New · 2025 Cover of Kids Can by Andrew Sharos
Methods · April 2025

Kids Can.

Transform the Lives of Your Struggling Students through Culture, Motivation, and Methods

By Andrew Sharos

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About the book

For the kids who need us most.

Where All 4s and 5s turned its lens toward AP students, Kids Can turns it toward the kids who walk into our rooms convinced they can't. It's a methods book for teachers who are carrying that weight every day — instructional strategies, a relationship-first approach, and the motivation to build a culture that lifts struggling students instead of tracking them out.

Released in April 2025, this is Andrew's most timely book. More kids than ever are struggling, and more teachers than ever are wondering what works. This is what he's found works.

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The three pillars

Culture. Motivation. Methods.

Culture

Why a struggling student walks into your room before they walk into your lesson — and how to make that walk one they want to repeat tomorrow.

Motivation

The teacher's belief is the student's ceiling. Practical ways to communicate "I think you can do this" — even when the student doesn't yet think so themselves.

Methods

The instructional moves that work for kids who've been failed by school — without dumbing down content, lowering rigor, or pretending the gap isn't there.

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Endorsements

What teachers are saying.

Andrew Sharos's unwavering belief that ALL students can achieve success is contagious. Kids Can proves that relationships, rigor, relevance, and the right mindset are powerful tools. Achieving begins with believing.
Ginny NolenCurriculum Coordinator, Bossier Parish, LA
Drawing from his firsthand classroom experience, Sharos truly understands what drives student engagement and shares practical, impactful strategies for motivation and skill-building. An invaluable resource.
Jill HackneyDirector of Advanced Academics, Northside ISD, San Antonio
Kids Can is exactly what I needed, and the timing of it is perfect. Educators are overwhelmed every day. Sharos offers practical solutions.
Andres AyalaSocial Studies Coordinator, South Texas ISD
Andrew has championed the belief that "all kids can" succeed when given the right support. His guidance has been pivotal in implementing our "AP for All" program.
Christina SmithAP Advisor, Kingsway Regional HS, NJ

Reading it with your faculty?

Bulk orders of 10 or more copies are $15 each. Andrew also adapts the book into keynotes and PD days when it'd help to have him there for the conversation.

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Want to talk about Kids Can with your team?

Workshops, keynotes, and faculty PD days drawn straight from the book. The schedule fills up early, but Andrew would like to hear what you're thinking about.

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