Connection matters more than curriculum—here’s why | Nathalie Blais | TEDxFoggyBottom

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Schools teach math and science, but what if the skills that matter most aren’t taught? Nathalie Blais challenges the current academic system's ability to prepare children for life. She argues that connection and belonging are skills that belong in every classroom, helping students build emotional well-being while developing into future leaders. Drawing on her research, classroom experiences, and coaching work, Blais shares a framework for building meaningful connections through active listening and understanding. This talk presents a new approach to education that focuses on human connection. Nathalie Blais is the Founder and CEO of Coach Academy and an IF Master Certified Coach whose work focuses on how people think, connect, and lead. Her central idea is both simple and disruptive: connection is not an assumption —it is a skill. At a time when communication is increasingly reactive and transactional, she challenges people to reconsider how influence is built and how change actually o

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