This Teacher Talks: What Really Goes On In America's Schools - A Memoir

This memoir gives an account of the culture and events among teachers and administrators in a suburban elementary school. It is organized in three parts. The first is anecdotal background about educational experiences that influenced the author's later philosophy as an educator and details the journey that led her to Freedomville Intermediate School. The second part began as an academic research exercise for the author's doctoral dissertation. Actual journal entries for a complete school year describe tumultuous events, relating the day to day experiences among the adults in the school and how those experiences affect them as well as their ability to effectively teach the students with whom they are entrusted. This is where you learn the raw truth about what really goes on in some of America's schools, for the culture at Freedomville Intermediate School is surely not unique. The third and final part looks at how and why such school cultures could be transformed, and why that would be a tremendous improvement in an era where so many teachers leave the profession within their first five years of employment. It proposes a model for overcoming hostile climates among the adults in schools. In doing so, it offers hope for the floundering and frustrated souls in America's public schools.

Author: Janet Hogan Chapman

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Mar 30, 2017

Number of Pages: 278 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1530735122

ISBN-13: 9781530735129