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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
September 1, 2003
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375708541
ISBN-10
0375708545
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
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Why Football Matters | Why Read | The Small Room | Why Write? | A Lesson Before Dying | Why Teach? | Excellent Sheep | Ms. Hempel Chronicles | Small Victories
Why Football Matters | Why Read | The Small Room | Why Write? | A Lesson Before Dying | Why Teach? | Excellent Sheep | Ms. Hempel Chronicles | Small Victories
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An award-winning scholar celebrates the role of one aloof but exceptional high-school teacher in transforming his life in a tough, working-class town near Boston, describing how educator Frank Lears's unconventional approach to teaching turned his life--and his school--upside down. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In 1969, Mark Edmundson was a typical high school senior in working-class Medford, Massachusetts. He loved football, disdained schoolwork, and seemed headed for a factory job in his hometownâuntil a maverick philosophy teacher turned his life around.
When Frank Lears, a small, nervous man wearing a moth-eaten suit, arrived at Medford fresh from Harvard University, his students pegged him as an easy target. Lears was unfazed by their spitballs and classroom antics. He shook things up, trading tired textbooks for Kesey and Camus, and provoking his class with questions about authority, conformity, civil rights, and the Vietnam War. He rearranged seats and joined in a ferocious snowball fight with Edmundson and his football crew. Learsâs impassioned attempts to get these kids to think for themselves provided Mark Edmundson with exactly the push he needed to break away from the lockstep life of Medford High. Written with verve and candor, Teacher is Edmundsonâs heartfelt tribute to the man who changed the course of his life.
When Frank Lears, a small, nervous man wearing a moth-eaten suit, arrived at Medford fresh from Harvard University, his students pegged him as an easy target. Lears was unfazed by their spitballs and classroom antics. He shook things up, trading tired textbooks for Kesey and Camus, and provoking his class with questions about authority, conformity, civil rights, and the Vietnam War. He rearranged seats and joined in a ferocious snowball fight with Edmundson and his football crew. Learsâs impassioned attempts to get these kids to think for themselves provided Mark Edmundson with exactly the push he needed to break away from the lockstep life of Medford High. Written with verve and candor, Teacher is Edmundsonâs heartfelt tribute to the man who changed the course of his life.
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (August 1, 2002)
9780375504075 | details & prices | 279 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $23.95
About: An award-winning scholar celebrates the role of one aloof but exceptional high-school teacher in transforming his life in a tough, working-class town near Boston.
About: An award-winning scholar celebrates the role of one aloof but exceptional high-school teacher in transforming his life in a tough, working-class town near Boston.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (September 1, 2003)
9780375708541 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.95
About: An award-winning scholar celebrates the role of one aloof but exceptional high-school teacher in transforming his life in a tough, working-class town near Boston, describing how educator Frank Lears's unconventional approach to teaching turned his life--and his school--upside down.
About: An award-winning scholar celebrates the role of one aloof but exceptional high-school teacher in transforming his life in a tough, working-class town near Boston, describing how educator Frank Lears's unconventional approach to teaching turned his life--and his school--upside down.
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