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Too Dangerous To Teach | 
 enlarge | Author: Isobel Kleinman
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $29.00
New (2) Used (8) Collectible (1) from $13.79
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1214813
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 374
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1412002761
Dewey Decimal Number: 370
EAN: 9781412002769
ASIN: 1412002761
Publication Date: July 6, 2006
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Product Description
An unforgettable journey into the world of education, its politics, unethical business practices and betrayals as seen through the eyes of a teacher who is labeled too dangerous to teach.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Reads Like a Spy Thriller January 15, 2004
This true story reads like a first class spy thriller. It is so surreal that Stephen King could not do a better job. The average person would not think things like this could possibly happen in a field that is supposed to be dedicated to educating our students. Instead, we find that solid professionalism takes a back seat to powerful individuals political agenda. I am a teacher and have seen some pretty strange things happen, but never on this scale. Read it and see what I mean.
Thrilling January 13, 2004
Your (hi)story remains so fascinating that I only reluctantly interrupt
reading it to look up words in the dictionary. It took a while since it is
not written in my native tongue but (it) is fascinating and (a book) one can
hardly stop reading. You certainly are a gifted writer. The more I read the
more I felt uneasy, annoyed (and)even disgusted by the behavior of some
people you describe. If it were a story that (was) made up from a to z,
OK, but when . . . everything really happened - well then it is almost a
miracle that you are still the sound mind and pleasant, interesting, engaged
and lively, well-balanced person friends love and appreciate.
Congratulations Erwin Kaufmann
Too dangerous to work!!! January 12, 2004
Isobel Kleinman told us how a school district with no standards can engineer a dedicated teacher's dismissal. Where was her union when the district set her up for failure and used the students to this end. Ms Kleinman describes how her naive support of the students and academic stardards led to disaster. All teachers should read this book to learn how important it is to develop survival skills in a district that seems to support passing students just to pass them rather than educating them for their future benefit. Her dialogue was so engrossing and events so riveting that I couldn't put it down.
A must read.
This book will get you to think January 11, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Elizabeth....worked in a Kafka-esque world where evil ruled....(That)she survived with her principles in tact is....a triumph. Every chapter will shock you!Dr. Richard Saland
GREAT READ January 9, 2004
"To Dangerous To Teach" is too good to miss. This incredible story is so well told that it aroused anger, incredulity, disgust,empathy and pushed all my buttons. If you have an interest in how schools are run, students are being taught, teachers are asked to assume burdens beyond the classroom, this story will capture you. Elizabeth Feinman's struggle to be a great teacher while protecting her professional status makes a great read.
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