![]() I felt like she could have reined her frustration and anger in while writing the book and still made the points she wanted to make.ĭon’t get me wrong: the stories she tells are fascinating in their demonstration of public school ridiculousness. ![]() But the almost, well, bitterness displayed was a bit much to throw at the reader from the beginning. ![]() Though I am not a teacher, I don’t think any of these things, so I didn’t take her attack personally. Mimi launches a tirade against people who think her job is cute or easy. I felt that we got off on the wrong foot by the introduction, when Mrs. Strangely, I found this conversational style a bit off-putting at times, rather than inviting. The author’s style is very informal, which makes sense as this started as a blog. I have no aspirations of being a teacher, but am curious to read books which dish about a particular profession. I had never heard of the author’s blog before, but I saw the book in my library’s new book section and it looked intriguing. ![]() The children can be exasperating but are not the targets of her rants. Her rants are mostly directed at administrative ineptitude, but can also include lazy colleagues and unhelpful parents. A second grade teacher describes her experience teaching for her seventh year at a public school in Harlem. It’s Not All Flowers And Sausages by Mrs. ![]()
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