How to ignite and empower children: Soulaima Gourani at TEDxCopenhagen 2012

Soulaima Gourani has always been ambitious, but nobody expected that she would go far in life. In fourth grade her teacher even said that she should lower her ambitions since she was a girl, had dark skin and was called Soulaima. She found ways of overcoming these "challenges" and realised that her emotional and social skills were in high demand. According to her a greater focus on these "soft" qualities is needed in our schools to ensure the future happiness and success of our children. http://www.soulaimagourani.dk In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)