Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion

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.