A Teacher's Diary: Stories of School Life Usually Kept Secret

What makes a lesson interesting—and what can ruin it forever? What does it mean to be a good teacher? This is a book about the life of a school teacher. At the beginning, he appears as a naive and enthusiastic student-practicant, for whom everything at school is new and interesting. Gradually his eyes open, and he realizes that his dream profession has not only advantages, but also a set of serious drawbacks that are very hard to endure. Wilson faces difficult students who don’t want to cooperate with parents, an enormous amount of paperwork, harsh demands from superiors, and constant inspection checks. He speaks openly about unpleasant situations that could very well have cost him his career. In the book “Teacher’s Diary,” he put all his brightest memories of his teaching career and reflections on the essence of this difficult profession.