Tales from the Teachers’ Lounge: What I Learned in School the Second Time Around-One Man’s Irreverent Look at Being a Teacher Today-Fast Shipping

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From the critically acclaimed author of
Daddy Needs a Drink—hailed by the Los AngelesTimes as “consistently hilarious”—comes a series of irreverent, wickedly observantessays about what it really means to be a teacher today. With his trademark wit andwisdom, Robert Wilder dissects the world’s noblest profession—whether he’s taminga classroom full of hormonal teenagers or going one-on-one with the school bully.

Wilder was twenty-six when he found his true calling. Leaving a lucrative advertisingcareer in New York, he got a job as an assistant first-grade teacher at a Santa Fealternative school—and never looked back. Now he brings his unique perspective—asa teacher, parent, and former student—to a series of laugh-out-loud essays that showteaching at its most absurd…and most rewarding. With brutal candor he chronicleshis own lively adventures in modern education, from navigating cutthroat kindergartensign-ups to subbing for a class experiment gone wrong–and dares to tell about it.

He shares the surprising lessons he’s learned in the trenches of his profession,including how to bribe a four-year-old (his own) to stop swearing in a Lutheran preschooland the best way to teach moody teenagers…manage “helicopter” parents…and cope withbullies—whether ofthe school-yard, Internet, or parental kind. And he offers toughlove for cheaters who log on to , then puts to rest forever thequestion of why new teachers gain weight (hint: the free donuts don’t help).

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Tales from the Teachers’ Lounge, Robert Wilder charts life’s learning curve witha warmth and humor you don’t find in textbooks. By turns heartwarming, eye-opening,and uproariously funny, these pitch-perfect essays offer priceless lessons in life,family, learning, and teaching from a true lover of education.