This is one of the most practical books on teaching I have read in a while. Tom Rademacher's memoir/teaching manual makes for an interesting read. He his painfully honest and his writing style keeps the content fresh, even when he writes about age-old issues.
I particularly like that he raises issues of social justice (and in his classroom), providing students the space and allowing them the voice to explore gender, race and everything in between.
The cultural context might have been too "American" for me and not always applicable to my teaching, a good read nevertheless!

I have read many books for educators. It Won't Be Easy by Tom Rademacher is unlike them all. In some circle Rademacher might be considered a radical. I like radicals. He tackles issues in education head on, exploring how race and gender add complexity to our lives in the classroom. While I might not agree with EVERYTHING he says here, I agree with much of it. It also made me ready to go back to my classroom and do better. I have seen a review which takes issue with Rademacher pointing out flaws in other teachers. That is not an issue for me. The reality is that there are some individuals in classrooms who perhaps are better suited to other professions. In addition, he spends a great deal of his book exploring his own failures. Rademacher is pointing out that it's ok to make mistakes. It is even better to recognize them, own up to them, and then do better in the future. And this book will make you laugh out loud. How many education books can you say that about?