Whyaresomanyteachersleavingtheprofession?They’reburnedout;theyfeeldisrespected,andunsupported.Afterteachingremotelyduringapandemic,they’rereturningtoclassroomswithunder-socializedandsometimesout-of-controlkids.Whattodo?TeachingwithHeartchroniclesthejourneyofajournalist-turned-teacherdeterminedtomaketeachingwork--despiteitsdifficulties.PeekintoMadameNelson’sclassroomtoseehertryingtoreachteenswhodance,cry,andhiteachotherinFrenchclass;administratorswholaudthelatestpedagogicaltrendsandtestingregime;andparentswhosometimessupport--andsometimesinterferewith--theirchildren’seducation.Meetcolleagueswhosaveherfromquitting,andherchildrenwhoprovideadvice.Alongthejourney,sheevolvesfromanaloofelitistintoanempatheticlistenertoallsortsofteens.Isn’tittimewecreateschoolsinwhichteacherswanttostayandnewonesenter?Withoutcommittedteachers,howcanwepreparestudentstorunourworld?TeachingwithHeartilluminateswhyit’ssohardtoholdontoclassroomteachersthesedays--andwhatcanbedonetobetterthesituation.
