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Pamela Cantor Highlight
If we created optimal learning experiences with incredible relationships for kids, where kids felt like somebody had their back always, the upside of that is just huge.
About Pamela
- I experienced trauma in childhood, which caused me to think of myself as a mess—I sought help from a psychiatrist who saw my worth and encouraged my dreams of becoming a doctor.
- I earned my bachelor’s degree in art and took classes in art, art history, dance, and folklore and mythology.
- I hadn't taken a single math or science course, so when I decided to become a doctor, I had to take GED courses in math and science so I could apply to a pre-med program.
- I completed a pre-med program at Columbia University and medical school at Cornell University.
- After medical school, I did my residency in child psychiatry, then began to build a private practice and worked at the Yale Child Study Center.
- After the September 11 attacks, I helped lead a study to assess the levels of trauma among New York City public school children—after visiting schools for the study, I founded Turnaround for Children.
- I stopped practicing as a doctor and used Turnaround for Children to get what I’d learned in medical school about kids and learning into the hands of teachers and schools.
- Now, I translate the science of learning and development to transform the settings where children learn and grow to unlock the potential inside every child.