Pass It On: Interviews by Youth with Mentors That Matter - Softcover

Students Of What Kids Can Do

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976270684 ISBN 13: 9780976270683

Publisher: Next Generation Press, 2008

Synopsis

You don't have to call yourself a mentor to pass it on...In this inspiring book of interviews and photographs, youth honor the ordinary adults who reach out to them in everyday but extraordinary ways. Their national Mentors that Matter project shows the profound effects on both teenagers and adults when all kinds of people not just parents and teachers take the time to connect, converse, and care about young people. ''We always say, 'We don't have time for this,' but I think sometimes in a black community we don't take hold of time. Every minute something is being made, even when we are enjoying relationships. There is so much we have to get to young people, before they get to a certain age always challenging, always pushing yourself to push that kid. So that kid sees that with hard work there are things you can strive on. The obstacles don't stop and once you overcome one, there's always going to be another one.''--ERIC MORRIS, basketball cvoach and mentor, Chicago, Illinois

About this title

About the Author:

The over 100 high school students who contributed to the mentor profiles in this book come from inner city schools in Chicago, Providence, San Francisco, and Tampa. Working with their teachers, local photographers, and the acclaimed education writer and journalist Kathleen Cushman, each student created a photo essay about a mentor that mattered in his or her life--or in the lives of other teens they knew.

Review:

''These remarkable stories testify to the power of community, of working together and helping one another. Each one inspires and gives hope, showing us the power of supportive relationships in the lives of youth.'' --MAYOR DAVID CICILLINE, Providence, Rhode Island

''This book demonstrates the value of mentoring and community spirit. We provide city employees the opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of youth people through our mentoring program. Given them 90 minutes off each week to mentor is making a difference in our local schools.'' --MAYOR PAM IORIO, Tampa, Florida

''A meaningful culmination to a genuinely inspiring service learning experience. Applying an array of skills, these student authors demonstrate their recognition of how mentors touch the lives of many young people. And such captivating, well written stories that reach across generations!'' --CATHRYN BERGER KAYE, author, The Complete Guide to Service Learning

About this edition

• Publisher: Next Generation Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0976270684
• ISBN 13: 9780976270683
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 94
• Editor: Kathleen Cushman