Newark's public school system was in trouble in the 60s when I was growing up there. Yes, I grew up in Newark. [My parents refused to send me to the public schools. I actually would have done well at the high school I think...]
I remember one dedicated teacher-- the mother of a classmate-- who taught first grade in a public school and loved it. I had some contact with some special ed kids in public school classrooms in Newark and did some substitute teaching there. It was a job for which I was ill-suited on so many levels.
This is a book that I am definitely interested in, particularly since I also know someone who worked for the Board of Ed in the day.
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Date: 2015-12-15 07:43 pm (UTC)Newark's public school system was in trouble in the 60s when I was growing up there. Yes, I grew up in Newark. [My parents refused to send me to the public schools. I actually would have done well at the high school I think...]
I remember one dedicated teacher-- the mother of a classmate-- who taught first grade in a public school and loved it. I had some contact with some special ed kids in public school classrooms in Newark and did some substitute teaching there. It was a job for which I was ill-suited on so many levels.
This is a book that I am definitely interested in, particularly since I also know someone who worked for the Board of Ed in the day.
Thanks for the reviews.