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Tony Danza was born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza in Brooklyn, New York on April 21, 1951. He received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Dubuque in 1972. He became an actor and starred in several television shows including Taxi and Who's the Boss? He also appeared in several movies visa mer including The Hollywood Knights and Going Ape! He appeared in the Broadway productions of Eugene O'Neill play The Iceman Cometh and The Producers. In 2002, he released his debut album The House I Live In. His books include Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook and I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Vedertaget namn
Danza, Tony
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Iadanza, Anthony Salvatore
Födelsedag
1951-04-21
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Yrken
actor

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Tony Danza becomes a high school English teacher for a year and talks about it. Though, a few caveats to mention: He only taught one class of 26 students (compared to the 5 classes his fellow teachers taught), he had a television crew present for the first semester, and it seems he used his own wealth and connections to provide a few experiences to his students that others in the same school wouldn't have had.

I appreciated that he bragged on other teachers and showcased his own mistakes, but sometimes his mistakes seemed strange - as if he never attended any kind of orientation or read the school manual, because he didn't know simple things about his school's policies and procedures.

I wasn't crazy about how he seemed to be sacrificing his family relationships (that apparently were already rocky) for this television project. No matter how important education is, the reality is that he was away from his family for a show… Which is more important, really?

He mentioned the strain on his family multiple times, but then never concluded that part of the story in the end, which was so frustrating.

Also, he gave major spoilers for Of Mice and Men, Romeo and Juliet, and West Side Story. (Ironically, he tells a student, "Never give away the ending," and then spoils a story for the reader just a few pages later.)

It was obvious he likes to talk about himself a lot, and more of that should have been edited out. I could care less about his acting career - which is why I picked up this book on teaching.

Note: A small amount of profanity is used, generally in the dialogue of students.
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RachelRachelRachel | 20 andra recensioner | Nov 21, 2023 |
3 1/2 stars
Tony Danza agreed to do a series for the A&E Network called Teach, complete with camera crew and the need for ratings drama which he never succumbs to, thankfully. Though the show itself did not do well in ratings (and A&E buried in a late night line up) Danza himself got a lot out of the experience, showing how teachers and students interact in the modern world, how much things have changed and just what kind of challenges everyone is up against (budget cuts, invisible parents, standardized testing, etc.).

Well worth the read.
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fuzzipueo | 20 andra recensioner | Apr 24, 2022 |
This isn't my usual sort of reading material. But my kid sister is in grad school to become a teacher, so I wanted to read something on the subject, and this caught my eye. I'm going to give her a copy, I think. It was a good book; heart-breaking but left me smiling. Teachers have so much shit to deal with from politicians and the media, and from uncaring parents. I really felt for the faculty and staff in this book. I hope my sister likes it.
 
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SwitchKnitter | 20 andra recensioner | Dec 19, 2021 |
This was a wonderful book. I love that Tony Danza wasn't scared to admit that he cried. I also love that he really did want to teach the kids. I wish I had know about the show so I could have watched it. I hope Tony thinks about teaching in the state he lives in. He really could make a difference.
 
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LVStrongPuff | 20 andra recensioner | Dec 19, 2019 |

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3
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Medlemmar
293
Popularitet
#79,900
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
23
ISBN
18

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