Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year

of Esmé Raji Codell

star star star star star

3.92 (5947 reviews)

$ 1.46

Description

A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé—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, Esmé 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 Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.

Gender

Nonfiction Education Nonfiction Teaching Memoir Adult Biography Biography Memoir Autobiography School Teachers

Main Characters

Characters not specified.

Book Details

Format Paperback
Pages 206 pages
Publisher Algonquin Books
Publication Date June 1st 2001
First Publication 04/01/99
Language English
ISBN 9781565122796
Edition Not informed
Category Other
Scenario []

Rate this work

🔒 Log in to evaluate this book.

Share your opinion with other readers. Your feedback is very important!

📊 Average: 3.92/5 👥 Total reviews: 5947

auto_awesome

AI-Powered Recommendations

Based on your reading of "Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year", our dual AI algorithms suggest these titles. ⚡ FAISS Baseline 🧠 PyTorch Enhanced

recommend