Jane Morris - More Teacher Misery: Nutjob Teachers, Torturous Trainings & Even More Bullshit

Praise for Jane Morris

Ms. Morris is a brave genius for putting the truth out there and letting it fly. Bravo!

Deanna Silverman, Host of Hilarious Humanitarians Podcast

Morris opens up about the comical misery that has become the teaching profession-giving a voice to teachers everywhere.

Parent Herald

One of the funniest teacher books youll ever read!

Bored Teachers

A well written, hilarious and accurate description of what teachers deal with in their classrooms every day. There is more to this book than just funny stories. There is a lot of commentary on the state of teaching today. Worth every penny.

Amazon

Should be required reading for any college student or adult, especially those who are NOT teachers. Painfully true, hysterically accurate, Morris beautifully articulates what it means to be a teacher today. You will be horrified and entertained!

Goodreads

I dare you not to laugh out loud!

Robin OBryant, New York Times bestselling author of Ketchup is a Vegetable and Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves

Jane is a gifted storyteller, you will chuckle and you will sigh. The perfect gift for your kids teacher or a teacher friend!

Joyce Kaufman, Ed.D, Host of The Joyce Kaufman Show, Newstalk 850 WFTL

Jane Morris gives us a beautifully written expos about the worst sides of todays students, parents and school administrators.

Bruce Tulgan, bestselling author of Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage the Millennials

Jane Morris lifts the curtain on the horror teachers in our country face every day.

Laurie Notaro, New York Times bestselling author of The Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club

The stories Morris tells are unbelievable and yet, Im positive theyre true.

Jen Mann, New York Times bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat

Morris dishes on the truth about trying to teach in this culture and it is hilarious, informative, and insightful.

Stefanie Wilder Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay

A compelling answer to anyone thoughtless enough to assert that teachers have it easy.

John Owens, author of Confessions of a Bad Teacher

As funny as it is shocking.

LibraryThing

This is one of the best books Ive ever read!

Kathryn Raaker, host of Lets Just Talk Radio, on Teacher Misery

The stories that Morris tells about the school system are riveting. The antics and violence and outright stupidity that she and other teachers have had to endure are outright insane some of it is so crazy its almost unbelievable.

Mission Incomplete

Let me be honest, nonfiction books are not my cup of tea, but this book is simply amazing, hilarious, and kept surprising me nonstop!

Jessicas Book Blog

This book is just the most hilarious and heartbreaking ever! Laugh out loud funny!

Teachers Are Terrific

Her stories are so ridiculous, that a non-educator might actually believe theyre fabricated. Unfortunately, those of us who are on the inside know its all too real. Her stories are laugh out loud funny, touching, and at times, maddening.

Having a Mom Moment

This book is a great read and a real eye-opener.

Carpe Librum

Morris is a great writer who did a great job presenting her case. She is funny and entertaining. She is above all honest with her interpretation and the things that she sees around her. I liked the variation in text and material. Overall, these books need to be spread around the country. She isnt the only person that feels this way. There are thousands of other people out there like her and their voices need to be heard.

The Next Book on my List

This was a HILARIOUS read!

The Simply Organized Teacher

Filled with dry wit, Morris illuminates the lives of those to whom we owe a hell of a lot.

Luke Marlowe, The Page Is Printed

More

Teacher

Misery

Nutjob Teachers,

Torturous Training,

& Even More Bullshit

JANE MORRIS

Truth Be Told Publishing

Copyright 2018 Jane Morris

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. All right reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.

This book was written by an American Public School teacher, who accordingly, has little to no money to spend on advertising or anything else for that matter. While the author would be saddened by someone else making money from the illegal distribution of this work, she would be delighted by anyone who shares its contents with the intention of spreading the truth about the teaching experience in America.

Cover design by J Caleb Clark

Author drawing by NatalieDee.com

ISBN: 978-0-578-42107-0

FOR M,

Always for you.

Also by Jane Morris

Teacher Misery: Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes & Other Bullshit

Crap My Students Make

The Mystery of Existence & Love the Ones Youre With:

2 Comedic Plays by the Author of Teacher Misery

CONTENTS

This is an abomination of catastrophic proportions.

-Parent email to teacher, expressing her displeasure with her daughter receiving a zero for not turning work in on time

PREFACE

When I first started teaching over a decade ago, I immediately thought, Yeah, theres no way I can do this. It was completely different from my experience as a student, and as an intern. My secondary education studies in no way prepared me for it. I thought, Just make it through this year and youll figure something out.

As that year got more and more challenging, I started to collect materials. I grabbed a folder and wrote, No one will believe this bullshit on it and started stuffing it full of absurd artifacts from all aspects of my job. If a kid sent a rude email, I printed it out and stuck it in the folder. If an administrator gave me a bullshit evaluation based on arbitrary things such as blinds not pulled up evenly, I made a photocopy and in it went. I wasnt sure why I was documenting everything. I just knew that if I didnt, no one would believe what I was experiencing and it needed to be shared.

As the year continued, my experiences were so outrageously awful that even veteran teachers admitted that I got more shit in my first year than they had experienced in their whole careers. I started to think that I was a bullshit magnet, or just a really shitty teacher.

Now I know better.

Those teachers hadnt had all of those experiences because teaching didnt become as awful as it is now until recently. Now, when veteran teachers read my book, they recognize how much their chosen career has changed, and figure out how to retire early.

Just make it through this year. You cant be the kind of person who quits in the middle of the year. Youre stronger than that, I told myself. And then the same administrator who commented on my blinds, and later advised me to treat kids like sacks of shit, invited me into her office. She offered the following wisdom: You know, I just want to commend you. Most people in their first year of teaching who have experienced half of the difficult situations that you have would have quit by now. Honestly, Im really surprised that you havent quit yet!

That changed something in me.

I always knew I would be a teacher. I almost couldnt escape it, though I tried. I had different majors in college, and refused to acknowledge what I knew to be true: teaching was in my blood. I couldnt let these fuckers break me. Youre surprised that I havent quit yet? Well, keep watching! I thought. Not only am I going to stay, Im going to get really good at this!