The Secret Lives of Teachers, published anonymously by the University of Chicago Press, isn’t easily characterized. It’s part memoir, part sociological study, part exposé. But that doesn’t stop it from being an occasionally funny, occasionally insightful read.
Advance press releases proclaimed some of the book’s anecdotes “scandalous,” but there’s nothing here that’s truly surprising or scintillating. The author’s mental checkout during a catty parent-teacher conference isn’t a scandal. That’s just someone being human.
By Anonymous (University of Chicago Press)
