It takes a village to raise a child | Maire Thompson | TEDxStormontWomen

Máire Thompson UK Headteacher of the Year 2017, shares her ideas, experience and lessons on how the village helped her overcome some childhood adversity.

Maire Thompson has been involved in teaching for 23 years. After some early childhood adversity Maire went on to win the UK Head teacher of the Year in 2017 and went on to judge the competition in 2019. Her approach is based on a strong moral compass and a core belief in the positive potential of education. She recognizes there is talent in every child and sees the teachers’ role as helping to draw out and encourage this talent. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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