Name________________________________________________________ After watching the Rita Pierson TED talk, please answer the following questions for 10 possible points: What does Ms. Pierson say are some of the reasons that students drop out of school? ______________________________________________________________________ What did child psychiatrist, James Comer, say was necessary for significant learning to occur? What did George Washington Carver say about learning? What did Ms. Pierson say to a fellow teacher who said, “I don’t get paid to like the kids”? Why does Ms. Pierson think it’s so important for every student to have a champion?
