num_pages: 384
description:  The hit national bestseller - a New York Times Spring Nonfiction Pick USA Today Hottest New Book Release Next Big Idea Club 2023 Must Read and Kirkus Most Buzzworthy Book Right NowA riveting must-read year-in-the-life account of three teachers combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra RobbinsAlexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true sometimes shocking always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny a southern middle school math teacher who grappled with a toxic staff clique at the big school in a small town; Miguel a special ed teacher in the western United States who fought for his students both as an educator and as an activist; and Rebecca an East Coast elementary school teacher who struggled to schedule and define a life outside of school.Interspersed among the teachers' stories--a seeming scandal a fourth-grade whodunit and teacher confessions--are hard-hitting essays featuring cutting-edge reporting on the biggest issues facing teachers today such as school violence; outrageous parent behavior; inadequate support staffing and resources coupled with unrealistic mounting demands; the myth of teacher burnout; the COVID-19 pandemic; and ways all of us can help the professionals who are central both to the lives of our children and the heart of our communities.
language: English
title: The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
publisher: Dutton