"I had a teacher like that in college changed my life. First person that ever made me feel like I was smart, right? You only need one," she says. "He wanted to teach what happens when you have preconceived notions and expectations about people." He would dole out detentions 'like you go into detention and you lay,' the student recalls.
Jason Reynolds—award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature—discusses his prolific writing career that inspires young readers to discover their own stories.