A collection of letters in which Jonathan Kozol shares his experiences in the public school system with Francesca, a first grade teacher at a Boston inner-city school whose classroom Jonathan visited while examining the current state of American education.
Features over four hundred entries that explore such topics as the core beliefs of various tribes, creation accounts, and recurrent themes throughout North American native cultures.
Daniel Wells, having taken a position as an assistant junior high school teacher in a small Japanese village, finds it difficult to adapt to his new surroundings.
Nine-year-old Cricket's expectations of being, as always, the teacher's favorite student are dashed by the arrival of an unusual new girl in her fourth-grade class.
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders.".
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Worm makes a surprising discovery -- teachers have birthdays! That means Worm and his friends have to find the perfect present for their teacher, Mrs. Mulch.
