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Let That Be a Lesson

A Teacher’s Life in the Classroom

Ryan Wilson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:18th Aug '22

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'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

Not just funny and constantly surprising - but touching, poignant and personal too

-- Jeremy Vine
A book spoken from the heart, the heart of a born teacher. In turns, honest, self-deprecating, enlightening, moving, and funny... This is a powerful and important book. -- Michael Morpurgo
Brilliant... It's funny, it's profound and it's a cautionary tale -- Alastair Stewart
Very funny * Independent *
Laugh out loud funny - every teacher who reads it will cringe with empathy -- Laura McInerney
This entertaining memoir of 10 eventful years at the chalkface further illuminates the debt of gratitude we owe teachers * The Booksell

ISBN: 9781529113709

Dimensions: 199mm x 129mm x 19mm

Weight: 231g

288 pages