In this snarky essay collection, former high school English instructor Stephanie Jankowski reveals everything your education degree doesn’t prepare you for about being a teacher. New and experienced educators alike will laugh and commiserate with Stephanie’s blunt, no-holds-barred commentary, which covers topics such as:

Nailing down (and surviving) that first teaching position ( When You’re a 22-year-old Teacher and Your Students are 18 ),
Struggling with difficult students and day-to-day classroom frustrations ( Why Do I Kind of Hate This Job?: A Teacher’s Year-Long Soliloquy ),
Avoiding that annoying coworker ( Just Stay Out of the Faculty Lounge ),
Dealing with administrative issues and bureaucracy in education ( Those Who Can’t Teach Join the School Board )
And teaching outside the traditional classroom ( Goodbye Classroom, Hello Computer ).

These amusing adventures in education shout I see you, fellow teacher…and you’re not alone. Her relatable struggles are required reading for ed-majors, new hires, teaching veterans, school administrators and everyone else interested in our country’s education system and the dedicated professionals who make it all possible.