iggyebab's review against another edition
3.0
I don't read a lot of non fiction but I felt that this book was worth exploring. I cannot imagine what this experience must have been like for her but I am glad that she found a way to move forward with a new passion.
ajacks's review against another edition
Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, the Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher, who protected her 1st grade students by hiding them in a classroom bathroom, has founded Classes 4 Classes, an organization that helps students learn to help others. If you'd like to learn more about it, here's the link:
http://classes4classes.org
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kszymanski3087's review against another edition
3.0
a little corny and repetitive, but overall a good message and glad to see she's made the best of it.
camilla_hovda's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
2.75
shirllb's review against another edition
3.0
What Kaitlin went through was horrific and to go through it with a class of children more so, but I wasn’t sure what to expect when I read this book. It seemed to touch the surface without a lot of depth.
ahayes's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful and inspiring story of a teachers journey from tragedy to helping children make the world a better place for everyone. As a teacher I found her words a wonderful reminder of why I'm doing what doing.
_sarahco's review against another edition
1.0
There are about 70 pages of this book that are worth reading. And those 70 pages really are very good; Roig's recount of the events at Sandy Hook on that awful day (and the weeks following) are intriguing, moving, and powerful. Once you power through that section, move on. The rest is some context but mostly filler. Self congratulatory filler.
lgwritermn's review against another edition
3.0
The beginning was more about her own personal life, which was a little dull, but the middle section was good. Had the entire book been like the mid-section, it would have been four stars. The end of the book kind of faded off as weel.
turboshot49cents's review against another edition
3.0
This book seriously could have done without the first part. It just talks about her growing up, wanting to be a teacher, getting engaged, blah blah blah.... It came off as being really self-indulgent. Once the story of the shooting came in, the pace really picked up and it got more interesting. My only other complaint of the book was that it often felt cheesy, like every other story of overcoming adversity. If it wasn't about the Sandy Hook shooting, which already interests me, then I wouldn't have read it. Otherwise, in the parts of the book that told the story itself rather than just the lessons she learned, it was pretty interesting getting a "behind the scenes" look at the tragedy. I also had no idea of her charity or backlash until reading this. But speaking of the backlash, is it wrong that I agree with some of what her opposers at the school believed? She wanted to implement more security in her classroom to put the students minds at ease; wouldn't that ultimately have the opposite effect because it reinforces that danger could be near? Maybe she should have tried to see the other perspective.