Every Kid Needs a ChampionPublished on May 3, 2013
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. |
The Key to Success? Grit
Published on May 9, 2013
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success. |
A Letter to the Future from Kid PresidentPublished on Jan 22, 2015
Two years ago this week, we posted Kid President's first Pep Talk video. In honor, this video goes out to the future. How are you going to make the future awesome? Be the reason somebody dances this week |