Education reform in America is a topic that has been long discussed, but seldom positively changed. The basic classroom structure used in the US is the same one that has been used for over a century and is struggling to keep up in a technology revolution. Ryan Garcia has been passionate about education reform from an early age, and wants to spread his ideas to communities with the goal of creating a long-overdue dialogue about updating how our society is educated. From his personal experience, he conveys the advantages of teaching students based on their individual skills and abilities rather than teaching to the "average student". Ryan is a 22 year-old born and raised in South Florida. Coming from Cuban heritage, he attended Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School before transitioning to American Heritage school for grades 6-12. Ryan is an alumnus of the University of Miami’s School of Communications after earning a Bachelor’s in Communication, majoring in Motion Pictures. He
has been a musician his entire life, playing guitar since the age of 7 and interning at Sony Music Latin and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) while attending University. He now works full time for IFPI in music content protection (anti-piracy) and is still
independently releasing music and films with plans to pursue a full time career in creation. Ryan has been passionate about education reform since an early age, and wants to spread his ideas to his communities with the goal of creating a long-overdue dialogue about updating how our society is educated. 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