John Hunter is an award-winning teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia, who has dedicated his life to helping children realize their full potential. Since Hunter gave his TEDtalk in February 2011, more than 635,000 people have viewed it. In addition, TED and the Huffington Post selected his TEDtalk as the most influential idea of 2011. The Martin Institute named John Hunter as its first Teaching Excellence Fellow in January 2012, and has created opportunities for Hunter to share his work and wisdom with teachers around the world. He can be reached at [email protected].