English | ASIN: B0B623J91L | 2023 | 10 hours and 24 minutes | [email protected] kbps | 286 MB

A riveting, must-listen, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what’s really going on behind school doors, by New York s bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins. Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, somes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school math teacher who grappled with a toxic staff clique at the big school in a small town; Miguel, a special ed teacher in the western United States who fought for his students both as an educator and as an activist; and Rebecca, an East Coast elementary school teacher who struggled to schedule and define a life outside of school.

Robbins also interviewed hundreds of other teachers nationwide who share their secrets, dramas, and joys. Interspersed among the teachers’ stories—a seg scandal, a fourth-grade whodunit, and teacher confessions—are hard-hitting essays featuring cutting-edge reporting on the biggest issues facing teachers today, such as school violence; outrageous parent behavior; inadequate support, staffing, and resources coupled with unrealistic mounting demands; the “myth” of teacher burnout; the COVID-19 pand; and ways all of us can help the professionals who are central both to the lives of our children and the heart of our communities.