You won't be able to put down these stories about new and experienced teachers, tough kids and sweet kids, funny and embarrassing moments, amazing connections and relationships, and all the ups and downs of being a teacher today. Read about:

• accidentally showing topless dancers in an educational video about Paris
• making students "rent" their seats to teach them real-world budgeting
• rescuing an injured child on a field trip and then being surrounded by state troopers as a suspected pedophile
• helping a second grade student write letters to her soldier father and watching their tearful reunion
• giving an award for academic achievement to a student who is headed for prison
• hitting a 9-year-old bike rider and years later having him in class
• making up math raps for inner city students
• and 94 more great stories