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Tuesday
Apr142009

Pirates and Tutors: Dave Eggers

TED Talks include some of the best and most compelling information and discussion of visions for education, technology, entertainment and life in general. Here is writer Dave Eggers talk on TED, from 2008.

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

About Dave Eggers

Writing is only his day job: Dave Eggers moonlights as a publisher, philanthropist and advocate for students and teachers. Full bio and more links

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