TEDTalk Tuesday: Once Upon a School

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In a highly entertaining and inspiring talk (one might call it a Very Special TEDTALKTUESDAY), one of this year's TED Prize winners describes how he was able to inspire children to increase their reading and writing skills in a fun, personal, and inspiring environment. By the end of this talk, it is almost a guarantee that one will be wondering how such a thing might be accomplished in their own community.

Enjoy!

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Talk Title: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School (Video runtime: 24:29)



Dave Eggers

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About this Talk

Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open their own volunteer-driven, wildly creative writing labs. But you don't need to go that far, he reminds us -- it's as simple as asking a teacher "How can I help?" He asks that we share our own volunteering stories at his new website, Once Upon a School.

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1. An afternoon kick for universal literacy n/t

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2. And an early evening kick because this talk is well worth watching n/t