The DKG Educators Book Award Committee is pleased to announce the 2024 Book Award winner:
THE TEACHERS: A YEAR INSIDE AMERICA'S MOST VULNERABLE, IMPORTANT PROFESSION
Written by Alexandra Robbins the five time New York Times Bestselling Author, a Goodreads Best Nonfiction Book of the Year winner who was also the recipient of a Distinguished Service to Public Education Award
Alexandra, an investigative reporter, spent a year following three teachers to reveal a deep look into the mentoring, support, inspiration, frustrations, humor, joys, drama, giving, dedication and tears within and outside the school walls. Penny, a Southern middle school math teacher, grappled with a toxic staff clique at a big school in a small town; Miguel, a special ed teacher, struggled to schedule and define a life outside of school while he fought for his students both as an educator and as an activist; and Rebecca, an East Coast elementary school teacher who struggled to schedule and define life outside of school. Alexandra also interviewed hundreds of other teachers nationwide who shared their secrets, dramas and joys.
Along with the teacher stories - including a seeming scandal, a fourth-grade whodunit, and teacher confessions – are hard hitting essays featuring cutting-edge reporting on the biggest issues facing teachers today. Alexandra unflinchingly examines school violence; outrageous parent behavior; inadequate support, staffing and resources coupled with unrealistic, mounting demands; the “myth” of teacher burn out; the COVID-19 pandemic; and she offers ways all of us can help the professionals who are central both to the lives of our children and to the heart of our communities.
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