# A circle of caring

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2007
- Speaker: Jok Church
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jok_church_a_circle_of_caring)
- 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)

Did you ever have a teacher who cared for you when no one else did? Jok Church tells a short, moving story of the teacher who sheltered him as a young gay teen and helped him grow -- and how, many years later, he and his partner had the privilege of returning the favor.

## Lectures

1. [A circle of caring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jok_church_a_circle_of_caring/0c23aec183b4), 4 min (TED's player)