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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. I received this book through a review giveaway on this site so I feel a little bad about this but...This book was tragically bad. To begin with, a once over from a merely adequate copy editor would have helped. From referring to a residence as both the East and the North Cottage two lines apart to spelling McDonald's as MacDonald's, the lack of copy editing reminds one that this is the work of an amateur. The actual story is so convoluted that it is better treated as an insipid collections of anecdotes. The characters are under-developed, the plot is murky and perhaps, if I was a bitter high school history teacher, the humor would have been relevant - but I don't teach and the humor was non-existent. no reviews | add a review
Prep schools are quite misunderstood by the general public, which usually sees these private boarding schools for the college-bound as musty bastions of wealth and privilege secure behind vast bank accounts and supportive alumni. They are tranquil islands of scholarly calm amidst the turbulence of the public schools. Well, it ain't necessarily so. St. Lawrence Academy, an Episcopal boarding school somewhere in the Midwest, has a few problems. The Headmaster is a dyslexic incompetent, the athletic program is afflicted with megalomania, the endowment is emaciated, the chaplain is a black magician, the consultants planning the school's future are insane . . . and the food is really bad, too. And Gladly Teach is funny, sarcastic, poignant, outrageous, light-hearted, serious, and more realistic than you would wish to believe. It is also short and has a happy ending. It is highly recommended for reading on long plane rides, at the beach, and at dull faculty meetings (as long as you sit way in back so the Headmaster can't see you.) The author, a veteran (and completely burned-out) history teacher, hopes the book sells so well that he can retire early. http://andiriel.blogspot.com No library descriptions found. |
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I highly recommend this book to whomever needs a good laugh. ( )