My daughter, the teacher : Jewish teachers in the New York City schools / Ruth Jacknow Markowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markowitz, Ruth Jacknow.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.

Jews.

New York (State)--New York.

Interviews.

Jewish women--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.

Jewish women.

Jewish teachers--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.

Jewish teachers.

Women teachers--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.

Women teachers.

Public schools--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Public schools.

History.

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 224 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [1993]

Summary:

The teachers Markowitz interviewed often agree with the assessment others have made that the 1930s were in their own way a golden age in the schools. The retired teachers remember the difficult times, but also their love of teaching and the difference they made in the classrooms. Their energy, intiative, and drive will help inspire teachers today, who face the serious problems of drugs, teenage pregnancy, and violence in the classrooms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.

ISBN:

0813519748

0813519756

OCLC:

26929978