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New technology may have been a fresh box of chalk, and high-stakes testing may have been conducted every Friday at the spelling bee, but as Van Kleek observes, the bell on her desk was hers to ring, and she was directly responsible for the future of her students. Van Kleek taught in one-room schools in rural Alberta from 1916 to 1961, and here she describes teaching grades one through nine in the same small space, surviving incredibly bad weather, and boarding with local families whose primary occupation seemed to be spying on the schoolmarm. Obviously, she loved every minute, and loved every student. Working from her mother's notes and papers, Thelma Dobson lets the rural schoolteacher explain what was so right about small class sizes, constant interaction, and enthusiasm on the part of all concerned. Next time the classroom computer breaks down, take this out and read it aloud. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
