Title: Adequate Yearly Progress Pdf A Novel
Author: Roxanna Elden
Published Date: 2018-08
Page: 320
Roxanna Elden combines eleven years of experience as a public school teacher with a decade of speaking to audiences around the country about education issues. Her first book, See Me After Class, is a staple in school districts and educator training programs throughout the country, and her work has been featured on NPR as well as in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, Education Week, and many other outlets.
Each year brings familiar educational challenges to Brae Hill Valley, a struggling high school in one of Texas's bigger cities. But the school's teachers face plenty of challenges of their own. English teacher Lena Wright, a spoken-word poet with a deep love for her roots, can never seem to satisfy her students that she's for real. Hernan D. Hernandez is confident in front of his biology classes, yet tongue-tied around thewoman he most wants to impress: namely, Lena. Down the hall, math teacher Maybelline Galang focuses on the numbers as she blocks out problems whose solutions aren't so clear, while Coach Ray hustles his football team toward another winning season, at least on the field. Recording it all is idealistic history teacher Kaytee Mahoney, whose blog gains new readers by the day but drifts ever further from her in-class reality.
And this year, a new celebrity superintendent is determined to leave his own mark on the school--even if that means shutting the whole place down. The fallout will shake up the teachers' lives both inside and outside the classroom.
You won't know whether to laugh or cry, especially if you are/were a teacher. A classroom is a magical place, unpredictable, adrenaline fortified, frustrating and more. And that's just when things are going well. Ms. Elden lets us see some of that, those moments when hope is kept alive and a student does or says something that reminds you why like the proverbial frog...you never give up. I saw myself in two of the characters, and all the others were at one time or another, colleagues whom I admired, found annoying, respected, enjoyed intellectually and socially and all the rest. Teachers are as varied and independent as the students they teach, and students learn best in an environment where the teacher loves their subject matter, empathizes with their students and shows them a path to knowledge. That path takes many twists and turns and good teachers know how to mold whatever they do best to "fit" the current craze. Roxanna addresses it all with humor and pathos. She is less kindly disposed to two-year wonders who volunteer to teach in inner-city schools and corporate takeovers of school systems across the country. She addresses the stress of evaluations but more importantly it is the dynamic between legislators (mostly lawyers whom I think really hated their teachers before law school), the school district, the taxpayers who think they know best how to corral 25 kids long enough for them to listen to what you are saying and do what you ask of them--to "trust the process" amidst the hard work that learning requires, the Superintendents who may have some truly absurd notions about just how much paperwork a teacher can handle before they implode, and those parents who do not EVER believe their child lies, cheats, is on drugs, plagiarized or poked someone with a pencil or worse. And the central "actor" in this book is its villain, a company that is attempting to produce cookie-cutter workers for the job market rather than people who are able to think critically, rise above roadblocks in their lives and simply become healthy and decent adults. And she reminds us to be thankful for the colleagues you spend day after day with...good, bad or indifferent...who have family issues to resolve, cultural and social differences to adjust to, a work ethic that never stops even though they are decidedly underpaid, and yet deal with all the other events that plague their lives while preparing lessons and grading papers ad infinitum. They are all here in this book, frail human beings who care only to provide others' children with an appreciation for all knowledge and to guide them in finding a niche where they can thrive. It is in its validation of all I learned from a 25-year teaching career that I loved this book.I really enjoyed this book!! Ever wondered what it’s like to be a classroom teacher? This funny and lighthearted novel offers a glimpse into the world of teaching, from the neverending barrage of new acronyms to the daily struggles that even the most seasoned veterans still have to face. Whether you’re a classroom educator or not, these characters are relatable and real. There is something for everyone in this book - you will find yourself identifying with the bubbly history teacher who learns that no matter how much you blog about your “perfect” classroom, all it takes is one unexpected circumstance to throw things into a hilariously cringeworthy disaster, or the science teacher who, despite his clever and effective teaching methods, still has to deal with bureaucratic evaluation methods that threaten his career. AYP is a novel that doesn’t waste the reader’s time with the usual portrayal of the teaching profession; this is an honest take on a job that few people truly understand, without the clichés you find on every apple-related “#1 Teacher” Hallmark gift. You’ll laugh, you’ll commiserate...but mostly, you’ll get a well-crafted lesson on what it can be like to do one of the most misunderstood jobs in America, and why it’s worth it to come back and do it again year after year.Funniest, snarkiest book about teachers, hands down. This is definitely the funniest book dealing with teaching I've read yet. I was a teacher for 6 years and I can totally relate to everything in here! The bureaucratic nonsense, the testing overkill, the student behavior problems that somehow become a reflection of the teacher who sees them for an hour and a half every couple of days...It's so relatable, but also hilarious. The humor is really snarky and sarcastic. Teaching is the backdrop, and part of the plot, but there are also all these interwoven subplots--relationships starting and faltering and ending, rebellious kids, difficult sibling relationships--that keep it really lively and entertaining. I finished reading this in a couple of days. I would highly recommend it to any teacher, especially middle school or high school teachers, but I think it would still be funny and entertaining to non-teachers, especially parents of teenagers.
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