Middle Schoolin'

<p>Middle Schoolin'<p/><p>Read about the challenges humor and rewards of teaching as well as classroom tragedies and successes that take place in inner city public schools. These 50 vignettes describe human-interest middle school events.<p/><p>Have you ever feared for your life? Have you ever been accused of something that was not your fault? Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they suddenly say something disrespectful? These scenarios emerge from real-life situations experienced by two Los Angeles middle school teachers. In Middle Schoolin��� authors Frank Palacio and Paul Rallion share fifty vignettes garnered from their collective years working with teenage students.<p/><p>Based on interactions with students parents and other education professionals the stories both educate and entertain and include anecdotes that are humorous sad tragic hopeful uplifting and thought-provoking. The vignettes reveal the day-to-day challenges that teachers face and the rewards that are often bestowed as a result.<p/><p>From the knife-toting male to the watch-swiping student and to the late-to-class-again girls this collection provides a glimpse into the modern-day classroom. Addressing valuable moments in teaching Middle Schoolin��� opens the classroom doors to provide an insight into the human element of education. It reinforces the idea that education can transform lives and that today���s youth are the world���s greatest resource.