Hands Up!
A Year in the Life of an Inner City School Teacher
$25.41
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2010
Summary
When Oenone Crossley-Holland started teaching at an inner city school in London, she had no idea what to expect. She just knew that there was no going back. She would have one of the most challenging and overwhelming years of her life, in which she would get involved in the lives of some wonderfully (and sometimes horrifyingly) exuberant students, and find herself tested to the limit. In this colourful and moving account, Oenone tells of the lows and unexpected highs of the sharper end of tea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719521270 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719521270 |
| Author: | Oenone Crossley-Holland |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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It rang many bells with my teacher husband, who chuckled wryly to himself throughout and preferred it to Francis Gilbert s I’M A TEACHER, GET ME OUT OF HERE! - Bookseller
It rang many bells with my teacher husband, who chuckled wryly to himself throughout and preferred it to Francis Gilbert s I’M A TEACHER, GET ME OUT OF HERE! - Bookseller
About The Author
Oenone Crossley-Holland
Oenone Crossley-Holland wanted a job she could really care about after finishing university. She became a teacher with the Teach First scheme, a charity founded to encourage graduates to work for at least two years in challenging secondary schools. She has written a column for the Guardian on her teaching experiences.
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