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sarahd7276 's review for:
The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman
I may be a *little* biased because this is a classic story of teacher burnout and redemption! Mr. Kermit is on the verge of early retirement and has spiraled from being one of the best teachers to the absolute worst because of a cheating scandal he had nothing to do with and was targeted by the superintendent for the last twenty years because it made him look bad. To ensure Mr Kermit wouldn’t get his early retirement, Superintendent Thaddeus insists that Kermit get the “Unteachables”- a group of kids that all teachers have written off.
The collection of kids includes: a new girl who never bothered to register and just decides to stay in that class; a kid who has dyslexia that no teacher assisted with; a jock who did no work become no one ever expected him to so long as he was a sports star, but after an injury that sidelined him, no one had time for him; a kid with anger issues; an artist who would daydream his schooldays away; etc.
Together, unexpectedly, they help bring out the best in each other and their teacher. It’s such a fantastic story about redemption and the power of never giving up on a kid, no matter how “unteachable” everyone else says they are.
The collection of kids includes: a new girl who never bothered to register and just decides to stay in that class; a kid who has dyslexia that no teacher assisted with; a jock who did no work become no one ever expected him to so long as he was a sports star, but after an injury that sidelined him, no one had time for him; a kid with anger issues; an artist who would daydream his schooldays away; etc.
Together, unexpectedly, they help bring out the best in each other and their teacher. It’s such a fantastic story about redemption and the power of never giving up on a kid, no matter how “unteachable” everyone else says they are.