Class Notes, Carolyn Wood
Class Notes, Carolyn Wood
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Class Notes
A Young Teacher's Lessons from Classroom to Kennedy Compound

Author: Carolyn Wood

Narrator: Carolyn Wood

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2022


Synopsis

In May 1968 first-year English teacher Carolyn Wood takes a day off from school to campaign for Robert F. Kennedy. Invigorated by the senator's hopeful message, Wood develops big dreams to effect change beyond just her classroom. So when she's invited to be the family's governess, the appeal is undeniable. Class Notes follows her journey from the classroom into the famous family-ten boisterous children and one on the way-still reeling from Robert Kennedy's assassination. From inside the Kennedy Compound, stories emerge, the glimmer of fame fades, and the young teacher who sought worldliness and sophistication discovers instead the value of enough.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marleen

Through a fortuitous chain of events a young teacher takes a year off of teaching after being asked to be a nanny for the children of Robert Kennedy. Unfortunately her assignment began shortly after his death. Carolyn was a young, curious, energetic woman when she entered the large, rambunctious Ken......more

Goodreads review by Kate

I enjoyed finishing this book right as this year 2021 ends - being transported to the 60’s was exactly what I needed to keep staying present in the history unfolding now. I loved the deeply personal details and glimpses into such a famous family — opening the “fan mail” spread out across the ping po......more

Goodreads review by David

Readers here will find a fascinating memoir that says something about our shared history, the process of education and learning, the value of teachers, our misplaced worship of celebrity and the human condition. Besides this is very well written.......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

What an enjoyable memoir, from the author's account of her first days as a very young high school teacher, to a challenging year as governess to the children of Ethel and Robert Kennedy, on the heels of Kennedy's assassination. A nice followup to "Tough Girl," Woods' earlier book.......more