Book Reviews of Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year

I wasn't too impressed with this book. You're a rebel teacher and you think you're a badass, congratulations. Just wasn't impressed with her teaching views and her way of writing.

Esme records her first year of teaching in a Chicago public school with humor. Teaching IS like this.

A very interesting account of a teacher's first year. Written in diary form; very moving. Not sappy at ALL. Very eye-opening and inspiring.

Well, I've been a teacher for 2 years, and I suppose I should feel sympathetic towards her, but she seems to think everything revolves around her and expects everyone to jump in and make her goals a reality. I suppose that is what helps make someone a good teacher, but she basically just irritated me.

Insightful journey into the life of a first year teacher. I read it twice.

Good story of a woman's first year teaching. Perfect for a newer teacher.

Esme Raji Codell has come to teach. Fresh-mouthed and miniskirted, this irrepressible spirit does the cha-cha during multiplication lessons, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. In Educating Esme, the diary of her first year teaching in a Chicago public school, she opens a window into a real-life classroom. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted teacher changes her students' lives forever.

TThis is a good read for first time teachers. A bib reality check, but hard to believe she got away with what she did!

Cute, spunky, and a whole lot of attitude! "Educating Esme" is a collection of a first-year teacher's journal entries on her experiences in the classroom, with militant administrators, and uptight colleagues in an urban Chicago school district. EE is a fun and short read, even made me laugh out loud in certain passages. One important lesson I take away from this book: great teachers are passionate and creative! They don't fit into prescribed small boxes!

Engaging read--I read it in 2 sessions. It was interesting to read about all of the different emotions that teachers experience, and I enjoyed Esme's creativity in the classroom.

She sounds like a wonderful teacher; I hope someone like her works with my kids!

fast read, great for any new teacher or someone studying to be a teacher

Whether you are a teacher, parent, aspiring educator...Esme's experience is an essential, heart warming & hilarious read.

A funny book and a quick read.

This book is a must read for anyone who is thinking of becoming a teacher. I loved it!