Did it answer my questions?
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For my birthday, Mom and Jerry got me a book I requested off of my Amazon wishlist. (They also got me a kick-booty article of clothing that will make its debut this fall.) Entitled Teacher Man, it is a memoir of one English teacher’s struggle to edumacate the masses, from the poorest of the poor, to New York’s elite. Covering nearly 30 years of teaching in the public school, Frank McCourt pulls you into his classroom by discussing the fears we all have as teachers. Did I mention the fella won a Pulitzer Prize for writing Angela’s Ashes? Though many of the struggles McCourt faced as a teacher are not the same challenges I have had, his questions, his self-doubt, and his demeanor all struck deep chords in me. I’m not sure it was an excellent book, but I did enjoy it. It was difficult for me to understand all of his situations, with me being an elementary teacher in a much different area and era, but I think a lot of his anecdotes are universal. I am especially recommending this book to Mrs. Zigzag, (Mrs. PhiBetaKappa Peterson…); I think she’ll enjoy it.(You can even borrow my copy!) For the rest of you looking to read something a little different, it’s a quick read. Pick it up, read it, and then go hug a teacher. 
