I d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is television, screen and stage star Tony Danza s absorbing account of a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High -- Philadelphia s largest high school with 3600 students.
Entering Northeast s crowded halls in September of 2009, Tony found his way to a classroom filled with twenty-six students who were determined not to cut him any slack.
They cared nothing about Mr.
Danza s showbiz credentials, and they immediately put him on the hot seat.
Featuring indelible portraits of students and teachers alike, I d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had reveals just how hard it is to keep today s technologically savvy and often alienated -- students engaged, how impressively committed most teachers are, and the outsized role counseling plays in a teacher s day, given the psychological burdens many students carry.
The book also makes vivid how a modern high school works, showing Tony in a myriad of roles from lecturing on To Kill a Mockingbird to coaching the football team to organizing a talent show to leading far-flung field trips to hosting teacher gripe sessions.
A surprisingly poignant account, I d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is sometimes laugh-out-loud funny but is mostly filled with hard-won wisdom and feel-good tears.
Three Rivers Press (ca) I'd like to apologize to every teacher i ever had: my year as a rookie teacher at northeast high, paperback/tony danza
