Ten Kids And a Teacher, Memories from a One Room School by Frankie Beathard Rathbun (2006, Paperback)

WONDERFUL READING BRINGS BACK YOUR CHILDHOOD AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS. OUTDOOR TOILETS AND HARMLESS PRANKS KIDS PLAYED ON EACH OTHER. A BOOK ON WHEN THE TEACHER WAS THE TEACHER AND THE KIDS WERE STUDENTS WILLING TO LEARN AND NOT THREATEN THE TEACHER BECAUSE OF ANY PUNISHEMENT RULED TO THE STUDENT. PARENTS SUPPORTED THE TEACHER IN HER TEACHING THE STUDENTS COMPLETELY.
TELL OF WHEN THE TEACHER LIVED WITH SOME OF THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN SHE TAUGHT. WHEN THE COMMUNITY PULLED TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN WERE IN SCHOOL WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE AND SUPPORTED THE TEACHER BY HAVING THE BEST SCHOOL PARTIES AND CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS BECAUSE IT WAS A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND NO ONE CARED ABOUT WHO WAS RICH OR POOR BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY TOOK CARE OF ALL STUDENTS AND THE TEACHER. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THE BOOK JUST FOR MEMORIES ALONE IF FOR NOTHING ELSE. THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. CHILDREN LEARNING, CARING, LOVING AND TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE. A MUST READ BOOK.