Review Date: 4/5/2010

Cute, spunky, and a whole lot of attitude! "Educating Esme" is a collection of a first-year teacher's journal entries on her experiences in the classroom, with militant administrators, and uptight colleagues in an urban Chicago school district. EE is a fun and short read, even made me laugh out loud in certain passages. One important lesson I take away from this book: great teachers are passionate and creative! They don't fit into prescribed small boxes!

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Review Date: 9/17/2011

Helpful Score: 1

I ordered this book because I heard there was not much difference between the old editions and the latest edition. I liked how it gave concrete examples, and gave me ideas on how to start the first weeks of school--something my teacher college program never covered. On the down side, some of these techniques are out-dated and didn't really help me with my classroom management in dealing with poverty-stricken and out-of-control inner city kids.

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