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cclift1114's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
As a teacher myself, I thought this book did a good job of showing the conditions in which teachers works every day. It reminded me of what Sharon McMahon says, “Teacher working conditions are student learning conditions,” emphasizing the importance of caring about what teachers are going through. I found the informational parts of the book to be the most well done, while the biographical parts sometimes were more awkwardly written. I listen to the audiobook of this, which was read by the author, and some of those biographical parts were made even more awkward by the accents she put on. For myself, this book wasn’t as elucidating since I am a teacher, however for someone who is not a teacher or not a close friend or family member to one, it most likely be more of an eye-opener.
npar6790's review
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
A must read to learn what’s really going on in our public schools.
cloelia79's review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
This is a must read for people today, whether you are involved in education or not.
lynniew13's review
3.0
The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession shows how teachers have been represented with many hats to wear and roles to play. They are social workers, nurses, counselors, teachers, and mothers/fathers, to their students, and their job stays with them after leaving the building. The book follows a few teachers throughout the year with specific students highlighting these aspects.
The book contained too much of Robbins’ social commentary on the system. She does provide the reader with a decent account of teaching life by following three teachers, yet, there is more to be covered. Such topics as state and federal funding, wealthy vs. poor districts, how different areas value education, respect and manners of people on a whole, public vs. private education, and depending where you work in the country your role in public education is also different.
One reason teachers are underfunded is because America is a capitalist country and therefore, education is not important because it doesn’t make the country rich. Teaching is also about politics. Who is running the system dictates what and how education is taught.
The book contained too much of Robbins’ social commentary on the system. She does provide the reader with a decent account of teaching life by following three teachers, yet, there is more to be covered. Such topics as state and federal funding, wealthy vs. poor districts, how different areas value education, respect and manners of people on a whole, public vs. private education, and depending where you work in the country your role in public education is also different.
One reason teachers are underfunded is because America is a capitalist country and therefore, education is not important because it doesn’t make the country rich. Teaching is also about politics. Who is running the system dictates what and how education is taught.
evy_rinne's review
3.0
Well written with interesting characters, and situations, but I feel like it doesn't present any new information for the crisis facing teachers and educators that hasn't been out there and easily accessible for the last three decades. It feels like a conglomeration of various news headlines, character interviews and opinion pieces on the woes of the current education system without any real suggestions or solutions.