• Adora Svitak
• Teacher, youth advocate and author

• Speaking at TED2010
• February 2010
• Long Beach, CA

What adults can learn from kids: Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.