To help keep the students' attention, he told them stories of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland, and used the material at hand for lessons. He writes that his first years in the classroom were rocky, entering teaching as a recent immigrant with no experience with American high school students. While most of the world was introduced to Frank McCourt's poignant yet engaging memories of his impoverished childhood in Ireland with the publication in 1996 of a memoir, Angela's Ashes, his stories already were familiar to generations of New York City public high school students.įor 30 years, McCourt taught English and later creative writing in New York City schools, finishing his tenure at the prestigious Stuyvesant High School, a career captured in his third book, Teacher Man. Included: Advice for new teachers from Frank McCourt. But before McCourt was a writer, he spent 30 years as a New York City English teacher, an experience detailed in his book, Teacher Man. Author Frank McCourt Reflects on Teaching Careerįrank McCourt began his second career as a writer in a big way, winning the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, Angela's Ashes.
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