Confessions of a Bad Teacher: The Shocking Truth from the Front Lines of American Public Education

An explosive new look at the pressures on today's teachers and the pitfalls of school reform—a passionate appeal to save public schools, before it's too late.

"A compelling and thoughtful personal narrative about corporate school reform's war on teachers." —Dr. Michael Klonsky, PhD, DePaul University

When John Owens left a lucrative job to teach English at a public school in New York City's South Bronx, he thought he could do some good. Faced with a flood of struggling students, Owens devised...