To those interested in learning about what it is like to be a teacher or about complications that arise in the field or about the state of education here & abroad, consider reading one or both of the following books:
1. Educating Esme ~ Diary of a teacher’s first year by Esme Raji Codell
2. To Miss With Love ~ One inspirational teacher. One extraordinary year. Hope & heartbreak on the front lines of an inner-city school. by Katharine Birbalsingh
An excellent description of the second book’s main points can be found here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8362188/To-Miss-with-Love-by-Katharine-Birbalsingh-review.html
Educating Esme was entertaining & inspiring. To Miss With Love was quite an eye opener…the author brilliantly captures the big picture & consistently reaches for what is best for each pupil. Excerpts from the book:
- “parents are everything…”
- “I think it’s our job to help all children, whatever their class or colour, to achieve their potential.”
- “I feel for those poor children, both bright and not so bright, who are being taught, or indeed not taught, in a system of political fantasy…”
Praise for teachers. And, by the way, if you are a parent, you are a teacher, too! 24/7 by example & environment & dialogue…
“A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.”
~ Henry Adams
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