# Every kid needs a champion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Talks Education
- Speaker: Rita Pierson
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion)
- 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: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Every kid needs a champion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion/0355b317c5ea), 8 min (TED's player)