{"product_id":"the-teachers-a-year-inside-one-of-americas-most-heartbreaking-uplifting-important-professions-9781101986752","title":"The Teachers: A Year Inside One of America's Most Heartbreaking, Uplifting, Important Professions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alexandra Robbins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dutton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dutton\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA National Bestseller\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Winner of the 2024 DKG International Educators Book Award* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003egoing on behind school doors, by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school math teacher who grappled with a toxic staff clique at the big school in a small town; Miguel, a special ed teacher in the western United States who fought for his students both as an educator and as an activist; and Rebecca, an East Coast elementary school teacher who struggled to schedule and define a life outside of school. Robbins also interviewed hundreds of other teachers nationwide who share their secrets, dramas, and joys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterspersed among the teachers' stories--a seeming scandal, a fourth-grade whodunit, and teacher confessions--are hard-hitting essays featuring cutting-edge reporting on the biggest issues facing teachers today, such as school violence; outrageous parent behavior; inadequate support, staffing, and resources coupled with unrealistic mounting demands; the \"myth\" of teacher burnout; the COVID-19 pandemic; and ways all of us can help the professionals who are central both to the lives of our children and the heart of our communities.","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45117856612503,"sku":"9781101986752","price":1998.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781101986752.webp?v=1768547315","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-teachers-a-year-inside-one-of-americas-most-heartbreaking-uplifting-important-professions-9781101986752","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}