"Winston Churchill was a Catholic Priest"

Memoirs from Thirty-Seven Years as a Public High School Teacher

von Richard Doyle

164 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What has happened to teachers and students over the past thirty years, in and out of the classroom? "Winston Churchill Was a Catholic Priest" is a humorous, sad, unique, and poignant collection of true teaching episodes that happened to a high school teacher in New England over that period of time and more. As a social studies and theater arts educator, he has seen and heard it all. Being president of the teachers' association for the last four years of his career provided a keen insight into circumstances that only teachers could experience and have to deal with directly. Crazy answers to test questions-from whence the book's title came-provide understanding into what makes a typical public high school what it is today. Teachers will relate immediately, and the general public will learn much of what makes public schools tick. "Winston Churchill Was a Catholic Priest" is a fast-paced read about a career of a man who persevered through it all, from challenging kids to challenging authorities. For everybody in schools today and everyone who ever went to school, this non-fiction story will strike you as compelling as it is real.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Biografien und Sachliteratur Allgemein
• ISBN: 9781438912943
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.11.2008
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: AuthorHouse