Heather Kirn Lanier is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Miami University in Hamilton, Ohio. She is the author of The Story You Tell Yourself.
"For those who have worked at a school outside of an urban setting,
the book can be used to compare successful and unsuccessful schools
in a multitude of ways. Alternatively, those who have worked at a
similar school to Lanier's...will appreciate reflecting on
difficult experiences with a narrative that captures the daily and
yearly frustrations only a high-needs school educator would fully
understand."--JCT Online "Lanier is a fine writer with a
refreshingly realistic story to tell. Few lives are saved and no
achievement gaps are wiped out during her two years at a very bad
Baltimore high school, but you get a vivid sense of what is wrong
with the culture and organization of such places, and how much it
will take to make them better. This book is, among other things, a
great gift for a new teacher."--Jay Mathews, Washington Post
columnist and author of Work Hard. Be Nice: How Two Inspired
Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America"What shall
happen to us with our hope? Teaching in the Terrordome tackles the
hardest possible questions, not only for educators, but for anyone
who treads the line between optimism and the gritty reality of our
age. Heather Kirn Lanier's memoir is both compelling and
wise."--Stephen Kuusisto, author of Planet of the Blind
"I loved Teaching in the Terrrordome. It's a heart-wrenching,
sometimes humorous, and much needed account of what it's like to be
a new teacher--one with smarts, courage, compassion and
still--totally unprepared! Who could be prepared? I couldn't put it
down."--Deborah Meier, senior scholar at the Steinhardt School of
Education at New York University and co-author of Playing for
Keeps
"Heather Kirn Lanier's insightful analysis of her experience as a
new teacher provides readers with a unique vantage point for
understanding what is wrong with American education. Her example
shows us that it will take more than a few dedicated, young Teach
for America Corp members to save America's schools. In fact, this
myth is perpetuating the mistaken notion that all we need to do is
fire the 'bad teachers', and shut down the 'bad schools' to solve
the education dilemma. Lanier shows us that the problems are far
more complex and she makes it clear that hard work and good
intentions can never make up for failed policies and weak
leadership at the state and federal level. Clear, well-written,
candid and occasionally funny, this book is a must read for those
who want to understand many of the problems facing urban schools
and are willing to honestly consider what we must do to address
them."-- Pedro A. Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education,
NYU and author of The Trouble With Black Boys and Other Reflections
on Race, Equity and the Future of Public Education
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