"The schools need you, the teachers need you, the students and parents need you," Eggers urges. "They need your actual person, your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion. Sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time. Some of these kids just don't know how plain good they are, how smart, and how much they have to say. You can tell them; you can shine that light on them one human interaction at a time."
- Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's and 826 Literacy Centers
You can see his short presentation about making a difference here.
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