Teacher at Point Blank (Paperback)

Jo Scott-Coe

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Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Aunt Lute Books, CA, 2010

1879960842 / 9781879960848

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Paperback. Why would a high school teacher who loves teaching leave school-after half a career in the classroom?Teacher at Point Blankanswers this question at a time when concerns about school performance, safety, and teacher attrition are at an all-time and often anxious high. Meditating on subtle and overt forms of violence in secondary public education from an up-close and "pink collar" point of view, Jo Scott-Coe examines her own workplace as a microcosm of the national compulsory K-12 system, where teachers-now nearly 80% women-find themselves idealized and disparaged, expected to embody the dedication of parents, the coldness of data managers, and the obedience of Stepford spouses. Haunted and compelled forward by memories of a classmate who commits suicide on campus, a former teacher-colleague who dies all alone, Hollywood fantasies of the "ideal teacher," and chronic reports of school violence and increasing gender crime, Scott-Coe reveals how her hopes, past and present, struggle for breath at the point blank of denial, confinement, addiction, isolation, hostility, subliminal eroticism-and, at times, a healthy dose of fear.Jo Scott Coe's very fine memoir of her teaching life is unlike anything I have read before.Her lean prose is unyielding to sentimentality and aspires always toward honesty about our lives as adults and as children.One is, here, in the presence of a writer who convinces us that teaching young lives is a constant and, sometimes, terrible journey of adult self-discovery.-Richard Rodriguez, author ofBrown: The Last Discovery of AmericaThis unique and daring bookliftsthe cheerful, can-do mask thathides the reality of what it means to be a teacher.In luminous prose, Jo Scott-Coedebunks the sentimentalized mystique, exposing the harsh reality of extreme expectations,isolation, andpsychic disconnect that engulfsteachers' lives. Scott-Coe's truth is at once disturbing and emancipating.-Susan Ohanian, author ofWhy Is Corporate America Bashing Our Public Schools?Jo Scott-Coe writes with humor, insight, and a deep love for her subject. In many ways, she has become a voice for her generation and for teachers, too. Remarkable.- Chris Abani, author ofGraceLandandThe Virgin of Flames Weaving together lyrical, satiric reportage and experimental narratives, Scott-Coe defies clichs and cultural fantasies about teachers and schools. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Titel
Teacher at Point Blank (Paperback)
Autor
Jo Scott-Coe
Verlag
Aunt Lute Books, CA
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
1879960842
ISBN-13
9781879960848

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