I'd like to apologize to every teacher I ever had : my year as a rookie teacher at Northeast High Tony Danza

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danza, Tony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Northeast High School (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Danza, Tony.

High school teachers--United States--Biography.

High school teachers.

First year teachers--United States--Biography.

First year teachers.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

Teaching--Anecdotes.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

262 p. ; 25 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

I would like to apologize to every teacher I ever had

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Archetype, c2012.

Summary:

Himself a "discipline problem" in high school, actor Tony Danza discusses his experiences during a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Philadelphia's Northeast High School, exploring the difficulties and joys of keeping today's technologically savvy and often alienated students engaged.

Contents:

First semester : You're fired, go teach! (Lesson Plans)

Ignorance is no excuse (The Real Deal)

Do now (Everyboy Cries)

The half-sandwich club (Bobby G)

Making the grade (No Fear Shakespeare)

Never smile before Christmas (Northeast's Got Talent)

Second semester : Field tripping (Gone Bowling)

Poetic justice (Happy Hour)

Our Atticus (Adequate Yearly Progress)

Spring fever (Fight Night)

Finals (The Sons of Happiness)

If...(Saving Starfish)

Epilogue.

ISBN:

9780307887863 (hbk.)

0307887863 (hbk.)

OCLC:

785721813