Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year

A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, "Educating Esme" is the exuberant diary of Esme Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esme-as she prefers to be called-does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esme now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, "Educating Esme" is a classic, as is Madame Esme herself.

“"This honest and spirited account...will warm your heart and sometimes break it...Codell is no ordinary teacher."”

"Educating Esme is that exceptional education book about an even more exceptional teacher." Kirkus Reviews"

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"A pop culture phenomenon" ( Publishers Weekly ) "Screamingly funny" ( Booklist ) "Funny, poignant, and even sad. You'll find yourself laughing at places, ready to cry at others." ( The Arizona Republic ) "It should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education." ( Boston Phoenix Literary Section ) "Esme is a teacher I'd hire tomorrow. There is nothing the profession needs more than such creative intelligent, combative, and loving teachers." ( Herbert Kohl, author of 36 Children ) Esme Raji Codell has come to teach. Fresh-mouthed and miniskirted, this irrepressible spirit does the cha-cha during multiplication lessons, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. In Educating Esme , the diary of her first year teaching in a Chicago public school, she opens a window into a real-life classroom. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted teacher changes her student's lives forever. Winner, Memoir of the Year, ForeWord magazine Winner, Alex Award for Outstanding Book for Young Adult Readers

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