02029cam a22003494a 4500 69879 69879 BJBSDDR 20230410124034.0 ta 090423s2009 ncu 000 0aeng 9781565129351 (pbk.) 1565129350 (pbk.) BWX R3796544 (OCoLC)ocn303099971 (OCoLC)303099971 DLC DLC spa spa n-us-il GRAL B LB 2844.1 C669e 2009 372.110092 B 22 Codell, Esme Raji, 1968- Educating Esme : diary of a teacher's first year / Esme Raji Codell. Expanded ed., 10th anniversary ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009. xiii, 262 p. ; 18 cm. A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé-as she prefers to be called-does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself. Codell, Esme Raji, 1968- First year teachers Illinois Chicago Diaries. Elementary school teachers Illinois Chicago Diaries. lcc BK MF 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 LB 2844.1 C669e 2009 00000072945 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK