Rita Pierson: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like"

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.'" She calls to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.

I am posting this incredible talk in TED  as a reminder of what is our most important role.

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