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Why Did I Get a B?: And Other Mysteries We're Discussing in the Faculty Lounge by Shannon Reed
janvpals's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
willwork4airfare's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute and funny. Weirdly specifically up my alley as a current preschool teacher about to take my certifications to teach K-6 grade.
mindfullibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
As a fellow teacher of ALL the ages and stages, I could relate to so much of this book ❤️
debi_g's review against another edition
2.0
The book is well organized and written with clarity.
I enjoyed a couple of the lists, but perhaps the material was too familiar to me overall. I expected laughter and a sense of camaraderie. Maybe I expected too much.
I enjoyed a couple of the lists, but perhaps the material was too familiar to me overall. I expected laughter and a sense of camaraderie. Maybe I expected too much.
readingwithreagan's review against another edition
4.0
Great book about the realities of teaching. Would recommend.
morebooksplease's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
dstarr's review against another edition
2.0
⭐️⭐️-I was excited for this book. It’s summer time, I’d love to read a book about hysterical teacher stories. Every teacher always says I should write a book about all the things that have happened to me! It’ll read like fiction, except it’ll all be true! This book didn’t do it for me. I found it boring and not at all funny. If you are looking for an inside look into a teacher’s life, I recommend skipping this one.
wistyallgood's review against another edition
4.0
This was so nice! I definitely preferred Reed's own stories and experiences wayyyy more than the humor and jokes in between, even if that stuff did evoke occasional laughs.
This book kind of solidifies what I already knew: I would NEVER want to be a teacher, and teachers are underappreciated heroes. When things got rough for Shannon, who seems so personally and professionally lovely, I could barely handle it. When she developed fantastic relationships with students or got a meaningful course evaluation, my heart soared for her! I'd definitely love to have her as a professor.
This was also good timing for me. Going to school during COVID, it's easy to blame professors for everything that doesn't go smoothly, but they're struggling, too. I appreciated any part where Shannon admitted how much she loves her students/jobs, but that it's not up to her to dedicate her life wholly to raising them or anything like that. Almost makes me regret the scathing course eval I just submitted...
This was just an entertaining, sometimes emotional portrait of a teacher. A little laughter, some tears - what more could you want? Shoutout to People Magazine for the recommendation!
This book kind of solidifies what I already knew: I would NEVER want to be a teacher, and teachers are underappreciated heroes. When things got rough for Shannon, who seems so personally and professionally lovely, I could barely handle it. When she developed fantastic relationships with students or got a meaningful course evaluation, my heart soared for her! I'd definitely love to have her as a professor.
This was also good timing for me. Going to school during COVID, it's easy to blame professors for everything that doesn't go smoothly, but they're struggling, too. I appreciated any part where Shannon admitted how much she loves her students/jobs, but that it's not up to her to dedicate her life wholly to raising them or anything like that. Almost makes me regret the scathing course eval I just submitted...
This was just an entertaining, sometimes emotional portrait of a teacher. A little laughter, some tears - what more could you want? Shoutout to People Magazine for the recommendation!
lost_writer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Gun violence