![]() This book might be called a memoir or an autobiography. It is definitely a testimony. Chris Wilson grew up around Washington DC and started with a safe, happy childhood. Then some things changed. He ends up getting sentenced to life in prison at the age of seventeen. Despite his terrible odds of getting out of prison, Wilson works his butt off in the system, wins the court-date lottery, returns to civilian life in his thirties, and now has a few successful businesses. His story is incredible. A colleague recommended this book to our entire department, so I requested it at the library. The Master Plan was a quick read for me in part because the text isn't terribly difficult, but also because Wilson is so impressive, relatable, and compelling that I needed to read to the end. One of his lessons that has stuck with me already is the idea of proving yourself. It's his belief that people imprisoned should work to improve their skills and themselves while behind bars so that when they get out, they will have a positive track record for employment. While I did not explain that lesson as well as Wilson does, I see it as creating a platform of responsibility so that when you ask for things, others know they can trust you. I live this lesson with students often. Many students do not build a platform of responsibility before asking for exceptions, then are upset when they aren't granted special requests. But that is not how this works. Anyway, the book is great and a few students have already zipped through it and loved it. Highly recommend.
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