Teaching Wildflowers
If you have ever found yourself contemplating the effects of our education system on today’s upcoming generation, and furthermore considered the role that empathy and compassion play in our school systems and those that run them, don’t miss the Libraries next meet the author program. Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium Author Judy Fitch will be presenting our program featuring her celebrated book, WildFlowers: a memoir of an inner city high school teacher.
In her book Wildflowers, Judy Fitch delivers an rare memoir of hope and empathy in the most captivating way. The words she has put down on each page come to life and make her readers understand the very real hardships of not only of those struggling in an inner city, but also the undertaking of a teacher learning the ropes and doing so under circumstances that were often less than ideal and sometimes frightening.
It is clear even at a cursory glance of Wildflowers that often a true understanding was formed between Fitch and her students, the book is full of stories that bring a smile to your face, and some that evoke a much deeper thought on the way education is structured, capturing the imperative role each teacher plays in a student’s life. In particular, her chapters involving time spent working in youth correctional center open your eyes to certain aspects of life many of us have never experienced. Her writing enables the average person to take into account the many troubled young people residing within the walls of inner city schools while allowing a fresh perspective. A perspective presented to you by someone with undoubtedly transcendental compassion.
Come and experience this truly selfless woman, speak about her time among these precarious classrooms, and should you like to pick up one of her enlightening books, look no farther than our circulation desk, one of our ever friendly librarians would love to assist you in borrowing a copy. No one is ever too old to understand the uncertainty and excitement of youth and this book is definitely a medium for both aspects, as it explores our wildflowers culture. Any further questions on programs please visit our website, at www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org.