life is always changing since we cannot
stop change from happening it’s better
to learn how to adapt to change and get
used to it rather than fight it the best
way to adapt to change is to be
optimistic a positive attitude can make
everything easier even the craziest of
change hi my name is Easton when I first
started writing this talk I was 10
but now I’m 11 I’m a great fire student
average in this international school
today I’m going to talk to you about
some of the ways that my friend Andrea
and I have dealt with major changes in
our lives
I was born in Beijing and have left here
most of my life for the past few years I
have been traveling back and forth to
Canada at the end of the school year I
will be moving to Toronto and starting
at a new school that will be a big
change my new school in Canada will be a
fresh start for me and this is my fourth
school so add the whites old age of 11
you can say I’m a kind of an expert at
moving schools making new friends and
welcoming change my classmate Andrea is
also an expert at changing schools
that’s why she helped me write this TED
talk and she is out today with me hi
like me andrea was born in Beijing and
you are joined our class this year and
best is also the fourth school she has
attended like me she has also studied in
two different countries so between the
two of us we have attended seven schools
soon to be eight we have enough school
uniforms to dress a lot of people in
this room every time we switch schools
we ask ourselves who do I want to be a
new school is a first start and new
opportunity there are lots of choices to
make choices that are more important
that what are you going to have for
lunch one of the things that angel
earned when she’s watch at school is
that it’s important to stay balanced and
flexible when she first arrived her
confidence dropped because she wanted to
be perfect perfection is an impossible
goal and aspired to try and improve
rather than try to be perfect
Andrea also discovered that learning
takes time and patience and that a
positive attitude make everything easier
when learning something new be your own
cheerleader and encourage yourself life
is already hard enough without being
critical of yourself another choice you
have to make is who do you want to be
your friends
when you first start at a new school you
want to make friends as quickly as
possible where you all be very lonely
the best way to do this is act as
friendly as possible and take the time
to get to know your classmates when I
first arrived
at this I was acting very silly for
example I used to shower questions and
answers I think I did this your site was
a Best Dressed eventually I changed
because I know it was upsetting my
teacher and my classmates I learned that
to be a good friend sometimes you need
to change old habits at school I have
some person that I am good friends with
and a few others that I will chat with
occasionally there are some people that
you will have a lot in common with well
won’t you talk to them all the time
and others that maybe you don’t have so
much in common with when you choose
friends take time to find someone you
get along with understand that not every
friendship is perfect sometimes you
might break their trust what they might
break yours don’t give up on your
friends work through it and talk about
your problems
after all friendship is one of the best
parts of your life and friendship is
like everything else in life it’s always
changing so it’s better to welcome it
each you schools also brings new stress
some of the things does students worry
about this getting out there works done
getting high enough marks getting ready
for a test I deal with the stress by
trying to not think about it I remind
myself that I am smart and great that I
will do okay I also try to prepare as
much as possible
and that gives me more confident Andrea
like to deal with stress by playing
sports she plays tennis basketball swims
and loves to run exercise helps her
relax like change stress is always going
to be a part of your life since you will
be never getting rid of it it’s prepared
to learn how to deal with it one more
thing to consider when you go through
change is that it won’t affect your
self-confidence they’re always going to
be problems just be prepared and you
will be fine
thank you for listening to your talk
although we are yeah we start our
experience and tips I’m going through
changes will be helpful to others thank
you [Applause]
stop change from happening it’s better
to learn how to adapt to change and get
used to it rather than fight it the best
way to adapt to change is to be
optimistic a positive attitude can make
everything easier even the craziest of
change hi my name is Easton when I first
started writing this talk I was 10
but now I’m 11 I’m a great fire student
average in this international school
today I’m going to talk to you about
some of the ways that my friend Andrea
and I have dealt with major changes in
our lives
I was born in Beijing and have left here
most of my life for the past few years I
have been traveling back and forth to
Canada at the end of the school year I
will be moving to Toronto and starting
at a new school that will be a big
change my new school in Canada will be a
fresh start for me and this is my fourth
school so add the whites old age of 11
you can say I’m a kind of an expert at
moving schools making new friends and
welcoming change my classmate Andrea is
also an expert at changing schools
that’s why she helped me write this TED
talk and she is out today with me hi
like me andrea was born in Beijing and
you are joined our class this year and
best is also the fourth school she has
attended like me she has also studied in
two different countries so between the
two of us we have attended seven schools
soon to be eight we have enough school
uniforms to dress a lot of people in
this room every time we switch schools
we ask ourselves who do I want to be a
new school is a first start and new
opportunity there are lots of choices to
make choices that are more important
that what are you going to have for
lunch one of the things that angel
earned when she’s watch at school is
that it’s important to stay balanced and
flexible when she first arrived her
confidence dropped because she wanted to
be perfect perfection is an impossible
goal and aspired to try and improve
rather than try to be perfect
Andrea also discovered that learning
takes time and patience and that a
positive attitude make everything easier
when learning something new be your own
cheerleader and encourage yourself life
is already hard enough without being
critical of yourself another choice you
have to make is who do you want to be
your friends
when you first start at a new school you
want to make friends as quickly as
possible where you all be very lonely
the best way to do this is act as
friendly as possible and take the time
to get to know your classmates when I
first arrived
at this I was acting very silly for
example I used to shower questions and
answers I think I did this your site was
a Best Dressed eventually I changed
because I know it was upsetting my
teacher and my classmates I learned that
to be a good friend sometimes you need
to change old habits at school I have
some person that I am good friends with
and a few others that I will chat with
occasionally there are some people that
you will have a lot in common with well
won’t you talk to them all the time
and others that maybe you don’t have so
much in common with when you choose
friends take time to find someone you
get along with understand that not every
friendship is perfect sometimes you
might break their trust what they might
break yours don’t give up on your
friends work through it and talk about
your problems
after all friendship is one of the best
parts of your life and friendship is
like everything else in life it’s always
changing so it’s better to welcome it
each you schools also brings new stress
some of the things does students worry
about this getting out there works done
getting high enough marks getting ready
for a test I deal with the stress by
trying to not think about it I remind
myself that I am smart and great that I
will do okay I also try to prepare as
much as possible
and that gives me more confident Andrea
like to deal with stress by playing
sports she plays tennis basketball swims
and loves to run exercise helps her
relax like change stress is always going
to be a part of your life since you will
be never getting rid of it it’s prepared
to learn how to deal with it one more
thing to consider when you go through
change is that it won’t affect your
self-confidence they’re always going to
be problems just be prepared and you
will be fine
thank you for listening to your talk
although we are yeah we start our
experience and tips I’m going through
changes will be helpful to others thank
you [Applause]
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