- Hardcover: 207 pages
- Publisher: Short Books (3 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904095682
- ISBN-13: 978-1904095682
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 170,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Peter Ackroyd
"…fascinating and finely observed…"
Philip Pullman
"...frank and vivid... swift and lively... Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher..."
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thankyou - finally somebody lifts the lid on teaching!,
By
This review is from: I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here! (Hardcover)
I am a schoolteacher in exactly the same position as Mr Gilbert. Reading this book was like holding a mirror up to myself. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry that so many other teachers are in the same position as me. This book is honest, true and heartfelt. It gave me a boost just when I needed it the most - and everyone else in the staffroom. Great hilarity ensued as passages were read out and guffawed over at lunchtime. Shrieks of "Oh that's so true, he's hit the nail right on the head" echoed down the crisp packet strewn, cheesy feet smelling halls of school X in the dark heart of a poverty stricken area. A must for all inner city school teachers, for country, grammar and public school teachers (so they can heave sighs of relief and see how the other half live) and parents who want to know information about schools that statistics fixing league tables, politicians and Ofsted would never tell you in a million years. Read it and weep!
39 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thought provoking, disturbing and entertaining,
By rm04 "financial speculator" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here! (Hardcover)
I will admit to not buying this book. I managed to finish it in the bookshop in a day... it was that riveting!This teaching biography should be required reading for all trainee teachers contemplating whether or not to teach in the more challenging schools. Francis Gilbert tells it like it is and this book will either inspire you or turn you off the idea of teaching in the more challenging inner city schools. I did note a sense of ambiguity at the end of the book, as to whether or not making the move from inner city School X to an outer London school was actually the right move. It was notable that Mr Gilbert's teaching at School X made significant positive strides once he had handed in his resignation. The sense of relief probably led to a more human, relaxed mode of teaching... and to more effective teaching. Had he adopted such an approach from the beginning, one wonders if he would have felt compelled to leave School X. If there is one key theme running through this book it is class and behaviour management. I would suggest that this valuable biography be read prior to Sue Cowley's excellent "Getting the buggers to behave". Francis Gilbert has written an excellent first book, and I look forward to a sequel covering his experiences at his second school, where he will (hopefully) compare and contrast both sets of experiences.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By Pete D (North East England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here! (Hardcover)
This book is very entertaining and a very easy enjoyable read. I read it in one evening because I couldn't put it down. It's only 200 pages long which is probably about right.Yes as another reviewer has said it lacks analysis of the problems, but it's not that sort of book and if it had been it would be five times longer and very dull. It's based on the authors experiences and how he coped with the difficult teachers and pupils. Having just trained to be a teacher I found it spot on with many of the experiences I have had over the past year. It is very funny and I highly recommend this book to anyone.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
