(I wrote the book.) I think you exaggerate my criticism in your comments.
I tried very hard to portray my teachers accurately. Many of them gave me what I believe to be legitimate reasons to be upset, and in some cases, angry.
In this case, on page 60 I wrote, "Mrs. Derrick had been no aberration. Teachers lied, even when they told students not to." I didn't say (as you state), "all adults lie." Her name actually doesn't come up again until page 334, which is "Acknowledgments," where I praise her and other teachers by stating, "May the world’s teachers aspire to your example."
Perhaps I'm too critical, but on the other hand, none of these stories were embellished. I think a teacher lying in a disciplinary context is justifiable cause for a student to be at least temporarily unhappy.
I tried very hard to portray my teachers accurately. Many of them gave me what I believe to be legitimate reasons to be upset, and in some cases, angry.
In this case, on page 60 I wrote, "Mrs. Derrick had been no aberration. Teachers lied, even when they told students not to." I didn't say (as you state), "all adults lie." Her name actually doesn't come up again until page 334, which is "Acknowledgments," where I praise her and other teachers by stating, "May the world’s teachers aspire to your example."
Perhaps I'm too critical, but on the other hand, none of these stories were embellished. I think a teacher lying in a disciplinary context is justifiable cause for a student to be at least temporarily unhappy.