"Teachers Have It Easy": The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America's Teachers by Dave Eggers, Ninive Clements Calegari, Daniel Moulthrop

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An acclaimed author and education advocate, Eggers joins forces with teacher Calegari and journalist Moulthrop to examine the realities of teaching in the U.S. The authors argue that the majority of teachers work long hours and are poorly paid compared to other highly educated professionals. Coverage includes discussion of the lives of real teachers, as described in their own words; the complexities of effective teaching; a comparison of teaching to other common professions; reasons why people decide against becoming teachers; and profiles of districts and schools attempting serious salary reform. The authors are convinced that such reform is necessary to attract the best and brightest to the profession in order to build a superior educational system. Academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Washington Post - Rafe Esquith

Now comes Teachers Have It Easy , a book that, I'm pleased to say, is full of truth. In a lively, well-organized format, authors Daniel Moulthrop, Nínive Clements Calegari and Dave Eggers have provided one of the most accurate descriptions of the world of teaching I have read in a long time. The book will remind teachers who threw in the towel years ago of the outrageous expectations set for them by a dysfunctional system. Stubborn teachers who continue to hang in there will laugh and cry at themselves as they recognize the often insane things we do. Most important, the book does a fine job of dispelling certain myths that all too many believe about teaching.