Every kid needs a champion Rita Pierson

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Sep 7, 20269:47Society & Culture

Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their stude...

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