Not Quite Burned Out, But Crispy Around the Edges: Inspiration, Laughter, and Encouragement for Teachers

by Sharon M. Draper

This book of inspirational stories and essays is designed for any teacher who has survived the first week of the first year of teaching. It offers memories of the joy of teaching, tells compelling tales of tragedy as well as survival, and provides opportunities for laughter, which is sometimes the only remedy for difficult situations.

Faced with low salaries, overcrowded classrooms, and dwindling public support, teachers are expected to improve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325003653
• ISBN13: 9780325003658
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

inspirational

This would be great for new and uninspired teachers. More inspirational than informative. I loved the title. I was looking for a more scholarly read.

Just Starting

I left teaching for a job in Biotech a few years ago. If I had read this book first, I might not have left. I might have found the courage to finish my student teaching. Now times have changed again, I find my self in the credential program to be a guidance counselor. One of my assignments was to review a book about Philosophy of teaching, it was by chance that I came across Mrs. Draper's book. I believe that any form of art that invokes an emotional response in me to be brillant. Mrs. Draper's experiences placed in print brought me to tears, made me smile and most of all challenged me to think. I just wish I had read it sooner.