Both Sides: The Classroom From Where I Stand

by Rebecca Potter

The Classroom from Where I Stand is a collection of twenty-five short, narrative essays that look at the relationship between a teacher and her students. The thread tying these twenty-five essays together is the connected humanity between teacher and student and the implications of that connectedness. While the collection focuses on the author's personal experiences in education, her specific role as a teacher also serves as a vehicle to explore the more universal power that teachers have to do good for students. Rebecca Potter uses her experiences as a teacher and a student to explore questions within education, such as: why does education matter for the ones who are presumably doomed to fail anyway, what does it mean to care about a student, why do teachers stay in the field with so much against them? These questions are especially important as our country deals with serious matters like school shootings, pension issues, and teacher strikes.

134 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2020

About the author

Rebecca Potter has over fifteen years in the classroom teaching English, AP Language and Composition, Philosophy, and Public Speaking. She is a member of her school’s Teacher Leadership Board, department co-chair, reader for the College Board, and mentor for her district’s Teacher Internship Program. She holds a BA in English Education, an MA in Humanities with concentrations in Linguistics and Philosophy, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University. Her work has appeared in several literary journals.
Rebecca lives in central Kentucky with her husband, three sons, and two bulldogs. www.beccaepotter.com

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A compelling group of essays from a teacher who really deserves to be called the worlds greatest teacher, I would know, she taught me and encouraged me in my high school years