Every kid needs a champion

Title:: Every kid needs a champion
Speaker:: Rita Pierson
Description:: Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 07:48

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