The Loneliness of the Long Distance Teacher

About the Book

An engaging, powerful, penetrating memoir of what it takes a classroom teacher to survive in a large urban public school system. As he tells of being assaulted by an angry student during his first year of teaching, his effort at the end of his career to discipline a multi-handicapped child, and his pain in dealing with a personal tragedy, Edward Joseph´s humanity and honesty capture the reader´s mind and emotions. Through vivid storytelling, the reader is with the author as he persists, and at times triumphs, during a long and intriguing career. Mr. Joseph´s ability to present educational insights in an engrossing story makes The Loneliness of the Long Distance Teacher a must read for anyone interested in today´s schools.

About the Author

Edward A. Joseph was a teacher and an administrator in the Yonkers Public School System for twenty-nine years. He was an original staff member of one of the first alternative schools in Westchester County, New York. He also served for two years as president of the New York State Alternative Education Association. His concern for the problem of teacher burnout motivated him to start teacher support groups both as a teacher and as an administrator. He is the father of two grown children and lives with his spouse, Susan, in the Park Hill section of Yonkers.