# The boost students need to overcome obstacles

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Residency
- Speaker: Anindya Kundu
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anindya_kundu_the_boost_students_need_to_overcome_obstacles)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How can disadvantaged students succeed in school? For sociologist Anindya Kundu, grit and stick-to-itiveness aren't enough; students also need to develop their agency, or their capacity to overcome obstacles and navigate the system. He shares hopeful stories of students who have defied expectations in the face of personal, social and institutional challenges.

## Lectures

1. [The boost students need to overcome obstacles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anindya_kundu_the_boost_students_need_to_overcome_obstacles/2be29844df1f), 7 min (TED's player)