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Ottawa: Legas, 1999. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Raycroft, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. a memoir of the author's 26 years spent teaching high school in Ontario, written as a letter to former students, and unflinchingly critical of a system which sucked the best out of the fodder forced into its ravenous maw, and at the other end churned out homogenised husks. "If you have ever wondered about the process of marking and grading, or had doubts about the value of humiliation as an incentive to learn, or if you believe that the same rules of ethics and the same means of earning respect should apply to both student and teacher, then this book will interest you." 303 pages. An unread copy..
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- Title Never Smile before Christmas
- Author Raycroft, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Legas, Ottawa
- Date 1999
- ISBN 9780921252894
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Ottawa: Legas, 1999. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Raycroft, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A memoir of the author's 26 years spent teaching high school in Ontario, written as a letter to former students, and unflinchingly critical of a system which he saw as sucking the best out of the fodder forced into its ravenous maw, and at the other end churning out homogenised husks. "If you have ever wondered about the process of marking and grading, or had doubts about the value of humiliation as an incentive to learn, or if you believe that the same rules of ethics and the same means of earning respect should apply to both student and teacher, then this book will interest you." 303 pages. An unread copy, internally tight and clean..
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Legas Publishing. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed and dated on the FFEP by the Author John Raycroft...previous owners name blacked out on the top of the FFEP....a memoir of the author's twenty-six years spent teaching high school in Ontario, written as a letter to former students, and unflinchingly critical of a system which sucked the best out of the fodder forced into its ravenous maw, and at the other end churned out homogenised husks; "If you have ever wondered about the process of marking and grading, or had doubts about the value of humiliation as an incentive to learn, or if you believe that the same rules of ethics and the same means of earning respect should apply to both student and teacher, then this book will interest you."..011
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New York: Legas, 1999. First Edition . Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . A letter to students of all ages. Book is a memoir of author's 26 years of teaching written as a letter to his former students. 303 pp. Book has very light shelf wear. SIGNED and dated, Nov. 17, 1999 by author by what looks to be a fountain pen. Bookseller's Inventory # 143743,
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