The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611450330)

At the age of twenty-two, Dan Brown came to P.S. 85 as an eager, fresh-faced teacher. He was even as-signed his own class: 4-217. Unbeknownst to him, 4-217 was the designated "dumping ground" for all fourth-grade problem cases, and his students would prove to be more challenging than he could have ever anticipated.

Intent on being a caring, dedicated teacher but confronted with unruly children, absent parents, and a failing administration, Dan was pushed to the limit time and again: he found himself screaming with rage, punching his fist through a blackboard out of sheer frustration, often just wanting to give up and walk away. Yet, in this seeming chaos, he slowly learned--from the more seasoned teachers at the school and from his own mistakes--how to discipline, teach, and make a difference. The Great Expectations School is the touching story of Class 4-217 and their teacher, Mr. Brown. But more than that, it is the revealing story of a broken educational system and all those struggling within and fighting against it.

Author: Dan Brown
ISBN-10: 1611450330
ISBN-13: 9781611450330
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.08w x 0.89d