The Devil's Name Is George: Confessions of a Public Education Teacher

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Derek Stooks ISBN: 9781541381841
Publisher: Derek Stooks Publication: March 22, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Derek Stooks
ISBN: 9781541381841
Publisher: Derek Stooks
Publication: March 22, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

A student standing on a wall threatening to moon the school, while simultaneously flipping the bird to approaching police officers. A boy who quotes verbatim “R” rated films while running around the room half-naked. Back-and-forth banter where kids insult each other (on purpose) for the sake of memorizing good “comebacks”. A loner whose mom locked him out of the house to teach him a lesson, and his attempt to jump off a roof to teach her one. On that first, innocent, and fateful day, as he stepped into the mire of public education, these were not the stories that Derek Stooks imagined he would eventually tell. What he discovered was that it was the student’s words, actions, tears and yes, their craziness that would ultimately impact his life in profound ways. Take a front row seat on this hilarious journey through the beginnings of a career in Special Education, where the stories are too unbelievable to be anything but true. Then join him as he makes the transition into teaching General Education, learning the “ups and downs” of dealing with a system in which the cards are inevitably stacked against you.

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A student standing on a wall threatening to moon the school, while simultaneously flipping the bird to approaching police officers. A boy who quotes verbatim “R” rated films while running around the room half-naked. Back-and-forth banter where kids insult each other (on purpose) for the sake of memorizing good “comebacks”. A loner whose mom locked him out of the house to teach him a lesson, and his attempt to jump off a roof to teach her one. On that first, innocent, and fateful day, as he stepped into the mire of public education, these were not the stories that Derek Stooks imagined he would eventually tell. What he discovered was that it was the student’s words, actions, tears and yes, their craziness that would ultimately impact his life in profound ways. Take a front row seat on this hilarious journey through the beginnings of a career in Special Education, where the stories are too unbelievable to be anything but true. Then join him as he makes the transition into teaching General Education, learning the “ups and downs” of dealing with a system in which the cards are inevitably stacked against you.

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