{"product_id":"my-first-year-as-a-teacher-isbn-9780451188915","title":"My First Year as a Teacher","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis inspiring book features 25 touching, hilarious, eye-opening, and true tales about the most frustrating, intimidating, underpaid, and wonderful job in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn schools across America, in classes for handicapped, gifted, privileged, and disadvantaged students, these teachers recall that exciting first year, when they were often given the toughest kids and the biggest responsibilities of their careers. From coping with inner-city diversity to challenging poor self-esteem, these extraordinary images come straight from people who have already taken those first courageous steps of the novice educator. For anyone who is contemplating teaching as a profession, this invaluable collection is a must-read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Vivid, poignant, and often funny stories about one of the most challenging experiences anyone can have: first-year teaching.”—Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers\u003c\/b\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eForeword - Wendy Kopp\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - Pearl Rock Kane\u003cbr\u003e1. \"Ever Been to Disneyland?\" - David Callaway\u003cbr\u003e2. The Road - Marcia Nehemiah\u003cbr\u003e3. \"Don't Waste Your Time with Those Kids\" - Janice Anderson Connolly\u003cbr\u003e4. The University School - Emma Lewinsohn Frey\u003cbr\u003e5. David - Nancy Gustafson\u003cbr\u003e6. \"The Best You Can Be\" - Kayla McClurg\u003cbr\u003e7. Adrianna - Rosemary Genova DiBattista\u003cbr\u003e8. Answers and Questions - Z. Vance Wilson\u003cbr\u003e9. Learning to Read - Patrick McWilliams\u003cbr\u003e10. Order in the Classroom - Andrew Dean Mullen\u003cbr\u003e11. Death in the Classroom - Judy A. Luster\u003cbr\u003e12. \"It Say, I'm Very Mad at You\" - Anita S. Charles\u003cbr\u003e13. Sonny - Julie Olin Schulz\u003cbr\u003e14. Johnny Carson Was My Mentor - Ronald D. Thorpe, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e15. Plagiarism - Ted Fitts\u003cbr\u003e16. The Forest and the Tree - Elizabeth L. Esris\u003cbr\u003e17. The Ultimate Challenge - Polly Rimer Duke\u003cbr\u003e18. \"Welcome to the Sixth Grade\" - Brad Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e19. \"You Can't\" - David Gould\u003cbr\u003e20. On Teaching: A Letter to Luke - Albert S. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e21. The Accidental Teacher - Katherine Schulten\u003cbr\u003e22. The Green Monongahela - John Taylor Gatto\u003cbr\u003e23. My Ambition: To Teach - Yetta Haber Farber\u003cbr\u003e24. Graduation - Ron Wolfson\u003cbr\u003e25. Memories Are Made of This - Roberta Vicki Sherman\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003ePearl Rock Kane \u003c\/b\u003eis the editor of \u003ci\u003eMy First Year as a Teacher: Twenty-Five Teachers Talk about Their Amazing First-Year Classroom Experiences\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories by America's Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published numerous articles on issues of governance, diversity, leadership, and the attraction and retention of teachers.  Kane is a professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the Klingenstein Family Chair for the Advancement of Independent School Education. He holds an MA from Smith College and a doctorate from Teachers College.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302696243429,"sku":"NP9780451188915","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451188915.jpg?v=1767733287","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-first-year-as-a-teacher-isbn-9780451188915","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}