![]() ![]() ![]() So when I read this book, I see the same problems all teachers face. Most educated students will vote for an expansion of the football stadium over an increase in teacher salary despite the fact that their employer hired them because of their education. ![]() Nearly all students will earn more than the teacher who educated them. They do not allow for their retirement to be secure. The praises of the students warms the hearts and souls of teachers but they do not warm houses. When he retired, he retired to an incredibly small teacher’s pension. Yes, there were students who came back and said "You really influenced me.” Or “You made a big difference in my life." But what didn't happen, and what doesn't happen to nearly every single teacher you have ever had, is a secure ending. He taught there for more than 20 years and earned himself nothing. This book is an account of his time as an English teacher in inner-city New York. This is a review from a teacher: Frank McCourt won a Pulitzer Prize with his book Angela's Ashes (I have not read any of his other works and only read this because someone suggested that teachers should read it.). ![]()
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