Frank McCourt has written an excellent memoir about his life being a New York City schoolteacher. I highly recommend you read it if you haven’t already. McCourt is a great writer who has many stories about his experience with kids and academia.
Attending Holy Name, I have my memories, both good and bad about the teachers [...]
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