The importance of understanding a student | Keith Phillips | TEDxDakotaRidge

A good teacher needs to understand a student. We have all had a teacher who doesn't understand and it can affect everyone negatively. But, and what is important, we have all had teachers who sought to understand us, and this made all the difference. Keith Phillips was born on April 9th 2004. He went to Peiffer Elementary, Summit Ridge Middle School, and currently attends Dakota Ridge Middle School he has played lacrosse for 9 years of his life and currently plays junior varsity defense for Dakota Ridge High School. He was diagnosed with ADHD in the first grade and started having it medicated when he hit his first year of high school.
Some facts about Keith include:
His favorite food is sushi
His favorite state is South Dakota
His favorite sport is lacrosse
He likes movies / TV shows that deal with fantasy
He knows more about Harry Potter than any one person should
He was 9 weeks early when he was born and was only 4 and a half lb. He is now 5’10 and weighs 185 lbs. 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