This is a journal of a first year teacher in Chicago in a poor neighborhood. She taught 5th grade students. She had wonderful ideas on a ton of motivation to do her job but there are plenty of struggles, especially from the principal. It was in the late 1990s so a little different time technology wise but still kids are still basically kids. You wish you had a school full of teachers like her but then the other question is how do you stay that motivated for 20+ years and also throw in her own family life--she was unmarried and dating someone. Overall though you get the simple idea that teaching and teaching well is very hard.
Our youngest wants to teach Elementary Education and I am keeping this book for her to read. She is a freshman in college and busy with classes right now so might have to wait till she has a break to read it but certainly want her to read it.
There is 1 copy in system already and this book is a little rough--some staining so will probably not post on PBS.
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