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“Moving and enlightening account of a year Conroy spent in the 60’s teaching disadvantaged black elementary school students in a two-room schoolhouse on a small coastal island off of Beaufort, SC. He is appalled at the poor level of education and limited aspirations of his students due to the isolation of the fishing community and cycle of poverty. It was exciting to experience the creative approaches Conroy uses to get through to the kids and efforts to get their parents and school administration to go along a series of field trips to expand the students’ horizons. Credit is due to Conroy for covering his own history of racial stereotyping and admitting that his own ego contributed to his being fired for bucking the system too much. Compares well with Frank Decourt’s “Teacher Man”.”
Michael E wrote this review Sunday, July 8, 2012.
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