{"product_id":"educating-esme-diary-of-a-teachers-first-year","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\u003e? \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 Esm?\u003c\/i\u003e is the exuberant diary of Esm? Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esm?--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, Esm? 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 Esm?\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic, as is Madame Esm? herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nationally renowned advocate for literacy and literature-based instruction, Esmé Raji Codell is today \"one of the nation's most sought-after voices for empowering teachers\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and a \"Superstar of Education\" (\u003ci\u003eScolastic Instructor\u003c\/i\u003e). Esmé has been interviewed on\u003ci\u003e CBS This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, C-SPAN's \u003ci\u003eBook Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR. The author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Your Child to Love Reading\u003c\/i\u003e as well as award-winning books for children, Esmé lives with her husband and son in Chicago, where she spent many years as an educator in Chicago public schools and now runs the popular children's literature Web site PlanetEsme.com and the unique literary salon, the PlanetEsme Bookroom.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646818980114,"sku":"9781565129351","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db3de53e-3120-40a5-b78f-cea0ce1d7923.jpg?v=1733186621","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/educating-esme-diary-of-a-teachers-first-year","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}