This is a video recording of a speech by Wendy Kopp about Teach for America. The video opens with an introductory speech by Frances Hesselbein about Kopp, followed by Kopp’s speech on the development of Teach for America, which aims to end educational inequality by enlisting promising recent graduates to teach in needy urban and rural public schools for two years. Kopp discusses the influence of Peter Drucker on the formation of the organization, such as management by objective and writing down a set of core values.
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