{"product_id":"teacher-at-point-blank-jo-scott-coe-9781879960848","title":"Teacher at Point Blank: Confronting Sexuality, Violence, and Secrets in a Suburban School","description":"Literary Nonfiction. Education Studies. Memoir. Why would a high school teacher who loves teaching leave school--after half a career in the classroom? TEACHER AT POINT BLANK answers 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 defies clich s and cultural fantasies about teachers. She examines her own workplace as a microcosm of the national compulsory K--12 system, where teachers--now nearly 80 percent women--find themselves idealized and disparaged, expected to embody the dedication of parents, the coldness of data managers, and the obedience of Stepford spouses. In this groundbreaking memoir in essays, Scott-Coe recounts her own journey to recover a sane and independent voice. TEACHER AT POINT BLANK fuses her perspectives as teacher and former student, adult and child, educator and writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Scott-Coe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1879960842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781879960848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aunt Lute Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.52w x 0.58d","brand":"Jo Scott-Coe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365431898367,"sku":"9781879960848","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1980d2db-54fd-441f-aa3a-0d9c2742928e.jpg?v=1697058488","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teacher-at-point-blank-jo-scott-coe-9781879960848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}