possible lives
... In his book, Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America, author and educator Mike Rose travels around the country in search of schools harboring these positive educational aspects. He seeks the shared qualities of these schools and evaluates their practicality as well as what measures are taken or neglected in order to make them possible. ... It comes simply from a selfless heart in hopes of affecting the lives of students and it costs absolutely nothing. ... Regardless of how their statistics may appear on paper, these teachers have affected so many lives in a positive manner by instilling genuine care and concern in their students and promoting individual measures of success. ... While the existence of these most successful institutions is far from the typical understanding of convenient in most cases, a general evaluation of current educational dismay should provide enough impetus for all players in the educational realm to put forth that additional investment of dedication to reform in whatever way possible; whether this be through direct or indirect academic involvement, or through monetary assistance or an increasingly dedicated time commitment, we all can assist in the preservation of the “promise of public education in America.