Title : Teacher Man - A Young Teacher in New York - Frank MCCOURT - Book

Summary :

The sequel and finale of Frank McCourt's memoir trilogy. After his Irish childhood and his American youth, he recounts his chaotic and comical journey through the twists and turns of teaching, facing a formidable audience: his students.

After the phenomenal success of the Angela's Ashes and of What's America Like?, Frank McCourt closes his trilogy of memoirs and offers us a portrait of the artist as a young teacher in New York in the sixties, full of verve, passion and emotion.

After using his talents in a number of highly unlikely odd jobs, Frank McCourt decides to put his teaching degree to good use. His first job: a technical high school on Staten Island.
First students: wild animals.
Faced with these young monsters, what attitude should we adopt? Punish them or let them stew in their own ignorance?
At the risk of upsetting his superiors, Frank opts for cunning. The students have sandwich fights? He catches them in mid-air and eats them. They never bring apologies for being late? He sees this as an opportunity to teach them writing by having them write the apologies of Eve or Judas. They don't listen in class? He intrigues them, astonishes them, captivates them with anecdotes about his Irish childhood, fascinating stories that will captivate even the most reluctant students and move generations of readers around the world.

• EAN: 9782714442420
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