TY  - BOOK
AU  - Codell,Esme Raji
TI  - Educating Esme: diary of a teacher's first year 
SN  - 9781565129351 (pbk.)
AV  - B LB 2844.1  C669e 2009
U1  - 372.110092B 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Chapel Hill, N.C.
PB  - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
KW  - Codell, Esme Raji,
KW  - First year teachers
KW  - Illinois
KW  - Chicago
KW  - Diaries
KW  - Elementary school teachers
N2  - A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé-as she prefers to be called-does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself
ER  -