To Mr Brummell My Best Teacher

Roy Brummell

Summary

A migrant teacher from Guyana, with no special education experience, is sent to teach an uncontrollable junior high school special education eighth-grade class that no one wants in a tough Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood, but he battles the challenges of disgusting unruliness, sickening apathy, and jarring disrespectfulness and overcomes them. It's only the beginning, though, as each successive year comes with difficulties that he must triumph over to deliver meaningful academic instruction. The public will appreciate this book for its clear language and raw honesty, and some people who treat teachers with indifference will develop respect for them.  Parents uninvolved in their children's school life, or who are marginally involved, will re-examine themselves and pay closer attention to their children's academic progress and behavior. However, teachers in the United States and other countries will love learning from a former educator's true, thorny classroom experiences and what he did to be victorious over them.

Available since: 06/19/2026.

Print length: 218 pages.

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