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Title: Poorly written with strange advice
Review: The book is extremely poorly written. It was amazing to learn that the author is a reading teacher with awards and recognition. Phrases are repeated often; sentences are structured poorly; vocabulary is similar to my 9-year-old's.As for the content, I would not recommend to read this book to new teachers. No doubt, school politics is very tough. However, I resent the author's advice for example to learn to think the same way as one's principal and basically anticipate to fulfill his/her every wish and complete his/her every thought. Many recommendations were similar to this one. The tone is that of a book written for secretaries in 1970s.Please do not waste your time. Mahoney and Purr's "Untenured, Uncensored: How to Survive the First Years of Teaching" (2007) was much more enjoyable, realistic, and practical.
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