posted : Friday, July 17th, 2009

A Schoolmaster of the Great City

Recommended by Bud the Teacher:

A Schoolmaster of the Great City, by Angelo Patri.

Liking the quotes he included in the recommendation, in particular:

The antagonism between the children and teachers was far stronger than I had ever seen it before. The antagonism between the school and the neighborhood was intense. Both came from mutual distrust founded on mutual misunderstanding. The children were afraid of the teachers, and the teachers feared the children. (p. 14)

Looks like I have to add another book to my long list of summer reading…how long is this summer anyway? ;)

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posted : Tuesday, July 15th, 2008