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Nikhil Goyal

Journalist, Activist, & Author of "Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice"

Nikhil Goyal

Nikhil Goyal

Journalist, Activist, & Author of "Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice"

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Nikhil Goyal Biography

At age 20, Nikhil Goyal is the author of "Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice" (on sale in February 2016). He has appeared on MSNBC, FOX, and NPR, and has written for The New York Times, MSNBC, VICE Magazine, The Nation, and other publications.

Goyal has developed a wide speaking platform including engagements with the Clinton Global Initiative University, Google, The Atlantic, Fast Company, NBC, MIT, Yale, Stanford, University of Cambridge, Barnard College, SXSW, and the LEGO Foundation, among others.

A recent graduate of a large public high school and a student in the No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top era, Nikhil Goyal’s own experience has ignited his burning passion for change. His lectures expose the teaching-to-test regime in place across the nation, offering instead a hopeful blueprint of how schools can nurture children’s creativity and love of learning instead of squelching them.

In 2012, he was named one of the “World Changers” for Dell #Inspire100. In 2013, he was named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list. He is also a recipient of the 2013 Freedom Flame Award.

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Nikhil Goyal Speaking Topics

  • Reinventing College Admissions

    For decades, colleges and universities have relied on traditional metrics, like grades and standardized test scores in the admissions process. Nikhil Goyal argues that students are multi-dimensional human beings, not simply numbers in a spreadsheet, and the admissions process should reflect that reality. He traces the history of college admissions, presents the problems with the SAT and ACT, and offers examples of colleges that have gone test-optional and have innovative admissions processes.

  • Student Voice and Rights

    Children are people, too. Nikhil Goyal shows why young people need autonomy, dignity, and rights and deserve to have their voices heard and represented in school. He examines democratic and free schools, where students and teachers participate in democratic meetings and vote on school policies. Later, he discusses student rights, how students can exercise them, and spot incidents where their rights are being violated.

  • The Fight Against Corporate, Neoliberal Education Reform

    In this talk, Nikhil Goyal exposes the insanity of the corporate education reform agenda from high-stakes standardized testing to privatization to austerity measures. Drawing from his experience as a student in the No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top era, he discusses why we need to adequately fund public education, move away from the drill, kill, bubble-fill culture, support teachers and teachers’ unions, and dismantle the standardized testing regime.

  • Transforming Education

    In this lecture, Nikhil Goyal shines light on the most extraordinary models of learning around the nation. He presents case studies and research that suggest schools are exhausting children’s creativity, curiosity, and love of learning. He draws from many years of reporting and research on alternative, progressive, and experiential education, the history of public education, the science of learning, and the maker movement.

Nikhil Goyal Videos

  • Would Einstein Get into Harvard: Nikhil Goyal at TEDxFrontRange ...
    Would Einstein Get into Harvard: Nikhil Goyal at TEDxFrontRange ...
  • Do we still need schools?: Nikhil Goyal at TEDxDanubia 2014 ...
    Do we still need schools?: Nikhil Goyal at TEDxDanubia 2014 ...
  • Why Kids Hate School?: Nikhil Goyal at TEDxYouth@BFS - YouTube
    Why Kids Hate School?: Nikhil Goyal at TEDxYouth@BFS - YouTube
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Nikhil Goyal Books

  • Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice
    Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice
  • One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student's Assessment of School
    One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student's Assessment of School

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Nikhil Goyal is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Reinventing College Admissions, Student Voice and Rights, The Fight Against Corporate, Neoliberal Education Reform and Transforming Education. The estimated speaking fee range to book Nikhil Goyal for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Nikhil Goyal generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are John Wood, Albert Kaufman, Christi Tasker, David Houle and Tara Tiger Brown. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Nikhil Goyal for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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