Voices
RITA F.
PIERSON
HUFFINGTON
05.12.13
RYAN LASH /COURTESY OF TED
EDUCATION
This Will Make You
Appreciate Your Elementary
School Teacher
TEACHERS DON’T make a lot
of money. They are usually not
deemed worthy of news coverage unless there is a scandal or a
strike. Most of the time, their ma-
jor accomplishments are shared
only with colleagues and family
members and not the media. The
celebration is often cut short by
some catastrophe the next day.
Yet, in spite of the highs and lows,
I cannot think of another profession that brings both joy and chal-
Rita F.
Pierson
discusses
teachers in
her 2013
TEDTalk.