The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession

National Bestseller – Winner of the 2024 DKG International Educators Book Award

A powerful and moving work from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins, capturing a turbulent year in the lives of three teachers and offering an authentic look behind classroom doors.

The book follows Penny, a Southern middle school math teacher facing a toxic workplace clique; Miguel, a special education teacher in the West fighting for his students and for educational justice; and Rebecca, an East Coast elementary teacher struggling to reclaim her personal life amidst overwhelming demands.

Interwoven throughout are deeply reported essays on today’s most pressing education issues—school violence, overbearing parents, lack of resources and staffing, the “myth” of teacher burnout, the impact of COVID-19—and a heartfelt call for society to stand with the teachers who are the beating heart of every community.