Nikhil Goyal is a successful high school student who, like many students his age, hates school. But unlike most students his age, Nikhil wrote a speech about it and delivered it to a global audience via a TEDX Youth < http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Why-Kids-Hate-School-Nikhil-Goy >  (2012) presentation. The central theme of the presentation is relevance and, specifically, how schools often lack relevance to the lives of their learners. The majority of Nikhil’s story focuses on Nick Perez, a boy who was marginalized in school and medicated to be able to adhere to the parameters of thought and behavior expected for participation in the school. As you view the presentation, you will learn how Nick became disillusioned by the lack of relevancy and interest in his studies and how his disenfranchisement eventually led him to drop out of school. In this assignment, you will reflect on the story of Nick Perez and analyze it based on what might have happened differently if Nick’s education targeted the learning of 21st century skills through culturally relevant learning opportunities. Additionally, you will recommend a culturally relevant learning experience that might have been able to meet Nick’s needs in high school. Review the Instructor Guidance for this week for additional information and use the Ladson-Billing (1995) resource and Chapter 4 of Wardle (2013) to define a culturally relevant learning experience; apply this framework to the creation of solutions. Then, create your formal written assignment to meet the content and written communication expectations stated below. *Content Expectations*    - Video Analysis (3 points): Address the following five guiding    statements:     1. Describe a culturally relevant learning experience in which Nick       could have participated within his early high school years that may have       been able to successfully meet his academic and personal needs.       2. Using Nick’s interest in computers as a form of his cultural       identity, describe the cultural competencies that were most likely taught       and/or applied within Nick’s school (i.e., not the computer camp, but the       school system that Nick eventually left).       3. Examine the 4C skills (a) creativity and innovation, (b) critical       thinking and problem solving, and (c) communication and collaboration that       are presented in Learning and Innovations Skills       < http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework/60-learning-and-innovation-skills >       . Determine which of these skills you perceive are most likely       relevant to Nick’s current position as a programmer in an advertising firm       and which of these skills you perceive are not adequately addressed in       typical classroom environments today.       4. Evaluate the relationship between the cultural competencies       identified above in item two and the learning and innovation skills       described in item three, a.

1. Nikhil Goyal is a successful high school student who, like many
students
his age, hates school. But unlike most students his age, Nikhil
wrote a
speech about it and delivered it to a global audience via a
TEDX Youth
<
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Why-Kids-Hate-School-Nikhil-
Goy
>
(2012) presentation. The central theme of the presentation is
relevance
and, specifically, how schools often lack relevance to the lives
of their
learners. The majority of Nikhil’s story focuses on Nick Perez,
a boy who
was marginalized in school and medicated to be able to adhere
to the
parameters of thought and behavior expected for participation
in the
school. As you view the presentation, you will learn how Nick
became
disillusioned by the lack of relevancy and interest in his studies
and how
his disenfranchisement eventually led him to drop out of
school.
In this assignment, you will reflect on the story of Nick Perez
and analyze
it based on what might have happened differently if Nick’s
education
targeted the learning of 21st century skills through culturally
relevant

2. learning opportunities. Additionally, you will recommend a
culturally
relevant learning experience that might have been able to meet
Nick’s needs
in high school. Review the Instructor Guidance for this week
for additional
information and use the Ladson-Billing (1995) resource and
Chapter 4 of
Wardle (2013) to define a culturally relevant learning
experience; apply
this framework to the creation of solutions. Then, create your
formal
written assignment to meet the content and written
communication
expectations stated below.
*Content Expectations*
- Video Analysis (3 points): Address the following five
guiding
statements:
1. Describe a culturally relevant learning experience in
which Nick
could have participated within his early high school years
that may have
been able to successfully meet his academic and personal
needs.
2. Using Nick’s interest in computers as a form of his
cultural
identity, describe the cultural competencies that were most
likely taught

3. and/or applied within Nick’s school (i.e., not the computer
camp, but the
school system that Nick eventually left).
3. Examine the 4C skills (a) creativity and innovation, (b)
critical
thinking and problem solving, and (c) communication and
collaboration that
are presented in Learning and Innovations Skills
<
http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework/60-learning-and-
innovation-skills
>
. Determine which of these skills you perceive are most
likely
relevant to Nick’s current position as a programmer in an
advertising firm
and which of these skills you perceive are not adequately
addressed in
typical classroom environments today.
4. Evaluate the relationship between the cultural
competencies
identified above in item two and the learning and
innovation skills
described in item three, and then consider whether cultural
competencies
are represented in the 21st century skills. Describe in what
ways.
5. Explain how the acquisition of learning and innovation
skills

4. through culturally relevant learning opportunities can lead
to greater
student success in the classroom and in the real world.
- Cultural Competencies References (1 point): Reference
cultural
competencies in your response to the Video Analysis guiding
statements.
Include examples using at least one of the following four
characteristics:
1. Awareness of one’s own cultural worldview (including
biases)
2. Knowledge of different cultural practices and
worldviews
3. Positive attitudes and open-mindedness toward cultural
differences
4. Ability to work successfully with others from different
cultures
- Culturally Relevant Learning References (1 point):
Reference
culturally relevant instruction in your response to the Video
Analysis
guiding statements. Reflect strategies that align with this
approach and
include at least one of the following nine areas:

5. 1. Maximizing academic success through relevant
instructional
experiences
2. Addressing cultural competence through reinforcing
students’
cultural integrity
3. Involving students in the construction of knowledge
4. Building on students’ interests and linguistic resources
5. Tapping home and community resources
6. Understanding students’ cultural knowledge
7. Using interactive and constructivist teaching strategies
8. Examining the curriculum from multiple perspectives
9. Promoting critical consciousness through opportunities
to
challenge predominant elements of the students’ social
norms
- 21st Century Skills Framework (1 point): Reference 21st
century skills
in your response to the Video Analysis Questions to reflect
the framework
developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning
<
http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework
>
.

6. *Written Communication Expectations*
- Page Requirement (.5 points): Submit three pages, not
including the title and reference pages.
- APA Formatting (.5 points): Format your paper according to
APA style
as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points): Display meticulous
comprehension and
organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and
grammar.
- Source Requirement (.5 points): Reference at least one
scholarl