Educating Esmé - by Esmé Raji Codell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With over 50,000 copies sold in hardcover, this "pop culture phenomenon" ("Publishers Weekly") is now available in paperback. "Educating Esme" is the uncensored diary of Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, <i>Educating Esmé</i> 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. <p/>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, <i>Educating Esmé</i> is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"A pop culture phenomenon" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) <p>"Screamingly funny" (<i>Booklist</i>)</p><p>"Funny, poignant, and even sad. You'll find yourself laughing at places, ready to cry at others." (<i>The Arizona Republic</i>)</p><p>"It should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education." (<i>Boston Phoenix Literary Section</i>)</p><p>"Esme is a teacher I'd hire tomorrow. There is nothing the profession needs more than such creative intelligent, combative, and loving teachers." ( Herbert Kohl, author of <i>36 Children</i>)</p><p>Esme Raji Codell has come to teach. Fresh-mouthed and miniskirted, this irrepressible spirit does the cha-cha during multiplication lessons, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. In <i>Educating Esme</i>, the diary of her first year teaching in a Chicago public school, she opens a window into a real-life classroom. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted teacher changes her student's lives forever.</p><p>Winner, Memoir of the Year, ForeWord magazine</p><p>Winner, Alex Award for Outstanding Book for Young Adult Readers</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[An] exceptional education book about an even more exceptional teacher."<br>
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