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Let That Be a Lesson: A Teacher's Life in the Classroom

Let That Be a Lesson: A Teacher's Life in the Classroom

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Adam Kay's book "A Little History of Teaching" is a tribute to teachers and teaching, sharing his experiences as a trainee teacher and assistant head. It is a hilarious, inspiring, and terrifyingly true account of the lessons he learned, including how to be patient, resilient, live authentically, and value every day.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2022
Publisher: Vintage Publishing


A frank, funny, and long overdue ode to teachers and teaching

Adam Kay

The malodorous horrors of Sports Day.

Bracing yourself for Parents Evening.

Refereeing teenage relationship dramas.

From the age of eight, Ryan Wilson dreamed of being a teacher.

This is the inside story of his time at the chalkface, from fresh-faced trainee with grand ideals to exhausted assistant head battling ever-changing demands.

It is a tribute, too, to the colleagues who befriended him and to the students who inspired him.

Above all, it's about the lessons they taught him: how to be patient and resilient, how to live authentically, and how to value every day.

Hilarious, inspiring, and so terrifyingly true

Lucy Kellaway

Delightfully frank and funny

Jacqueline Wilson

A hilarious love letter to teaching

Christie Watson

Funny, sensitive, and clever

Victoria Derbyshire

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529113709

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