Francis Gilbert
Autor(a) de I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here!
Obras de Francis Gilbert
A Guide to Ingoldsby and St Bartholomew's Church 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
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received this 2 days ago and read it the same day. I thought it was mediocre, as I've had the first year of teaching from hell experience already and my second year is WONDERFUL! So I guess this was too realistically depressing for me when at the moment I just want to celebrate how joyous it is to teach secondary school. I was disturbed by the capital punishment and inappropriate handling of the children--I felt bad that Gilbert sold out, in a sense. But then again, so did I. In my teacher ed courses I maintained that I wanted to reach the down-and-out, less fortunate kids, but I'm thrilled to be teaching in a "good" district after all. Not an overly uplifting, shocking, or entertaining read--just mediocre.
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This book was quite interesting and entertaining to read but felt very light weight. It was a very short read being under 200 pages of largish print and big spacing with 'chapters' ranging from 1/2 a page up to just 4 pages. Fleshing out some of the events, characters and information would have made for a much more engaging read. Although I was amused that the school he ends up at seemed to be one of the schools that neighboured mine. An interesting concept but badly in need of fleshing out.
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Membros
- 87
- Popularidade
- #211,168
- Avaliação
- 2.8
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 17
Set within a single day, it might be expected to move quite quickly, and indeed it doesn't disappoint in that department. It's a headlong crazy rush of events that, if anything, stretch credibility (eg to fit in with the one-day rule, the teacher character has to be suspended following allegations of sexual abuse, and then within a few hours let back in to be interviewed for a promotion). It made me wonder what the book was gaining from limiting itself in that way - set over a longer time period, the same story could have been told without sacrificing its own feasibility. As it was, it didn't come across as the sort of school I recognise. I'm prepared to accept the author might know more about schools than I do, having taught in them (and only yesterday I saw him on the TV explaining why the Government's plans to test 11 year olds on times tables effectively stank), but half the time the teachers seemed to act like kids themselves. I enjoyed it - its energy and forward-motion were a very welcome contrast to the wordy, introspective book I had read previously, but it was escapism rather than realism.… (mais)