The Book Depository Teacher, Teacher! by Jack Sheffield
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Description: Teacher, Teacher! : Paperback : Transworld Publishers Ltd : 9780552155281 : 0552155284 : 26 Jun 2007 : It's 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. So begins Jack's eventful journey through the school year and his attempts to overcome the many problems that face him as a young and inexperienced headmaster. The Book Depository Teacher, Teacher! by Jack Sheffield - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780552155281
MPN: 0552155284
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Author: Gillian Beardmore
Rating: 5
Review: As both a contemporary of Jack Sheffield and a retired primary head teacher myself you might expect me to give five stars to this book; just for its nostalgia value ,but NO it if far more than this. As a gently humorous read it has a lot to teach us of community and its positive influences on children then and now. Jack Sheffield is the head of a rural school in a Yorkshire village and this is his first year of headship.Excerpts from the school logbook begin each chapter but soon we realize that there is richness and detail in the part the school plays in its community. Community is about listening and paying attention to each others needs and responding with tolerance understanding and appreciation of difference. Jack Sheffield is a keen observer and listener and paints a vivid picture of all the children, staff, pupils and villagers as they live our their lives in the late 70's . The capacity of this community to teach values to children with a sense of welcome, fun ,and purpose is poignantly focused in the story of Ping a vulnerable Vietnamese Boat girl who arrives at the school for three weeks and leaves a mark which has an impact on many she leaves behind in the years to come. These days we hear a vastly different story about schools through the media and based on targets and test results but we do not hear enough about those schools were Jack's values are still alive and kicking. Here children learn in a supportive atmosphere where the greatest seeds of all are nurtured and where children leave with a thirst and enjoyment of life and learning. Thank you Jack for a great read .Mister Teacher the second in the series arrived yesterday.
Author: Betsy Johnson
Rating: 4
Review: Thoroughly enjoyed but as a personal opinion,comparing two authors who write of a similar subject and almost of the same time period and location, I think Gervase Phinn is a better writer.
