Assignment - A great TED Talk.

This video was introduced to me within my first week of my PCET course. My tutor Mandy Peace showed it to the class and I would be lying if I said I haven't watched it a good few times since. I think it's fab. I also just like Rita as a person (from what I can see). I could watch her all day. Rita here speaks about the importance of the influence of a teacher on a child. It is a very touching video which I'm sure will empower most educators, and reminds them of the influence we have on learners. 

'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 sentence above can be found on  Rita's Tedtalk video link, underneath the video, and describes in a nutshell what it's all about. It is a powerful but inspiring video for teachers and for anyone who wants to be a significant other in somebody's life.

Take a watch! Enjoy!