I will teach them literature,poetry,culture. I will teach them The Waste Land ! I will be the Best Teacher Who Has Ever Lived! Or so the Secret Teacher thinks.
In his first day at an inner-city state school things don't quite go to plan... His students are an unruly mob stuffed with behavioural issues,but somehow,the Secret Teacher needs to enthuse them with a love of books. Or at least keep them sitting at their desks until the end of the lesson. And then he's got to deal with marking,OFSTED,educational consultants,spreadsheets,personal statements,school trips,strikes,class,race,love,death,birth,manhood,dry cleaning,the end of literary culture...
This is a vivid account of the Secret Teacher's first few years in the classroom. Here he celebrates the extraordinary teachers he has worked with,and the kids: bolshie,bright,funny and absolutely eclectic.
Publisher: Guardian Faber PublishingISBN: 9781783351275Number of pages: 336Weight: 267 gDimensions: 197 x 129 x 20 mmEdition: Main
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