The Last Year of the Season
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Author: John Michael McLaughlin
Description: All David Anderson wanted was a better education for the students in St. Luke, Minnesota. He never expected it to cost him his teaching career, his best friend, and almost his wife. But when you take on the dysfunctional, sports-crazed, gridlocked American school system, you're lucky just to get out in one piece.
Reviews:
"The book captures the state of American public schooling."
—Lisa Graham Keegan, former Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Arizona
"John Michael McLaughlin masterfully handles powder keg topics involving Catholicism and education without turning his book into a soapbox rant. Here you find no dead ends, no unnecessary characters and much surprise. The work is a delight to read."
—Timothy McDonnell, Author, The Whole Forest for a Backyard: A Gunflint Trail Wilderness Memoir
"The Last Year of the Season is an extremely well written, 'can't put down' novel. It's one of the most current, pertinent, and entertaining books I've read. McLaughlin's work reveals the complex confluence of education, politics, and business. If you're interested in any of those fields, read this book."
—Neal C. Nickerson, Jr. Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
"For year's John's engaging non-fiction work has shed light on aspects of the American school system that we sometimes don't want to acknowledge. We are very fortunate that he has brought his considerable writing skills and unique perspective to this important work of fiction."
—John Bergstrom, Riverpoint Investments, Saint Paul, Minnesota
About the Author: John Michael McLaughlin is a school founder (Benton Hall in Nashville, 1977), tenured professor (St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, 1988-1998), and voice in education reform (The Education Industry Report, 1993-2000). Beyond his devotion to education, he is involved in sustainable development in the Kilimanjaro Region of Africa, directs high school theater, and enjoys birding. A native of the South, he now lives on the Northern Prairie.
Description: All David Anderson wanted was a better education for the students in St. Luke, Minnesota. He never expected it to cost him his teaching career, his best friend, and almost his wife. But when you take on the dysfunctional, sports-crazed, gridlocked American school system, you're lucky just to get out in one piece.
Reviews:
"The book captures the state of American public schooling."
—Lisa Graham Keegan, former Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Arizona
"John Michael McLaughlin masterfully handles powder keg topics involving Catholicism and education without turning his book into a soapbox rant. Here you find no dead ends, no unnecessary characters and much surprise. The work is a delight to read."
—Timothy McDonnell, Author, The Whole Forest for a Backyard: A Gunflint Trail Wilderness Memoir
"The Last Year of the Season is an extremely well written, 'can't put down' novel. It's one of the most current, pertinent, and entertaining books I've read. McLaughlin's work reveals the complex confluence of education, politics, and business. If you're interested in any of those fields, read this book."
—Neal C. Nickerson, Jr. Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
"For year's John's engaging non-fiction work has shed light on aspects of the American school system that we sometimes don't want to acknowledge. We are very fortunate that he has brought his considerable writing skills and unique perspective to this important work of fiction."
—John Bergstrom, Riverpoint Investments, Saint Paul, Minnesota
About the Author: John Michael McLaughlin is a school founder (Benton Hall in Nashville, 1977), tenured professor (St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, 1988-1998), and voice in education reform (The Education Industry Report, 1993-2000). Beyond his devotion to education, he is involved in sustainable development in the Kilimanjaro Region of Africa, directs high school theater, and enjoys birding. A native of the South, he now lives on the Northern Prairie.