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Written over the course of a decade by a former high school teacher, this book addresses many of the problems facing public education. Topics covered include: problem-solving in education, why (or why not) to become a teacher, the preference of public education's leaders for distractions in lieu of real solutions, the increasing reliance on technology in education, professional considerations for teachers, low teacher morale, and many other topics. The author argues that public education needs honest brokers who can help it see through the fog of good intentions and feel-good gestures. This updated second edition includes some new material, including a bonus essay entitled How to Break a Teacher.

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Chris Howard, a recipient of the now defunct North Carolina Teaching Fellows' Scholarship, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in History/Secondary Education from Appalachian State University in 1998. He spent eight years before, during, and after college in the supermarket industry before taking his first teaching position at a high school in rural western North Carolina in 2000. Mr. Howard taught high school social studies and coached soccer (among other sports) from 2000-2005 before joining the U.S. Army in July 2005. During his time in the Army, he deployed twice to the Middle East in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM as a member of the Army Special Operations Command's 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne). He left active duty in July 2009 having attained the rank of Sergeant. He continued his military service in the U.S. Army Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve until May 2013. Upon leaving active duty, Mr. Howard spent fifteen months working for Booz Allen Hamilton as a consultant to the Department of Defense before returning to teaching in North Carolina in 2010. Two years after returning, he decided leave teaching once again to return to Appalachian State University, earning his Master of Arts degree in History in May 2014. His current project is a book based on his M.A. thesis on the World War I-era Committee on Public Information.

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