How Long to Read Up The Down Staircase

How Long Does it Take to Read Up The Down Staircase?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Up The Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Our reissue of Bel Kaufman’s classic 1964 novel timelessly depicts the shambolic joys and myriad frustrations of a young teacher. With an introduction by Diane Ravitch and a foreword by Gabbie Stroud. Sylvia Barrett arrives at New York City’s Calvin Coolidge High fresh from earning literature degrees at Hunter College and eager to shape young minds. Instead she encounters broken windows, a lack of supplies, a stifling bureaucracy, and students with no interest in Chaucer. Her bumpy yet ultimately rewarding journey is depicted through an extraordinary collection of correspondence: sternly worded yet nonsensical administrative memos, furtive notes of wisdom from teacher to teacher, ‘polio consent slips’, and student homework assignments that unwittingly speak from the heart. Up the Down Staircase stands as the seminal novel of a beleaguered public school system that is redeemed by teachers who love to teach and students who long to be recognised. It is poignant, devastating, laugh-out-loud funny, and — in our current moment of debate around the future of education — more relevant than ever.

How long is Up The Down Staircase?

Up The Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Up The Down Staircase Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Up The Down Staircase aloud.

What Reading Level is Up The Down Staircase?

Up The Down Staircase is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Up The Down Staircase?

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