By Heart | Margaret Edson | TEDxEmory

Margaret Edson was born in Washington, DC in 1961. She earned degrees in history and literature, and she has been a public school teacher since 1992. Her play Wit won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1999. The play has received hundreds of productions in dozens of languages, and the HBO version won the Emmy Award for best film in 2001. She lives with her family in Atlanta and teaches sixth-grade social studies at Inman Middle School.
Margaret Edson was born in Washington, DC in 1961. She earned degrees in history and literature, and she has been a public schoolteacher since 1992. Her play Wit won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1999. The play has received hundreds of productions in dozens of languages, and the HBO version won the Emmy Award for best film in 2001. She lives with her family in Atlanta and teaches sixth-grade social studies at Inman Middle School. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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Without exaggeration, Wit is the best play ever written. Ms. Edson is one of finest playwrights without exaggeration. She understands the craft.

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honestly the best teacher i have ever had

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Best teacher ever

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one of the best teachers I've ever had