Teacher Man: Diaries of Life Inside a Primary School

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I asked my Year 1 class, Whats the best thing thats ever happened to you
George Pointon asks his class a lot of questions. What do you want to be when you grow up What do you reckon your parents do while youre at school Can you put that down, please JJ, the stapler can you put it down

Hes also got a few for himself: what is he doing here Who was he kidding, thinking he could teach

But the course of true professional fulfilment never did run smooth, and theres no backing out now.

In this book, George takes us along on his first year inside the messy, magical world of primary school teaching. In the company of five-year-olds who are somehow wisdom, innocence and chaos incarnate there is always lots to be learned.

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George Pointon is a teaching assistant in a British primary school. He is known for his viral Twitter account where he asks his class a question and ingeniously, with analytic flair, relays their answers.