Reader Response: Withheld, MN

"I'm a retired 4th grade teacher who spent 29 years in the classroom. I loved every page of your book. So much of Bancroft was my school! Especially our principal ,who lived in fear of a laswuit or that something would get "into the community." He stayed in his air conditioned office and, like your fictional principal, would not let teachers in to discuss a problem until 5 minutes before their classes resumed. He literally harassed teachers who lived in fear of their jobs. We were overburdened with meetings. As at Bancroft there were acronyms for everything. My favorite was BEPS--best educational practices. Thanks for writing about what must be a universal probelm in our educational system! I am ordering more books. "