Even on Your Worst Day, You Can Be a Student's Best Hope

As Manny Scott travels the world speaking to students and educators, he meets young people whose stories sound a lot like his own a childhood that was marked by poverty, instability, violence, and despair until a few caring educators showed him how to find meaning in the classroom and gave him a glimpse of his own possibilities. So many kids he meets today need this kind of hope and practical assistance. But with all that is already on educators' plates, what can an individual teacher do to help traumatized children believe in themselves, succeed in school, and graduate prepared for work and life?

Here, you'll find answers. With the same passion that inspires so many who hear him speak, Scott presents an approach informed by the teachers who helped him and honed through years of connecting with kids who desperately need someone to show them a path to a more positive future. He shares the little things you can do to prepare yourself for the hard work of making a difference and offers advice for bridging cultural divides, earning students' trust, and equipping them to take responsibility for their own success.

This book is a reminder of the incredible power every teacher has to help young people rewrite their destinies and it's a call to action for all who read it.

Manny Scott is the founder of Ink International, Inc., an education consulting firm focused on empowering individuals to improve their lives and the lives of those around them, helping increase student achievement and leader effectiveness, and helping prevent dropouts and suicides. An original Freedom Writer whose story is told in part in the movie Freedom Writers, Scott speaks at conferences, conventions, and schools worldwide. He is the author of Your Next Chapter and How to R.E.A.C.H. Youth Today, and he has energized more than a million leaders, educators, volunteers, and students worldwide with his authentic, inspiring messages of hope.