Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year

A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé-as she prefers to be called-does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher.

Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.

Author: Esmé Raji Codell
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781565129351
ISBN10: 1565129350
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Educators