Are you sure you can trust what you are seeing? High School art and design teacher, Jon O'Connor shares how often what we think we see is not as it truly is. Jon O'Connor has taught design, illustration and photography at GDRHS for a decade and has been nationally recognized as a teacher three times for outstanding student work. O'Connor has worked with students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds including at-risk youth. He is a lifelong artist and illustrator, receiving his undergraduate degree from Boston College and teaching certification from MASSART and a Master's degree in Art Education from Framingham State University. Mr. O'Connor is an active road bike racer and races for the New England Development Team where he mentors junior races. He also advises the Mountain Biking Club at the high school. He enjoys cooking, reading, poetry and traveling. He lives with his wife and son in Lunenburg, MA. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx