ASIN: B01FFXUXPS
Publisher: Lume Books
Pages: 186
Where do the so-called ‘problem’ children go when no school will take them…? When Eleanor Craig took on the assignment to teach a class of special children who had been declared ‘unteachable’ by others, she knew it wouldn’t be easy.But how do you teach long division to a child who believes that the banana in his lunchbox is alive and trying to escape?How do you maintain control when one of your students has locked you in the custodian’s closet?How do you convince a child that people are not for hurting when he is constantly battered and rejected at home?Eddie can only speak through aggression. Kevin’s shoes tap out his anger. Julie hides under her desk while Jonathan calls into his inkwell for help and Kevin urges Douglas to kill Eddie.Having no guidelines but her own empathy and resourcefulness, Mrs. Craig tries to reach the center of the children’s chaotic world and gain their ...
