Book Description
In this funny and insightful book, Gary Rubinstein relives his own truly disastrous first year of teaching. He begins his teaching career armed only with idealism and romantic visions of teaching - and absolutely no classroom management skills. By his fourth year, however, he is named his school's "Teacher of the Year." As Rubinstein details his transformation from incompetent to successful teacher, he shows what works and what doesn't work when managing a classroom.


About the Author
Rubinstein currently works at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. He also is a teacher trainer for the New York City Teaching Fellows. Rubinstein's essays and articles about teaching have appeared in national magazines and journals, including Education Week, Teacher Magazine and Mathematics Teacher. For the past ten years, he has presented workshops on classroom management.