Educating Esmé

At once "a pop culture phenomenon" ( Publishers Weekly ) and "screamingly funny" ( Booklist ),  Educating Esm é   "should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education" ( Boston Phoenix Literary Section ). A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé—as she prefers to be c