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Mark Edmundson is a professor of English at the University of Virginia. A prizewinning scholar, he has published a number of works of literary and cultural criticism, including Literature Against Philosophy, Plato to Derrida. He has also written for such publications as The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, and Harper’s, where he is a contributing editor.
For any reader who has been, or is currently, either a teacher or a student--that is to say, everyone--this is a book to be savored. -- The Boston Globe <br> Edmundson's message of the world-changing importance of good high school teaching is more than ever one we need to hear. It's rarely delivered with such passion, good humor and sympathy. -- The New York Times Book Review<br> <br> Wonderfully clear-eyed about the pains and pleasures of learning . . . One of the more inspiring days at school in recent memory. -- San Francisco Chronicle <br> A testimony to the magic that can occur . . . when the right teacher meets a receptive student. -- The Christian Science Monitor<br> <br> A brilliant memoir, smart, vividly dramatic, and wry. --Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air<br> <br> One of the best traits of Teacher is the author's honesty. . . . By the book's end, it's a good bet a reader might think, 'Hey, I wouldn't mind taking a class from that guy.' That's about the highest prai
