Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Danza, Tony. frey50

I'd like to apologize to every teacher I ever had : my year as a rookie teacher at Northeast High / Tony Danza. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Archetype, c2012. - 262 p. ; 25 cm.

First semester. You're fired, go teach! ; Ignorance is no excuse ; Do now ; The half-sandwich club ; Making the grade ; Never smile before Christmas -- Second semester. Field tripping ; Poetic justice ; Our Atticus ; Spring fever ; Finals ; If... -- Epilogue.

Himself a "discipline problem" in high school, actor Tony Danza discusses his experiences during a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Philadelphia's Northeast High School, exploring the difficulties and joys of keeping today's technologically savvy and often alienated students engaged.

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Danza, Tony.


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