“There was a time back then when my life felt like rolling on endlessly, as if it was constantly pressed play while I still felt lost at where it was heading.
It took a big leap of faith for me to pause everything, disappear from that on-play life. I found shelter in Oxford, a place where time seems to have stopped for hundreds of years. That year of pressing pause, somehow I magically stumbled upon little things that helped to press play once again, this time with confidence, joy and inner peace.”
Dr. Chi Hieu Nguyen earned his Bachelor from London School of Economics (UK) in 2007, his Ph.D. from Stanford University (USA) in 2012, and an MBA from the University of Oxford (UK) in 2016. For the past decade, Dr. Nguyen has grown himself into an expert in the education sector as he sets up and transforms 100+ K-12 schools, colleges, education institutes, and non-profit organizations. With an aim to help to teach practices in Vietnamese schools and institutes leapfrog and keep pace with international standards and frontiers, Dr. Nguyen has trained 25,000+ teachers in K-12 and colleges, renowned for constantly introducing and scaling innovative teaching practices that are deeply rooted in academic research, adapted with contextual insights and highly effective in practice. Dr. Nguyen is also an active contributor to national news and media as well as a published author with numerous books in education and related issues. Dr. Chi Hieu Nguyen earned his Bachelor from London School of Economics (UK) in 2007, his Ph.D. from Stanford University (USA) in 2012, and an MBA from the University of Oxford (UK) in 2016. For the past decade, Dr. Nguyen has grown himself into an expert in the education sector as he sets up and transforms 100+ K-12 schools, colleges, education institutes, and non-profit organizations. With an aim to help to teach practices in Vietnamese schools and institutes leapfrog and keep pace with international standards and frontiers, Dr. Nguyen has trained 25,000+ teachers in K-12 and colleges, renowned for constantly introducing and scaling innovative teaching practices that are deeply rooted in academic research, adapted with contextual insights and highly effective in practice. Dr. Nguyen is also an active contributor to national news and media as well as a published author with numerous books in education and related issues. 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
How I paused in order to press play | Nguyen Chi Hieu | TEDxBUV