Talk:Teacher Man

This sentence needs some help
"During the time of the book he went to Trinity College to try to take his doctorate, but he ended up leaving his first wife because of the strain."

Although it may well be that the three concepts: the time of the book, his doctorate at Trintiy College, and leaving his wife, are all intertwined, conjoining them in the same sentence results somewhat awkward.

Details about the book.
 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.68.44 (talk) 18:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Correct joking reference and remark about class taken to see Hamler
The following statement is clearly not true:

"He earned a Teacher of the Year award in 1976."

I believe this is based on a photo at the beginning of the book, which shows McCourt, presumably in 1976, with a shopping bag worn like a hat, with a caption reading "America's Teacher of the Year 1976." It appears to be a joke. In any case, according to the Wikipedia page for National Teacher of the Year, 1976's winner was Ruby S. Murchison. McCourt does not appear to have ever won the award.

The class that MCCourt took to see Hamlet was not entirely Puerto Rican but almost entirely African American.

--Foucault63 (talk) 23:29, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Added Reception section
I added the Reception section with many reviews. The New York Times was not impressed with this book compared to the first one written by McCourt, but the other published reviews were written in a positive vein, enjoying his insights into the experience of a high school teacher, and found his writing style to be consistent with his earlier books. --Prairieplant (talk) 20:07, 17 March 2021 (UTC)