Todd, a seemingly normal boy, must adjust to life as a new student at Wayside School, an unusual facility--with even stranger inhabitants--built thirty stories high, with one classroom on each floor.
Mrs. Hartwell is taking her class on a field trip to the zoo, and because of the fiasco last time she has prepared a list of tips to deal with anticipated disasters--but will they work?.
Sarah Sentilles chronicles the experiences she had while teaching first grade in a rundown elementary school in Compton, California, one of the toughest cities in America.
Describes Donna Moffett's first year as an elementary school teacher in inner city New York after leaving a career at a law office. Explores her frustrations with the public education system, focusing on the unrealistic demands of achievement standards laid out for teachers. Exposes the flaws in the way parents and administrators interact with teachers and students.
