![]() ![]() "People think because they've been in schools that they know about teaching, but they don't," said McCourt, in a meeting with students prior to his Askwith Forum talk on his latest book, Teacher Man, which highlights his trials, triumphs, and surprises faced during his teaching career in New York City public schools.įrom the uncertainty he faced every day when he entered a classroom of teenagers to the despair he felt riding the subway home each evening, McCourt's teaching experience became an open book for students to draw upon. From tales of his 30 years teaching in New York City schools to the public's indifference toward teachers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former teacher Frank McCourt's lighthearted and humorous talk yesterday to students in the Teacher Education Program, one of 13 master's programs at the Ed School, left an impression. ![]()
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