My favorite quotes from this incredible talk by Rita Pierson, an educator for over 40 years whose energy and passion for what she does is so evident in how she speaks about her role in the classroom, her relationships with her students, and the commitment she has made to providing them an education and the confidence they need to succeed:
"I gave [my students] a saying to say: ‘I am somebody. I was somebody when I came. I'll be a better somebody when I leave. I am powerful, and I am strong. I deserve the education that I get here.’”
"You see, -18 sucks the life out of ya. +2 says, 'I ain't all bad.'"
“Teachers become great actors and great actresses. … We come to work when we don't feel like it, and we're listening to policy that doesn't make sense — and we teach anyway.”
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