Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Blue Ribbon Teacher Story, by Mohan Goel, is a teacher's memoir. Madhu Narain, a struggling advertising copywriter, is looking for a career change. When his art director suggests that he give teaching a shot, Madhu's life undergoes dramatic changes and will never be the same. Little does he realize at the time, Madhu has found his calling.

This absorbing book takes the reader from India, Madhu's birthplace, to the United States, England, and, finally, to an inner-city high school in Canada where Madhu settles down and comes into his own, enjoying a rewarding and exciting career as a teacher for twenty-eight years. The real "meat" of the story, Madhu's interactions with his students inside the classroom, will remind readers of films such as To Sir with Love.

The story culminates with Madhu's climactic, courageous decision when faced with a difficult dilemma. When the largest teachers' strike to ever hit North America threatens to cut the semester short, will Madhu join his colleagues on the picket line, or keep the promise he made to his students to finish the semester after the strike is resolved? Facing ostracism by his peers on the one hand, and losing the respect of his students on the other, Madhu must make a tough choice.

The Blue Ribbon Teacher Story--a powerful tale of perserverance, ambition, and accomplishment in the face of ceaseless conflict--is a fascinating story.