What it Means to Be a Teacher

The stories anecdotes humor and insights found in this book capture what it means to be a teacher. The book begins with common encounters that are the hallmark of the new-teacher experience but continues into equally entertaining tales that come with years of working with students parents staff faculty and administrators. What it Means to Be a Teacher mirrors a teacher's playful sense of irony and a deep appreciation of the old wisdom about feeling 'the impact of the great occasional and accidental joy' which comes with teaching. Whether a teacher principal or administrator readers will relate to the profound sense of what it means to be a teacher.