{"product_id":"educating-esm-diary-of-a-teachers-first-year-9781565129351","title":"Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt once \"a pop culture phenomenon\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"screamingly funny\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEducating Esm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé \u003c\/i\u003e\"should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix Literary Section\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, \u003ci\u003eEducating Esmé\u003c\/i\u003e is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé--as she prefers to be called--does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, \u003ci\u003eEducating Esmé\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Codell, Esmé Raji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565129351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Esmé Raji Codell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39416826658891,"sku":"9781565129351","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_cc3a6eaf-eeb8-41ea-a1f0-aacf238079cd.jpg?v=1624945456","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/educating-esm-diary-of-a-teachers-first-year-9781565129351","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}