doorjamb or something. so in that sense, high and low lows. thank you for the question. >> as rich as this talk was, i've read the book and the book is richer. you really need to take a look at this one. it's very well done. thank you so much. [applause]. [inaudible conversation] the line will form to the right if you want her to sign. the books are at the back. here's a look at some books that are being published this week. national book award winning author nathaniel philbrook looks at the relationship between war generals george washington and

benedict arnold. in who rules the world, he takes a critical look at american foreign policy and the power of political elites. he recalls the value and wisdom here claimed from -- and they look at the career of the 31st president. in the limousine liberal, he examines the history of the term and how it is contributed to the rise of conservative populism. from the war on poverty to the war on crime. in how women decide, they explore the psychology of why women in the workplace are perceived differently. for these titles, look for them in bookstores and for their authors.

>> during book tvs recent visit to san bernardino, we spoke with margaret hill about her 30 year year career about an educator in the city. >> in the early 70s when i started teaching, students were aware that it was important for them to get an education and get a high school diploma. i don't think i've ever met a student who did not want an education. i know i met a lot of students that felt the way i did when i was a student and that was that not too many people cared and i'm not talking about parents or sibling but i'm talking about those working in the school environment. i think students in the 70s

felt the same way i feel. some of of them just feel they don't fit in. because we aren't them they fit in, we are telling them how important they are. we are telling them of their's drink. we aren't telling them of their forefathers who did it and if they can do it we can do it also. it affects them a lot more than the people at the holly are level relies. even with me sometimes, i do things that i know have not been good. i'm thankful that people trust me enough that they can say what they want to to me. let me give an example of what we do to our students and not realize. when i was a principal of an alternative high school, i had a man come up to me one day and he said to me, ms. hell, i have seen you give a lot of students complements. you've never given me one.

i thought about that and he was right. i knew i hadn't given him one because he reminded me of that. otherwise life would've been the same and he would've graduated from high school knowing i didn't really care from him. i thought about it and i said he's right and i have to give him a compliment and i have to give it to him soon. i have to have an audience. believe it or not, he had on a yellowed checkered shirt. it was a beautiful shirt. i knew i had to find something i could complement him on. i didn't know is going to come so soon. i waited all day long and didn't say a thing to him. at the end of the day when he was leaving as you do, he was leaving school and i yelled his name and he turned around and gives me those look like what have i done now that you don't like. i yelled, i waited until he got

halfway across the parking lot so i could yell at him and i yelled at him and i said i like that shirt you're wearing today. that is really a good-looking shirt. he smiled and said thank you and walked on. i was glad that that was an immediate fix. a lot of students don't share what they share feel about us. maybe two or three school board meetings, we had had a young man come in and he had come in and surveyed his students on his campus. most of his students felt no one cared about them. that's a tremendous bit on a young person. they have to know we care. you have to know we care.

do i think on a federal level we are doing enough for our students? i don't think they think we would ever do enough. anytime you have less than 0% of students students being successful, we are not doing enough. funding is afforded to all. i have a say in my district that the scenario that i always use his students see schools like they see grandma's. you have have two grandmothers, one is cooking broccoli and one

is baking cookies. which place are you going? it's the same thing with school. if they're making cookies and were cooking broccoli, where are they going? the thing is, is, will begin to make some cookies now so we see some charter schools returning. the bottom line is, everybody searches for the best for their children. i am a supporter of public schools. i've worked in them and i know the accomplishments. i know there are some students who do not quite make up. i know many students to make it, but as far as funding is concerned, i'm glad there's funding for both. i think what people need to do is not look at the academic side

as to put a child and charter schools because what that does many times, and and many times people take a look at test scores which bothers me tremendously. as an educator i probably should not say that, but it does. schools and test scores do not define students. students defined students. i think where we accept them and take them where they are we need to be proud of where they're going, where they are in their success. i know a millionaire who never graduated from high school. he would probably score in the bottom two percentile on a standardized test. i also know students who have graduated with great reading scores and great test scores and their working in jobs that are menial.

i think we need to take a look at individuals and use all kind of assessments. i'm not saying test assessment isn't good, but it's not the total thing that we should look at for our young people. we can fix this. it's very simple. all we have to do is appreciate everybody for every day that god gives them the strength to get up and get out and go to school. >> for more information on book tvs recent visa to san bernardino and the many other destinations in our cities to her, go to cspan.org/cities to her. : here's a look at some authors featured on "after words". aol cofounder told us how emerging technologies are changing the internet. sue klee bold, mother of dylan

klee bold discussed mental health and how she dealt with the tragedy. ellen malcolm recalled her creation of emily's list. : test test >>