Dear Scope teachers,
As I write this, the Scope team is putting the final touches on the November issue. Throughout the process of creating it, I found myself returning to one word again and again: empowerment. From the kids who organized their own Black Lives Matter protest to the 13-year-old girl who summited Mount Everest to the newsies who fought their bosses in 1899 and won, this issue is packed with stories of empowerment.
In this year of such tremendous challenges, these stories remind me of a comforting truth: Humans are capable of greatness. And sometimes that greatness is as simple as having the courage to admit your mistakes and work to fix them, as Emma does in this issue’s fiction, “Girl Can’t Dance.”
This knowledge fills me with hope—and I believe it will fill you and your students with hope too.
Thank you for everything that you do!
Warmly,
Kristin Lewis
