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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. [TED: Ideas worth spreading]( Recommended for {NAME} [Every kid needs a champion]( Rita Pierson | 12.6M views [► Watch now]( [Save to list]( [Royalene Doyle]( Rita Pierson's wisdom speaks to what is needed in our schools more so today than ever before. Her words highlight the heart of a true teacher. I hope that every administrator in every school across the US will truly listen to what Rita Pierson is teaching us. We cannot cripple these excellent teachers. Let's do all we can to support their every effort. [WorkLife with Adam Grant] Season 4 WorkLife with Adam Grant In life and work, we have a hard time changing course. When we wind up in a miserable job, a failing project, or a floundering romantic relationship, we tend to rationalize and make excuses to stick with our bad decisions — even when the writing's on the wall. On this episode of WorkLife, organizational psychologist Adam Grant teaches us the surprising psychology behind why we do this and how we can start taking steps to protect ourselves from … well, ourselves. [WorkLife with Adam Grant on Spotify]( Tackles a lot of issues that have been on my mind lately about how we can make our work lives work better… helpful advice. Melinda Gates Newest Talks [Katherine M. Gehl]( [US politics isn't broken. It's fixed]( Katherine M. Gehl [Tim Nevius]( [The exploitation of US college athletes]( Tim Nevius [Kate Lister]( [An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word]( Kate Lister [Michael Levin]( [The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life]( Michael Levin [Archie Crowley]( [Language around gender and identity evolves (and always has)]( Archie Crowley [Andrew Youn]( [The seeds of change helping African farmers grow out of poverty]( Andrew Youn Latest from TED Ideas [Tackling climate change means facing your grief while also holding onto your optimism]( We shouldn't ignore the grief that stems from the loss of biodiversity and the impoverished lives of many people. But then we need to look to the future and set our sights on what we can still create, say coauthors Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. [Read more]( [5 tips to writing emails that will always get you a reply]( [Read more]( [How to stop the same people from doing all the talking and other strategies to keep your meetings on track]( [Read more]( Want to help test new and improved products from TED? Get a first look at new TED projects and initiatives as a beta tester. [Join our research community]( Copyright © TED Conferences LLC. All rights reserved. Have a question? Email us: contact@ted.com [TED.com]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Adjust your email settings]( [Add us to your address book]( Our mailing address is: TED Conferences LLC 330 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013