April has been filled with a lot of nonfiction reading. I have so many books stacked everywhere in my house right now and I've tried to thin them out a bit, but each book I've read lately has been a winner.
Back when I saw that Alexandra Robbins was writing a new book, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession, I knew I had to read it. I loved her book The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, and I love a good narrative non-fiction book about teaching.
This book did not disappoint. Robbins feature three teachers who she spends time with and shares their stories. She also substituted in schools - although she is quick to point out that subbing is not the same as teaching in a classroom for an entire year. It did, however, give her a taste of what goes on day in and day out in schools.
These three teachers are dedicated and hard-working and committed to their students. The challenges that Robbins shares and various issues are, unfortunately, not shocking to me. Most of them I had already heard of happening to teachers I know.
I think this is a book that educators will enjoy, but I really hope that other people will pick it up and gain a better understanding of what education and schools are like now.
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