Nope.

I have been teaching for twenty years. I have a sense of humor about my job and an appreciation for the students whom I’m help educate. The author seems cruel and, frankly, unqualified to register an opinion after so few years of teaching.

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Miserable Teacher

I’m a teacher in a large urban public school. None of these stories were shocking. I kept waiting for her to talk about the many students she loved. None of that. If I were to write a book it would be about absurd policies and a ridiculous student here and there that make the job impossible, but never the majority of my students. I’ve met teachers like this. Nothing makes them happy. They are the reason parents become entitled. I’m just disappointed that she couldn’t find any joy in teaching because there is just so much!

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Couldn’t even finish.

As an educator, I love hearing of others’ teaching horror stories. This book is just not funny. And it definitely couldn’t hold my interest. Save your money and/or your audible credits. This one isn’t worth it.

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Too negative.

I am a veteran educator and while I know all too well that education is in a hard place right now and needs A LOT of changes, this book is just way too much negative for me all at once. There is a lot of good in education and I think we need to bring those to light too, not just negative stuff.

I think this book intended good things... it was just way, way too much jammed down my inner being about the negatives for me.

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will struggle to finish this book

this author seems utterly unqualified to be a teacher. She seems to have no aptitude for students or the student-teacher relationships. as a paraprofessional this was a difficult book to finish. if you have no patience or interest in kids, why would she ever become a teacher? love of a subject will not make you an excellent teacher and she did not seem to realize this.

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This is real

As a former teacher, I am listening and laughing at the absurdity of the different events and challenges teacher face. Some, non teachers, will say these can’t be real. But I can assure you, they are well with in the realm of possibility. When I taught middle school. These was a school map in the teachers lounge with pens stuck around. This was to indicate to teachers where to look if/when they passed by because these were hot spot for sexual activity. I have been asked/told to change grades so students would pass. I do want you to realize that in the part of the book where she is talking about essay questions in the PARC test, she could not only loose her job but also be prosecuted for divulging any details about a test either current or past. We are strictly forbidden to discuss any question we see on the tests with students, other teachers, or even a friend. Sample tests are made and those and only those questions can be referred to when “practicing” for the test. Also, practicing for the test begins about 6 weeks prior to the test. Drills, practice, drills, and more ABCD practice. A teachers value is based on the one day a student takes the test. Teachers are very limited on what they can say to students during the test, so when we see Bob and Angie marking randomly because they don’t care, and there no consequences for the student, all we can say “slow down and take your time.” That’s it. And if we get rehired, but on a support plan, pay, and promotional opportunities depend on these tests. It’s is crazy and is the reality of the teacher who makes enough to stay right above the poverty line, gets little to no support for administration and parents, is bullied and threatened. Post-CoVid has brought us into the reality of a major teacher shortage nation wide. Schools were pressured to open so that the nation had a place to drop their children. Teachers were not considered important enough to say “no” in order to protect them. They are not nurses or doctors and forced to be in a classroom with 30+ coughing, sneezing, nose picking kids and told Lysol was good enough and wear a mask. Our nation needs a huge wake up call when it comes to our education and I am so happy Mrs. Morris spoke out about it.

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Painfully Accurate

The atrocities, soul crushing absurdities, abuses, and other traumas regularly inflicted upon educators described herein tragically continue into the college years—even at prestigious and/or elite universities. The only slight difference (improvement?) is that there are federal laws (FERPA) in place which forbid colleges from discussing any aspects of an individual student’s records with anyone—including parents or other family members—other than the student without the student’s written consent. In my experience, students generally do not grant outside permission, but it is often apparent that they have learned from years of observing their parents how to “advocate” for their own entitlements as a student. Many also feel that they are “owed” top grades and other desired (not medically necessary) accommodations because college costs money and they believe that it is a consumer-customer service relationship rather than student-educator.

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I can relate

I follow the author as well and love what she has to say. Thank you for being so honest! I appreciate that I know I am not alone in what I am going through as an educator. It is disturbing how public education has evolved and how teachers have no rights. Being yelled at, bullied by kids, parents, admin seems to be the norm these days. The author’s work brings all of this to light and proves that it is a problem nation wide. I find these stories just as funny too because they seem ridiculous but I know they are true. Any teacher in the public school system has to be a little crazy to continue to stick it out year after year with the rising abuse and lack of support.

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True but disparaging

I have experienced many of the things this author describes throughout my teaching career. Her stories are sadly accurate and true. This book will be eye opining for anyone who has not been in the teaching profession. I do, however, take issue with is her pseudonyms for parents and students. I assume she is aiming to be funny but misses the mark and instead weakens her argument by appearing bitter and petty when recounting parent and student interactions.

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I promise we’re not all like this.

She calls ADHD a “get out of work free card” and makes fun of Vietnamese, Chinese, and Black names. She says that students in specialized schools “cannot be corrected.” I am a teacher myself, and I was just looking for something funny to listen to on break, but this is too offensive for me to enjoy. I agree with the premise that we have to laugh about some of the crazy things that happen to us or we’ll cry, but this content is just tirades of complaint with shades of racism and ableism. Gross

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