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by: Gregory Michie See Larger Image Used Price: $39.97 Third Party New Price: $82.75 Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 370.977311 EAN: 9780807738894 ISBN: 0807738891 Label: Teachers College Press Manufacturer: Teachers College Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 186 Publication Date: October 15, 1999 Publisher: Teachers College Press Sales Rank: 1227671 Studio: Teachers College Press Related Items: Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them Experience And Education see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Michie's account of learning to teach in a big and often unwieldy public school system deals honestly with the critical moral issues all teachers must face. While not shying away from hard truths, he lends a measure of hope, humor, and practical insight about the difficult work of teaching for social justice. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Excellent Info for New Teachers This book is phenomenal! It's written by a Chicago teacher, with real-life experiences. Gives perspectives from teacher and students--very real and very helpful, especially for new teachers, or teachers who need a "lift". Highly recommended reading. Hope you enjoy! Rating: - Otherworldly Pain Michies book was an eye-opener for me because of my padded, well-sheltered middle school experience. Many kids not only have learning differences that Michie has to cope with in this book, but heavy outside influences that bear greatly on their lives. Imagine making it through middle school having to deal with gangs pressuring you to join, hateful parents, and police brutality. Middle school doesn't sound all that easy anymore does it? Michie is in no means a superman and he can't save them all, ... Read More Rating: - Book Purchase The book we ordered was in great shape and save us mega bucks. Thanks Rating: - Great Book on Teaching This book is written with passion. Its story is told not through the author, but through the anecdotes, vignettes, and interviews provided by his students. A reader can tell what an inspired and inspiring teacher Mr. Michie really is. I would recommend this book to any new teachers or anyone interested in the problems of social justice and education in the US. Rating: - Holler for Michie Gregory Michie's series of vignettes weaves an interesting story of his life as a young, inexperienced teacher in a poor and violent public school system. Although the book's time line is scattered, the reader can easily get a feel for the struggles of both Michie and his students. Set in the 1990's in the "Back of the Yard" Mexican-American neighborhood in inner city Chicago, we are introduced briefly, yet intensely, to many of Michie's students who struggle to stay in school. The pages fly by ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Education - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - History & Theory Education - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Education Theory - Education - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - History