Product Description
After five years as an educator in Los Angeles County, A.J. Kaufman left teaching and moved out of California, eventually settling in the Midwest. Following a year of traveling, working and doing research, this book and two others emerged. Toward the end of his time as an educator, the young teacher began co-writing educational reform commentaries, often with his former colleague, Aaron Hanscom. Being continually blackballed and shunned at meetings, having to endure looks of incredulity and a lack of respect from co-workers; this suddenly became Mr. Kaufman’s life as a teacher. This situation led to his premature resignation from the profession that was his first love, but also gave him the opportunity to expose—as well as assist—American education’s gradual rise from the doldrums it now encompasses. Kaufman has done radio interviews on these topics, and his essays on education have been featured in half a dozen newspapers and numerous websites. As the book often indicates, if his ideas are accepted and enacted in any form in the future, Mr. Kaufman’s time as a teacher will have been well spent.
“People like Ari help bring necessary change to our schools. He is a Martin Luther of education.”
— Former California Assembly candidate and LAPD officer Clark Baker
About the Author
A.J. Kaufman is the author of A Year in Americana (2006), a look at various parts of our nation based upon a year of unique travels following his relocation from Southern California. His next work, Beef, Baseball and Blue Ribbon (2008), will be purely travel writing. A former educator, Kaufman currently serves as a military history researcher for the State of Indiana, where he also freelance writes for several local publications.
