This is a talk by former educator Rita Pierson who is discussing the fact that every student needs a champion. We all need someone to be on our side and Pierson made her students feel like they were the best students in the schools. I cannot imagine how much confidence she instilled in her students by being positive. It's definitely worth listening to!
Find this talk here and explore http://www.ted.com/ for many more wonderful talks.
What a powerful speaker! Great choice for a video.
ReplyDeleteShe is immediately likeable and has a great speaking voice.
Educational reform is a critical topic but focusing on "significant" relationships I felt was truly unique.
My favorite line "you know kids don't learn from people they don't like"! I couldn't agree more.
I think your video is very powerful. I love that she emphasizes the connection to the personal relationship. I think I read about the importance of creating this community and personal connection in online / digital coursework a few courses back. I can see how these two things relate and how very important it is for building successful learning environments.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure this video was shown to all teachers as a way to open up our first staff meeting of the school year last year! Great video. TED Talk has a lot of great videos.
ReplyDeleteI love that line about not learning form people you don't like too. I have seen this speech before and just love it. I can see why it would be used to motivate teachers at the start of the year...short but powerful. I hadn't really thought of the difference this makes in online coursework, but that is also an excellent point too!
ReplyDeleteWe watched this during a staff meeting. Powerful! She is fantastic! Great choice for a video.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marne...very powerful indeed!
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