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Bel Kaufman
Birth date: May 10, 1911
Died: July 25, 2014
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danae
danae rated it 8 years ago
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The last older teaching book I had read was extremely disappointing. This one, however, was great. I think any non-teachers reading Up the Down Staircase would think it greatly exaggerated, but it's really not. It's pathetic how much of the book could have bee...
Sheila's Reads
Sheila's Reads rated it 8 years ago
Classic story of a first year teacher in the NYC school district in the 1960's. It tells of her ups and downs, successes and failures. It is relatable even if you are not a teacher. The absurdity of the bureaucracy is very believable. It is a wonder the students learn anything with all the rules and...
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