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The teachers : a year inside America's most vulnerable, important profession / Alexandra Robbins.

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ISBN: 9781101986752
ISBN: 1101986751
Physical Description: viii, 372 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023]

General Note:	Place of publication from the publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-372).
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- August : Introduction : "It makes my soul happy" : what teachers endure and why they stay -- September : "STOP TOUCHING MY CAR" : parent aggression and the culture of teacher blaming -- October : "I would have done it for any child" : teachers are heroes, but they shouldn't have to be -- November : "To teach your kids, I have to leave mine" : COVID-19, the disrespect for teachers' work, and the disregard for their lives -- December : "Safe harbor" : the most underestimated teacher in the building ; "Fluff subject" : subject misconceptions and the marginalization of specialist teachers -- January : The "dirty little secret" in schools -- February : "Classroom contagion" : the myth of teacher burnout -- March : Teacher confessions : behind-the-scenes dish -- April : "Just part of the job" : how violence and short-staffing create a hazardous profession -- May : "Do no harm but take no crap" : bribery, workarounds, happy hours, and other pro tips for educators -- June -- Epilogue : Teachers deserve better : how you can help ; "Why I love teaching".