Our kids are our future, and it’s crucial they believe it themselves. That’s why TED Fellow Nadia Lopez opened an academic oasis in Brownsville, Brooklyn, one of the most underserved and violent neighborhoods in all of New York City — because she believes in every child’s brilliance and capabilities. In this short, energizing talk, the founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy (and a star of Humans of New York) shares how she helps her scholars envision a brighter future for themselves and their families.
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Interesting, Ted Talks about Education
Why open a school? To close a prison | Nadia Lopez
June 19, 2017
More from this series:
- Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson
- Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson
- Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth
- Our failing schools. Enough is enough! | Geoffrey Canada
- How to escape education’s death valley | Sir Ken Robinson
- Teach every child about food | Jamie Oliver
- Why some of us don’t have one true calling | Emilie Wapnick
- Learn to read Chinese … with ease! | ShaoLan
- Teach girls bravery, not perfection | Reshma Saujani
- Teach girls bravery, not perfection | Reshma Saujani
- What’s so sexy about math? | Cédric Villani
- Let’s teach for mastery — not test scores | Sal Khan
- Why open a school? To close a prison | Nadia Lopez
- 3 rules to spark learning | Ramsey Musallam
- How to design a library that makes kids want to read | Michael Bierut