Title: you've got to be kidding me
Review: I started reading the book and initially enjoyed it. However, Sachar quickly displays her ignorance, racism and how incredibly self-involved she is. She claims that before she started teaching she read up on teaching subjects - yet when she gets in the classroom she is surprised at how inept she is and chooses not to apply any techniques (discipline, etc.). She also claims to be an education reporter, which left me wondering how she knew absolutely nothing about what she was getting into.If I had been a teacher with her, I wouldn't have trusted her either. She wasn't a teacher. She was merely a reporter writing a book. I searched for some kind of sign that she had contributed some of the profits from the book to the school. but no.So at the end of the day, she was just an ignorant, oblivious, opportunistic woman who truly made a difference in people's lives - a negative one. Don't read it - it will just frustrate you.
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