The Emergency Teacher: The Inspirational Story of a New Teacher in an Inner-City School

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Overview

Christina Asquith presents a moving first-hand account of her year teaching in one of Philadelphia’s worst schools.  Told with striking humor and honesty, her story begins when the School District of Philadelphia, in desperate need of 1,500 new teachers, instituted a policy of hiring “emergency certified” instructors.  Asquith, then a 25-year-old reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, joined their untrained ranks. More challenging than her classroom in the crime-infested neighborhood known as “the Badlands” are the trials she faced outside, including a corrupt principal, the politics that prevented a million-dollar grant from reaching her students, and the administration’s shocking insistence that teachers maintain the appearance of success in the face of utter defeat—even if it means falsifying test scores. Her story will inspire, educate, and entertain.

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When young Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Christina Asquith accepted a teaching job at one of Philadelphia's most dangerous schools, she received many pieces of advice: "Just remember that you're in charge. The most important thing is discipline." "Don't smile until Thanksgiving." "Never enter a showdown you can't win." And some people just wondered aloud whether she was crazy. What she learned during her rough immersion will challenge and bolster the spirits of anyone who wants to believe in public education.
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Answering the challenge to "change a life," freelance reporter Asquith-armed with youth, enthusiasm and idealism-enters the halls of Philadelphia's Julia de Burgos Middle School to do just that. By the end of the year, while she outlasts 25% of the other "emergency teachers" hired to meet the shortfall of teachers in Philadelphia, the fights, arsons and battles with the administration have taken their toll. Although the events of the book took place eight years ago and most of the source references are similarly dated, Asquith gives a valuable account of the challenges teachers face in the nation's inner-city schools-and the kids are the least of her worries. With little support and no curriculum, she learns to teach from her failures, recognizing the injustice to the students who need and deserve a qualified instructor. But her sense of frustration and powerlessness are most tangible when she describes the ineffectiveness of available disciplinary actions, the herd mentality of students roaming the halls and the gaping administrative holes (not cracks) through which students with special needs slip. Despite it all, the kids make Asquith's endeavor bearable if challenging. (Sept.)

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  • ISBN-13: 9781602391932
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/13/2007
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 682,610
  • Product dimensions: 9.28 (w) x 6.40 (h) x 0.91 (d)

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Christina Asquith
Christina Asquith

Christina Asquith was born in New York City and was educated at Boston University and the London School of Economics. A journalist for more than a decade, she has written for The New York Times, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Guardian, and she was a staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives with her husband and their daughter in Burlington, Vermont.

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