Not Another Apple for the Teacher: Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Education

by Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo

From devastating remarks made by teachers ("Addled, backward dunce" said about young Thomas Edison) to the rich and famous on campus (William Randolph Hearst kept a pet alligator at Harvard), this is a spirited and humorous collection of facts about teachers and students.

Genres: Nonfiction

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

Erin Barrett grew up in South East Asia and traveled extensively through her childhood years, instilling a lasting and deep curiosity about almost everything. This is reflected in the diversity of topics she has written about in her numerous book titles, dozens of articles, and her long-running nationally syndicated column, Random Kinds of Factness, which appeared in newspapers around the country for over seven years.

Her innate curiosity has produced a rather eclectic CV. Barrett is an editor, a certified Life Coach, an urban sustainability expert, a beekeeper and beer maker, a writing coach, a painter, photographer, singer, and fine wine specialist, with over a decade of work within the wine industry. She currently resides in Northern California with her partner and their 5 year old feline, Eleanor Rigby Soupstock.

Reviews

[Christine Boyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, little book of quotes and oddball facts & trivia about teaching and education. Great gift for a new teacher - or a retiring one!

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Absolutely LOVE this book it's full of history and I LOVE history (About Education and Teachers) Neat to have good quick read!

[Walter Boomsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this in a used book booth at a farmer's market. The title grabbed my eye and at $2, how could I resist? It's an enjoyable read and I now use it as a reference book and "thought starter" from time to time when I'm writing. The book is an interesting assemblage of trivia, facts, quotes, and short stories-all to some extent connected to education and teaching. As the title suggests, there are several pages dedicated to the fact that teachers receive a lot of "apple themed" gifts. "The average K-12 teacher gets 7.06 apple-related gifts per year."

And therein is the difficulty. The book is now over a decade old and some of the numbers are perhaps outdated. I'd welcome an updated version.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

My mom received this from one of her students, and I found it interesting. If you appreciate teachers and facts, this book is for you!

[Tori]

2010- Quick little ""fun facts"" about teaching (some are rather a stretch) that you could probably find on the internet. Not worth the money to buy.