Today’s TED Talk – Help for kids the education system ignores

Define students by what they contribute, not what they lack — especially those with difficult upbringings, says educator Victor Rios. Interweaved with his personal tale of perseverance as an inner-city youth, Rios identifies three straightforward strategies to shift attitudes in education and calls for fellow educators to see "at-risk" students as "at-promise" individuals brimming with resilience, character and grit.

TED Video: http://ted.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=07487d1456302a286cf9c4ccc&id=65a3ed8061&e=d3135666a2