Wendy Kopp v roku 1989, ako 21 rocna, zalozila Teach For America - teraz uz jednu z najvacsich non-profit education organizacii. Neskor, dvaja ucitelia z TFA zalozili skolu KIPP (Knowledge is Power program) - KIPP skol je uz vyse 80.


WENDY KOPP: I was with no education experience, and no business experience, with this big idea... Because my idea was not that we would start as a little nonprofit organization. This was about creating a movement among some of our nation's most, promising future leaders to effect change in education.

WENDY KOPP: My greatest strength, 11 years ago, was my complete naiveté about anything about the way the world works. And thank heaven... I mean, that was a good thing, and we wouldn't have Teach for America today if it weren't for that. But at the same time, I clearly had to go through a huge learning curve to get where we are today.

WENDY KOPP: Well, we're looking for the idealists out there. We are looking for pragmatic idealists, optimistic people. Because what we've seen through our experience is that you can make a difference. It is absolutely possible. And we're looking for all those young leaders out there who want to join the force of people who are making a difference and who ultimately are going to work together to effect the broader changes that we need to see.

GWEN IFILL: The name of the book is One Day, All Children. Wendy Kopp, thank you very much.

WENDY KOPP: Thank you.

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