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The story we tell about poverty isn't true | Mia Birdsong

The story we tell about poverty isn't true | Mia Birdsong

FromTED Talks Education


The story we tell about poverty isn't true | Mia Birdsong

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As a global community, we all want to end poverty. Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor people bring to the struggle every day. She asks us to look again at people in poverty: They may be broke — but they're not broken.
Released:
Sep 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.