Out-of-School Tales of a Reluctant Educator (Paperback)

"Out-of-School Tales of a Reluctant Educator" ... is a brilliant, insightful, vivid, heartwarming narrative of a reluctant teacher's attempt to navigate the sometimes treacherous and rollicking waters of adolescence. Page had never wanted to be a teacher. She was out of work, there was a teacher shortage, and Milltown High School needed a teacher. She had no training, no coursework, knew nothing about adolescents, and, besides teaching world history and American geography, she was charged to teach first and second year Spanish even though she could barely speak a word. "Out-of-School Tales," starting with Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, spans forty-two years of poignant, unexpected, sometimes scary, and mostly hilarious events; the adolescent escapades might remind you of your own. At the same time, woven throughout is historical context and a portrait of how a teacher develops her ability to teach. From Billy giving her a very strange gift that he had crafted in shop class, to Page joining her neighbors in chasing two fat pigs down a country road in Vermont, there isn't a dull moment. It's history, it's sociology, it's education, it's all about adolescents. It might make you laugh and it might make you cry a little. www.marilynmonkspage.com _________________

General

Imprint:	Pollywog Pond Press, a Division of Warrington Pres
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	December 2013
Foreword by:	Bruce A. Marlowe
Illustrators:	Annie Kane O'Connor
Authors:	Marilyn Monks Page
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-615-93217-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General
LSN:	0-615-93217-7
Barcode:	9780615932170

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