Caroline Casey TED Talk Response

Caroline Casey’s TED Talk, “Looking past limits” was very inspirational. Casey had unique speaking techniques. She told her story with passion, a passion that seemed to reach every person in the audience. She used genuine emotion to get her point across and inspire others. She presented herself with the same passion. Her facial and body expressions reflected her story and she spoke with not only her voice, but also her expressions.  Casey talked about her life and the reality of belief. Casey explained that belief can change the world and that the world needs to change. Through her childhood and into her teenage years Casey’s parents allowed Casey to live, not knowing her limits and until she was seventeen; she never knew she was legally blind. Casey lived a double life by accomplishing things while never allowing anyone to know of her handicap. After a traumatic event Casey learned that she was believing in the wrong idea. Casey invested herself in a dramatic career change which allowed her to once again believe in something, herself. I took away the power of belief from listening and watching Casey. Casey is evidence that belief overcomes limits. Belief matters when challenging what was once seen as a limit. I believe this means that if you believe in yourself and not your limits you can accomplish anything. Believing leads to succeeding which is one point that Casey tries to convey. Casey, once she had accepted herself began to overcome her limits like never before, all because she believed that she could. That is what matters most, belief. It connects to me personally because as a student and an athlete I have limits, but that is not what matters. This connects to education on a more personal level. Each student, especially ones that have handicaps and learning disabilities, need belief in order to be successful. Instead of educators placing labels of limits on these students, maybe a different approach should be taken. Whatever that change is, it needs to happen. Everyone needs to believe that they can overcome to be able to reach their potential. Casey inspires us to believe in ourselves and see past our limits.