This is a neuroscience-oriented brainsmart program designed to help struggling, yet motivated, adults (especially those in prison) learn the tools and techniques for success (i.e. the skills needed to obtain stable and meaningful employment). Students learn the fundamentals of how the brain works in order to answer two questions: 1) Who am I? and, 2) Why do I behave as I do? --The goal is to "dial-in" who one needs to be in the moment. This program has been taught in Nevada State prisons and to Nevada inmates since 2013.

The ability to memorize what we read is essential; the ability to recite what we've memorized distinguishes us from our peers. This book provides the poems and speeches of traditional American culture, the materials we should know in order help us along our path to create a life of meaning and purpose.