Small Rooms: and Others - Softcover

McGeever, J. Bryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1950730174 ISBN 13: 9781950730179

Publisher: Unsolicited Press, 2019

Synopsis

"Small Rooms and Others" is a stunning collection of essays and stories by James Bryan McGeever, a New York City school teacher. When McGeever accepts a position as an instructor at one of the most historic schools in the city, he unwittingly stumbles into the heart of billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s era of mayoral control. As a result of the mayor’s corporate version of education reform, McGeever’s school is branded persistently dangerous and marked for closure.McGeever experiences a gauntlet of unexpected challenges, not only from his students, but administrators and politicians, as well. His favorite pupil vanishes, only to reemerge with devastating news; a gifted writer comes out to him in an essay, and there are army recruiters knocking at his door during class. When an attack occurs inside his classroom, McGeever navigates a warren of bureaucracy that lands him inside the city’s infamous ‘rubber room’ for reassigned teachers.This tumultuous journey makes him worry if city schools are good enough for his own child. It brings conflict into his home, into his family affairs, and more importantly, it keeps him up at night.In "Small Rooms and Others," James Bryan McGeever offers a poignant and compelling look inside the largest school system in America.

About this title

About the Author

J. Bryan McGeever was born in Southern California and raised on Long Island. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Post, Family Circle, and The Christian Science Monitor, with fiction in Hampton Shorts, Confrontation, and The Southampton Review. He teaches English in New York City Public Schools and lives with his family in Brooklyn.

Edition details

• Publisher: Unsolicited Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1950730174
• ISBN 13: 9781950730179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140