Educating Esme

I finished Educating Esme just a couple days ago. I haven't had time to post until today, but I am getting caught up. I read this book because I thought it had some great ideas that I could incorporate into my therapy sessions, my classes, or some other aspect of my life. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was. The great thing about the book is that I was interested enough to read the entire book in a couple of hours. The only thing I found off-putting is the attitude that this teacher took. She seems to be a smart-aleck. I don't know how she wasn't fired in her first year.

Don't get me wrong - I had run-ins with my principal and on occasion, I would have liked to punch her in the face, but I held my tongue because I wanted to be professional even if she wasn't. Esme isn't like that. She is hateful and she disengages. I think that is why she is able to teach effectively. I couldn't do that. I was always involved with my students.

The book is full of fun suggestions, though. I would love to have an ounce of the creativity that she employs in her classes. I want to come up with some of those ideas. I was inspired. I highly recommend this book, though I am still suspicious that it was all true. I doubt it is all true, but it is nevertheless entertaining.

I really do recommend this. I am, in fact, planning on mailing the copy I just read to a friend who teaches high school. Read it and enjoy it.