Being a teacher is a full-time job and then some, but if you can find a way to make your classroom work for you, things can go smoother.
R. Janet Walraven has spent her adult life teaching in grades K-12 in both public and private schools across the country. She has combined her years of experience to help teachers and parents learn tactics and techniques to help them both in and out of the classroom.
I enjoyed this book. Though I am not a teacher, I am homeschooling my children this year. I don’t read a lot of self-help books. I don’t know why. This one struck an interest in me, I believe, because I am teaching my kids but also because I used to want to be an educator.
This book covers everything from dealing with difficult parents and unexpected allergies to uncooperative administration and working with volunteers.
I will admit, I’m not 100 percent behind everything that she says, but for the most part, I agree and appreciate her perspective. I do feel that a lot of this book is not helpful for a homeschooling mother, such as dealing with difficult parents or making friends with the janitor, because I am both the parent and the janitor. However, I found a lot of suggestions for working with the students.
I feel that this book would be very helpful for teachers and that, in a rather limiting way, it would also be helpful to parents and homeschooling families. I gave this book four out of five stars.
I received my copy of this book from the author for the sole purpose of providing an honest review.
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