Forget the Novocaine, Doc - - I was a Teacher

The book was written as 44 vignettes and anecdotes. The subject matter was gleaned mostly from 33 years of full-time and seven years of part-time teaching, as well as from 22 years of coaching. Those years provided the author with many humorous moments. They include: 1. The pursuit of teaching credentials-those carefree college days in which the main goal was to receive money from home in order to be able to go out on weekends and relieve the stress from the academic grind. 2. Personal experiences that are not directly related to education, but which helped to shape an insight into human behavior and the absurdity of it all. 3. High school days--those days as a student-athlete which helped to demonstrate that the more things change, the more they remain the same. 4. Teaching days-the humorous moments provided by the students, the true protagonists in the daily theatrical performances called American education. 5. Coaching days ? the fun and foibles of coaching.

Bob Calimeritaught biology and mathematics for 33 years in the Auburnschool district. He coached football, track and cross-country for 22 years. Hiscross-country teams won two New York Statechampionships.He has taught part-time at AuburnCorrectional Facility and is an adjunct professor at Cayuga Community College. He currentlyteaches part- time at Tyburn Academy, a small private school in Auburn.He earned a two-year degree from Auburn Community College and received hisbachelor's and master's degrees from SUNY, Albany.He and his wife, Barbara, havebeen married for 40 years. They have two grown children, Susan and Christopher.