Playing School: A teacher?s account of daily classroom struggles in our inner city public schools
A native of Baton Rouge, La., Dean Caputa has taught in two of Louisiana?s public school districts at the high school level for 15 years under eight course titles and coached for eight years. He earned bachelors degrees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in history and journalism and completed his state teaching certification at Louisiana State University. A long-time sportswriter covering high school and Southeastern Conference collegiate athletics, he began his teaching career working in a magnet school, but has spent the last eight years working in an inner city public school environment.