Re-educated How I changed my job, my home, my husband and my hair

Re-educated How I changed my job, my home, my husband and my hair

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  • Author：Lucy Kellaway
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Summary

'I am immersed in a new world that feels a long way from my old one。 Though I've not been re-invented， what has happened is just as radical and a lot more interesting: I am being re-educated。'

Lucy Kellaway had a comfortable life。 For years she had the same prestigious job， the same husband， and the same home。 To the casual observer， she was both happy and successful。 But one day， Lucy began to realise that the life she had built for herself no longer suited her。 Was it too late to start again？

The answer was no - so she proceeded to tear down both marriage and career， and went back to school。 Retraining as a teacher， Lucy discovers there is a world of new possibilities awaiting her - and learns that you can teach an old dog new tricks （providing they are willing to un-learn a few old ones along the way）。

A witty and moving story of one woman's pursuit of a new life， Re-educated is a celebration of education's power to transform our lives at any age， and an essential companion for anyone facing the joy - and pain - of starting again。

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Reviews

Poppy ，

In my previous school， I worked with several fantastic Now Teach trainees， teachers who join the profession as a later in life career change。 Engineers， journalists， academics， they have a huge wealth of life experience which makes them very different to your fresh-faced twenty something trainee， but no less valued。 Due to this， I was fascinated to read Lucy Kellaway's account of not only founding Now Teach but training as a Maths teacher after over 3o years working as a columnist for the Financ In my previous school， I worked with several fantastic Now Teach trainees， teachers who join the profession as a later in life career change。 Engineers， journalists， academics， they have a huge wealth of life experience which makes them very different to your fresh-faced twenty something trainee， but no less valued。 Due to this， I was fascinated to read Lucy Kellaway's account of not only founding Now Teach but training as a Maths teacher after over 3o years working as a columnist for the Financial Times。 Kellaway documents her changing her life completely: new job， separation from her husband， new house and a new hair cut。 We follow her struggles in teacher training， shining a light on what a tough job it can be。 Just because she was an incredibly successful journalist， it does not mean she will shine in a classroom with a bunch of disinterested teenagers。 It is good to follow her journey and celebrate the small wins alongside her。 However， it is incredibly disheartening to see the quality of mentoring in her training year though。 （Who gives 23 EBIs for a trainee's first ever lesson？？ I doubt anyone's first ever lesson was that great。。。）Overall， I enjoyed this and it was a quick read。 Ultimately， through， I would have liked slightly more focus on the heartwarming stories of students and their journeys。 This is very much centred on Kellaway， but would certainly be inspiring for anyone wanting to find a reinvigorating purpose later in life。 4 stars。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Heather ，

I will be honest and never heard of the author before reading this book。 I don't buy newspapers and really don't take main stream news as accurate these days。 The title of the book drew me in and I really enjoyed the transformation of her life。 Very much along the theme of feel the fear and do it anyway， the main body of the book is the transformation and finding joy， the latter part very much trying to understand the UK education。al system。 Would generate some excellent discussion and make a go I will be honest and never heard of the author before reading this book。 I don't buy newspapers and really don't take main stream news as accurate these days。 The title of the book drew me in and I really enjoyed the transformation of her life。 Very much along the theme of feel the fear and do it anyway， the main body of the book is the transformation and finding joy， the latter part very much trying to understand the UK education。al system。 Would generate some excellent discussion and make a good book club choice。 Well written， well it should be！， flowed well and a very honest memoir。 Thank you #NetGalley and #EburyPublishing for the copy to review。 。。。more

Lara Farrell ，

An easy and enjoyable read that I found inspirational - having just turned 40， Kellaway’s story of her later in life transformation certainly gave me the invigorating sense that I have many more chapters in front of me。 I didn’t agree with all of her views but the passion behind them is evident and I was willing her on to succeed in her new life。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC。

I'm From Here ，

This is a ripper of a book。 It's easy to read， funny and I found it hard to put it down。 Although this is focused on making life changes in your 50s and 60s。 I think anyone thinking about changing careers or making a big life decision should read this。 It's a great account of taking a leap of faith。 Although， at times I found Lucy sanctimonious， I wanted her to succeed and enjoyed her self-deprecating， critical and honest account。 This is a lesson on self-awareness and belief that things will be This is a ripper of a book。 It's easy to read， funny and I found it hard to put it down。 Although this is focused on making life changes in your 50s and 60s。 I think anyone thinking about changing careers or making a big life decision should read this。 It's a great account of taking a leap of faith。 Although， at times I found Lucy sanctimonious， I wanted her to succeed and enjoyed her self-deprecating， critical and honest account。 This is a lesson on self-awareness and belief that things will be okay if you put the effort in。 。。。more

Donna ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book， even if I did find myself regularly asking my kindle to provide a definition of some of the words。 The author was a previous writer for the FT and I left this explained the wide use of vocabulary。She has written about her own life and the changes she made。 This was very interesting reading and provides inspiration that to those thinking of a new career path。 It is refreshing that the author acknowledges her privilege and wonderful that she is continually prepared I thoroughly enjoyed this book， even if I did find myself regularly asking my kindle to provide a definition of some of the words。 The author was a previous writer for the FT and I left this explained the wide use of vocabulary。She has written about her own life and the changes she made。 This was very interesting reading and provides inspiration that to those thinking of a new career path。 It is refreshing that the author acknowledges her privilege and wonderful that she is continually prepared to learn/adapt around subjects such as racism。 This was a book I wanted to keep turning the pages on to find out more about the ladies life and also how she got on when she started teaching and how this progressed。Thank you to the author， publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

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