Book 32

Teacher Man: A Memoir by Frank McCourt
2005: Scribner
272 pages
Recommended by Maggie Bright
Began: 7 June 2006
Finished: 13 June 2006

I guess it is fitting that on the last days of instruciton for this school year I have been reading a memoir on the act of teaching. McCourt kicks everything off with laughter as he writes about his first day of being in front of the classroom but things meander and linger just like anytime in class or in a school building does. It is an enjoyable read no matter how much I wished I was listening to it on tape so I could hear his voice reciting his tales. I know this is McCourt's way of thanking the profession, paying due to his past, and giving back to his students but I can't help but think it is also because he misses the job, and the captive audience.

Quote: "Mea culpa."  ¶ 19:01