Grades Vs.Growth:Revamping the Real Formula | EZZA ABDUL NAZER | TEDxPeacePublicSchoolKottakkal
Grade vs Growth: Revamping the Real Success Formula,” challenges society's narrow focus on academic grades as the ultimate marker of success. Through humour satire, and heartfelt storytelling, she highlights how students are often reduced to mere numbers—at the cost of their mental health and self-worth. Advocating for a more holistic definition of achievement, Ezza Abdul Nazer emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, character, and real-world skills over exam scores. Her message is a powerful call for reflection and change, directed at students, parents, and educators alike. President of Peace Junior Gavel Club (affiliated with Toastmasters International), she won the International Speech Contest and was a finalist in the ORMA Speech Contest. She has spoken at multiple Gavel Club programs, served as a guest lecturer at Mathrubhumi Summer Camp, and competed in Team Talk. Selected for FACX (India's first student talk show), she also excels academically—winning first prizes in Sahodaya PPT competitions (including state-level) and English/Science Fests. Her research on *"How AI Cameras Affect Lives in Kerala"* was published in an ISBN-registered book. 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
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