Teachers

Everybody has an opinion about American education: what's right, what's wrong, what we should do about it. But how about the people most directly involved - the elementary, junior high, and high school teachers who face our children five days a week? What do hey think about the state of American education today? Teachers provides the answers. In the documentary tradition of Studs Terkel and Mark Baker, journalists Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz present the experiences and opinions of more than 150 representative teachers from across the nation. In their own words, these frontline educators talk frankly about the problems they encounter every day and discuss their own classroom-tested solutions. With unprecedented candor, they reveal their hopes for - and their fears about - America's schools and America's children. From the poorest inner-city public schools to the most privileged private academies, Teachers tells us firsthand what it's really like inside our children's classrooms. About how the system works for some students and leaves others behind. About how teachers' roles have changed. About the lack of discipline and increasing violence. About why some teachers stay idea