Failing Mr. Fisher

By James Wintermote

Jim Fisher enters his first year of teaching convinced that dedication, high standards, and accountability will be enough to make him a successful educator. At Manicomio High School in the fictional town of Loco, Nevada, he quickly discovers that teaching involves far more than lesson plans and literature.Over the next five years, Fisher encounters classroom disorder, student apathy, difficult parents, questionable administrative decisions, faculty frustrations, and an educational culture that increasingly conflicts with his belief that students should be held accountable for their choices. Determined to maintain his standards, he repeatedly finds himself battling both the people around him and the system he entered hoping to serve.Outside the classroom, Fisher's personal relationships bring their own mixture of awkwardness, humor, disappointment, and absurdity, adding another dimension to a life already complicated by the pressures of teaching.Inspired by James Wintermote's fifteen years as a public-school teacher and by experiences shared with him by fellow educators, Failing Mr. Fisher combines humor, candor, and fictionalized experience to explore teacher burnout, school discipline, educational accountability, and the circumstances that cause some teachers to walk away from the profession altogether.That description is also consistent with what actually happens in the manuscript: Fisher begins as an optimistic new teacher, repeatedly clashes with students and school administration, and ultimately decides to leave teaching.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1969820608
• ISBN13: 9781969820601
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: James Wintermote
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"