Repeated refrains of the 2013 ASCD Whole Child Virtual Conference, held just two weeks ago, were the importance to form relationships with students, develop a personalized approach to teaching, and enhance learning. These concepts are all around us in education today:
"Kids don't learn from people they don't like."—Rita Pierson, who has been teaching for 40 years, during her TED Talk, "Every Kid Needs a Champion""We work WITH the kids. We're all in this together."—Mark Pinder, principal of Oregon's Milwaukie High School, the winning school
