Many times I’m introduced to something so smart, so innovative and already so established I wonder “Why didn’t I hear about this earlier?” The latest example came thanks Kevin Jarrett who tweeted about a new TED Talk from Dave Eggers, who, among many other things, is the TED Prize 2008 winner for his work at his 826 Valencia writing center and Once Upon A School program.
In my last post, I made the classic teacher complaint/observation that a few minutes spent working one-on-one with a student is much more effective than an entire day of trying to teach to a room of 30. Eggers also believes that and as his TED Talk will show, he’s put that belief into action and transformed after-school tutoring in the process.
Visit TED Prize for more on Egger’s wish and Once Upon a School to see what you can do to make it a reality.
