{"id":22145,"date":"2023-08-10T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T22:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=22145"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:46:31","slug":"teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22145","title":{"rendered":"Teacher of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/em> (2023) M.A. Wardell (Teachers in Love)<\/p>\n

\"Teacher<\/a>Marvin has ADHD and anxiety<\/p>\n

I keep nursing my drink, which is already three-quarters gone, and try to ignore her mounting energy. Sometimes Jill getting revved up triggers my anxiety, and right now, I\u2019m about to tip.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And is also up for Teacher of the Year, an award he wants to win not for himself as much as the extra finding it would help bring to his school. So he has a lot to focus on. Except that he returns from winter break with a new student–a new student with a very attractive and single father.<\/p>\n

Things I really liked about this story: Marvin<\/p>\n

Being present, truly present, is a requirement of working with small children.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Olan, Illona, the kids in his kindergarten class.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, at snack time, Zoe puts a raspberry on the tip of each of her fingers and tries to open her milk with \u201craspberry fingers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The ace rep–even if it isn’t stated as such.<\/p>\n

sex without a relationship isn\u2019t for me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The mental health rep.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t promise anything either, but I won\u2019t run away again. I won\u2019t. I\u2019m going to start therapy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What didn’t work for me were the hiccups in the relationship and how the Big Misunderstanding is resolved. The resolution was obvious, and the bits that were supposed to ramp up the excitement felt forced or that they shouldn’t have happened in the first place, considering.<\/p>\n

Also, I feel like Marvin needed to do WAY more grovelling. <\/p>\n

Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Teacher of the Year (2023) M.A. Wardell (Teachers in Love) Marvin has ADHD and anxiety I keep nursing my drink, which is already three-quarters gone, and try to ignore her mounting energy. Sometimes Jill getting revved up triggers my anxiety, and right now, I\u2019m about to tip. 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