Child's Play: Using Sports to Develop Characters, Not Characters! | Marc Maye | TEDxCrenshaw

What if kids could win at sports and at life? What if sports can be the hook to teach lifelong lessons? Marc Maye tells us how and why sports is the answer. Marc Maye grew up in Compton, Ca. and like his business partner, he has seen many of his peers fall victim to gang involvement and the street life. Marc attended public schools within the Compton Unified School District from K-12th grade. He graduated from Compton Dominguez in 2001 and enrolled at CSUDH in the fall. Marc later graduated from CSUDH in the spring of 2006 earning his Bachelors in Kinesiology. He later returned to school and attended Mount St. Mary’s College where he received his Masters Degree in Education and California Teaching Credentials in May of 2012. Marc now works at St. Lawrence of Brindisi School in Watts, CA where he serves as the Assistant Principal, Athletic Director and Master Physical Education Teacher. He also Coaches all the teams at the school as well. Marc has a strong passion for what he does and that’s why he and Terry chose to start 4wrdProgress. 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