June 16th, 2014 – Book: ‘Many Happy Returns: A Bicentennial Salute to SchoolsMany Happy Returns: A Bicentennial Salute to Schools’ by Retired Teachers Association of Florida
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jun.16, 2014, under Books
Many Happy Returns: A Bicentennial Salute to Schools by Retired Teachers Association of Florida
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Want to know what teaching was like between around 1900 to 1976? Read this collection of recollections of teachers from all over Florida. This book was produced by the Florida Retired Teachers Association and does a fantastic job of collecting so many stories from so many teachers.
Interesting the many references to the less disciplined students of the mid-1970s compared to those taught decades earlier. Really brings home just how awful the classroom has gotten today.
This book should be required reading for upcoming teachers who want to understand the profession. Where it came from and where it is now.
Obviously, the Association was constricted by whoever turned in stories and so there are a few areas missing. Almost nothing mentioned of teaching in the Keys. There’s a section that is almost entirely made up of teachers from Broward County. Considering there are stories from more obscure areas like Pace, Alva, Green Cover Springs, etc., this is a more thorough covering of the state than most are able to accomplish.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. Especially to anyone involved with education.
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