In Charlotte we are grieving over the killing of two of our police officers and struggling with crime concerns in general.

It was encouraging for me to learn about this book and more importantly the turnaround success of its author, Jeff Henderson.  We must remember to always look for the potential and the “good” in our students and seek ways to help them pursue their interests.  Read more about his story at Harper-Collins OR BookMooch OR Oprah (the summaries are the same).

Variety.com says that Will Smith is going to produce a movie version of the book.  This was good news to me as I was so impressed with Smith’s “The Pursuit of Happyness” movie!