"Schoolteacher" is a must-read for those interested in understanding the history and culture of teaching in America. Lortie provides an engaging analysis of the recruitment, organization, and logic that defines the profession. His observations serve as an important lens through which to view and critique modern-day teaching.

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Public schools shape our young and influence their life chances. And education mobilizes vast amounts of political energy on issues such as racial segregation, collective bargaining, church-state relationships, and inequality. Public schools have received little sociological study. This book is a sociological study for schoolteachers.

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