Bel Kaufman
Bella Kaufman was an American teacher and author, well known for writing the bestselling 1964 novel Up the Down Staircase.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Berlin
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityHunter College
- Awards
- 🏆 Anti-Defamation League
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"When I had asked why they were taking English, a boy said: "To help us in real life."
"Mythology is studied in the school system because most of us come from it."
"Your lesson plan is excellent — except for the Emily Dickinson line: "There is no frigate like a book." The sentiment is lovely, the quotation is apt — only trouble is the word "frigate." Just try to …"
"Teaching here isn't so bad. Once you accept as one of the ineluctable laws of nature that kids will continue to say "Silas Mariner" and "Ancient Marner" and "between you and I" and "mischievious" and …"
"Why did you fail me? I didn't do nothing!" The reply, of course, is: "That's just it."
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Timeline
1911
Born
Birth2014
Died
Death
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