Learn Me Good

John Pearson was born near Washington, D.C., but migrated to Texas as soon as he could. He earned engineering degrees and basketball(watching) honours from Duke University and Texas A&M University after growing up with a penchant for math, science, and calculator watches. Jack Woodson worked as a thermal design engineer for four years before being laid off. He is now a teacher.

"Learn Me Good" is Jack's amusing account of his harrowing rookie year, conveyed in the form of emails to his former engineering friend Fred Bommerson. This book is considered one of the best book on teaching methods. This laugh-a-minute page-turner is inspired by real-life stories of rowdy and precocious children, lesson plans gone awry, and really ridiculous statements, and will give you a new regard for educators. When a child declares, "My bowels be runnin'!" during a March Mathness game, Jack makes the mistake of asking one girl's mother if she is her brother. Jack peppers each email with caustic (but loving) humor, incisive observations, and plenty of irreverent wits, with subject lines like "Irritable Vowel Syndrome," "In math class, no one can hear you scream," and "I enjoy the scent of Lysol in the morning".

If you've ever taught, you'll recognize some of your former students in Jack's classroom. Even if you've never been in a classroom, you'll enjoy the amusing peculiarities, actions, and quotes from both children and adults.

Authors: John Pearson, Jack Woodson

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 28, 2006)
Language: English
Link to buy: amazon.com/Learn-Me-Good-John-Pearson/dp/145364668X