Truth in Storytelling: The Reality of Teachers’ Lives
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Description
Author Roxanna Elden discusses her new satirical novel Adequate Yearly Progress, which tells the story of the teachers’ lives across one year in the fictional Texas high school of Brae Hill Valley. Roxanna’s book draws on her own experience as a K-12 public school teacher and her conversations with other teachers around the country. Roxanna says that past portrayals of teachers in popular media can be very unrealistic, and her book is meant to challenge that.
Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Related Links
- Roxanna Elden: Website of the author and former teacher.
- Adequate Yearly Progress: Novel available on Amazon.
- Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Term meaning, as described by the Texas Education Agency.
- See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers: Book available on Amazon.
- The Office: TV show information, from IMDB.
- Tom Wolfe: Author and journalist, article from Wikipedia.
- Zadie Smith: Author, article from Wikipedia.
- Alisa Valdez: Author, article from Wikipedia.
- Freedom Writers: Film information from IMDB.
- National Novel Writing Month: Nonprofit advocating for writing.
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