Schooled

In this snarky essay collection, former high school English instructor and author Stephanie Jankowski reveals everything your education degree doesn’t prepare you for about being a teacher. New and experienced educators alike will laugh and commiserate with Stephanie’s blunt, no-holds-barred commentary, which covers topics such nailing down that first teaching position (“Here’s My Degree Now Where’s My Job?”), working with challenging students (“Ya Done Messed Up A-A-ron”), avoiding that annoying coworker (“Just Stay Out of the Teacher’s Lounge”), balancing teaching and parenthood (“Where My Working Mamas At?”), dealing with administrative issues and bureaucracy in education (“School Boards: Those Who Can’t Teach…”) and teaching outside the traditional classroom (“Goodbye Classroom, Hello Computer”).

Stephanie’s shared experiences are sure to amuse, and more importantly, to show educators that they aren’t alone. Her relatable struggles are required reading for ed-majors, new hires, teaching veterans, school administrators and everyone else interested in our country’s education system and the dedicated professionals who make it all possible.

*Why Do I Kind of Hate This Job?* is the book every college-grad and first-year teacher needs, and what every veteran teacher wishes he or she had.