Scan barcode
liralen's review
2.0
...in which we learn that steroids are bad. Bad. Did you hear me? Bad.* If they don't kill you, they will give you heart problems and kidney problems and acne and stunt your growth. (Unless you're being supervised by a doctor, in which case they're great.) Also, if a male teacher is attractive, all the girls (except the one who loves God) will swoon over him endlessly, even though he has a temper and belittles students and doesn't talk about anything but a) himself, b) bodybuilding, and c) his bodybuilding prowess (and awards).
Anyway. Typical 80s 'issue' fiction, although this one turned out to be Christian fiction as well, which I didn't expect. "Don't you see? Egg doesn't view his body as God's temple. Egg doesn't see that his body is worthy of his respect and care" (82).
What surprises me, though, is that none of the students -- who are justifiably concerned about the way this student teacher is acting -- think to, say, tell an adult. The student teacher insults/belittles students on Day 1 of his student teaching. He gives a kid steroids...and the kid's friends worry, and try to convince the kid not to take steroids, and agree that the teacher is No Good, and pray about it...and that's it. Oh, and meanwhile, another character has taken the student teacher's insults to heart and gone from overweight to anorexic in the span of...what? A week? Timeline isn't clear. (Reminds me a bit of [b:Walking a Thin Line|1333197|Walking a Thin Line|Sylvia McNicoll|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1182816004s/1333197.jpg|1322715], actually...again with the 80s issue fiction.)
*Erm, not to suggest that they're good. Just, you know.
Anyway. Typical 80s 'issue' fiction, although this one turned out to be Christian fiction as well, which I didn't expect. "Don't you see? Egg doesn't view his body as God's temple. Egg doesn't see that his body is worthy of his respect and care" (82).
What surprises me, though, is that none of the students -- who are justifiably concerned about the way this student teacher is acting -- think to, say, tell an adult. The student teacher insults/belittles students on Day 1 of his student teaching. He gives a kid steroids...and the kid's friends worry, and try to convince the kid not to take steroids, and agree that the teacher is No Good, and pray about it...and that's it. Oh, and meanwhile, another character has taken the student teacher's insults to heart and gone from overweight to anorexic in the span of...what? A week? Timeline isn't clear. (Reminds me a bit of [b:Walking a Thin Line|1333197|Walking a Thin Line|Sylvia McNicoll|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1182816004s/1333197.jpg|1322715], actually...again with the 80s issue fiction.)
*Erm, not to suggest that they're good. Just, you know.
More...