Theme: Sea of Voices

As Plato once said, “Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance”.

In this world, there are individuals striving to express their own brilliant interpretation of a single piece of knowledge, unfortunately, some go unheard. As humans, we all have the freedom to express our views of the world, yet sometimes that freedom is hindered. Here at TEDxYouth@AISVN, we offer everyone a chance to freely express their thoughts and point of views about their topic of choice and discover new knowledge to unravel other mysteries of life. TEDxYouth@AISVN speakers will surely submerge you into the “Sea of Voices”, where you could truly discover new logical and enthralling perspectives of pre-existing knowledge.

American International School
220 Nguyen Van Tao, Nha Be Dist.
Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh, 700000
Vietnam

Blake Lam

Teacher

The 21st century- the age of information and technologies has enabled global interactions to be more efficient and accessible through the use of Internet and innovations such as the computer. Consequently, the convenience caused a subsequent corollary as people are prone to the sedentary lifestyle which made mental illnesses more imparted in this globalized world. It is pivotal to address the essential comprehensiveness lifestyle that children, at a young age, should be exposed to but how could we expose children to such a lifestyle that seems to be inapplicable in this technological era?

Brad Le

Student

Society has always been described as something more conventional in our life, and we, as human beings, are expected to integrate well into it. However, what lies under the conventional aspects of society is its true nature, which is well-hidden under the layer us humans are not typically exposed to. But have we ever asked ourselves, in order to integrate well into this society, we have to lose our own unique identity because we are so used to the common beliefs that surround a society? What if the true nature of society aims to nurture our true-self? Brad, our virtuous speaker, express concerns towards how people aren’t maintaining their identity well in society, but rather, goes along with what society wants us to be. By closely examining how people are losing their unique identity, Brad will seek for solutions along with you, on how to preserve our own identity.

Christine Huynh

Student

When is the last time we bought something for the sole reason of wanting? When is the last time we bought something because society has somehow “persuaded” us to buy it? The moment someone is born, they are expected to already fit in. Our sense of belonging has been fabricated into our brain by social oppression, a tool in which humans are made inferior which driven one’s self to be better. Humans generally love to be different, unique, and even better but they are oppressed through the constraints stirred by their own desire, the desire to fit in with society. However, it is acceptable for people to not have a sense of belonging in society and people don’t need to feel inferior just because they felt like they aren’t conforming through social pressures.

Mark Nguyen

Student

Living in a culture that values education more than anything, it was always stressful to pinpoint students into a whirlpool of expectations from various people. The damage that it has caused these people can be related to emotional stability, where their emotional intelligence is severely affected when they put on an emphasis on getting excellent grades through the act of memorization. Attaining knowledge in this way may not be effective since it will fade away substantially in a hefty amount of time. But how can we really change our mindsets in a very pressured environment?

Phuong Nguyen

Student

In this modern day and age, it is a commonly accepted belief to believe that the world is developing and transitioning well into a great stage of prosperity for everyone. But what is hidden under the journey to reach prosperity? In our world, animals are expected to survive well in the wildlife when they are being tortured, neglected, beaten, thrown out, and many more for human’s selfish gains and desires. Animal cruelty is a controversial and alarming issue and is unfortunately embedded in our society deeply to the point where cases of animal cruelty are accepted as common. Abusing animals cannot be categorically ignored and does not belong outskirts of our society.

Tony Nguyen

University Student

Are there any correlations between the 4.0 technology revolution and culture? Can culture be renovated through the means of technology? With developments comes gradual perplexing abolishments in order to conform to the world’s global beliefs. In Vietnam, one of the strongest developing countries, the price that development has to pay is the unnoticeable and imperceptible drift away from traditional values. This particular problem of preserving our traditional culture has created various talks amongst people and to a certain extent, caused people to question: How can we preserve or renovate our culture in the midst of a highly-valued technology revolution?

Vivian Dang

Entrepreneur

In our world today, people expect different things from different age groups. However, do we need to really obey the conventional rules that are set out in which we are uncertain of its origin? Ageism has always been a tool to stereotype what people can do based on their age but it shouldn’t be a determining factor to limit what humans can do. You don’t need to be 18 to go to university, you don’t need to graduate at 22, or even settle down before 30. Society is a mold that we don’t necessarily have to stay in. We can fly from our cages and break free like how Gabriella and Troy did even at a very young age.