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In this riveting journal, a retired public school teacher candidly documents the day-to-day workings of two inner-city schools where she taught before retiring. Her amusing and entertaining accounts chronicle the priorities of these schools and some of the major challenges teachers and students faced. The book allows readers an inside view of the classroom from a teacher's perspective.

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Jackie P. Cleveland is a retired school teacher of 34 years. She completed her undergraduate study at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia where she earned a B.A. degree in Elementary Education. She later received a Master's Degree from Georgia State University in Early Childhood Education. Cleveland taught at seven neighborhood public schools during her teaching career. Six of those schools were located in predominantly poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Through her various teaching experiences, she was able to compare and contrast students learning achievement with their school environmental conditions. These factors which are indicated in her journal appear to have a direct and indirect influence on the lives of the ones she touched. She is the proud parent of three children and the grandmother of five. She continues to reside Atlanta, Georgia.

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