Classroom Confidential: How I Survived 33 Years in a Public School Classroom…and You Can Too!

Product Description

Classroom Confidential is written to help thousands of new and often struggling teachers feel supported and less alone as they face challenges and concerns.
Classroom Confidential is filled with insights from Victoria Lucido’s 33 years of experience in the classroom. Within its pages, she tells it like it is in the classroom with wit and heart. It’s not enough to merely survive as a teacher, Victoria guides teachers on how to thrive. She offers her secrets for survival for new and experienced teachers alike. Classroom Confidential covers topics not seen in other books on education, such as:

Staff Lounge: fitting in
Everything to know about having a substitute but were afraid to ask
Surviving changes that are supposed to “fix” everything
How to train an administrator

Review

“I wish I had the advice from
Classroom Confidential when I was a first year teacher. Mrs. Lucido wonderfully describes the realities of the teaching profession ranging from staff lounge conversations to eating in the classroom. These aspects weren’t taught in teacher preparation school yet must be discussed and understood before you step foot into your own classroom in order to be an effective, happy, and sane teacher! The transparency of the many facets of a teacher’s school life and identity, combined with advice on how to handle various situations, will help any teacher add to their “bag of tricks.“ While I am still amazed Mrs. Lucido survived 33 years teaching in public schools, I now understand the personality, outlook, and drive that kept her, and many others, happily in the teaching profession for so long. Regardless if you’re a first or tenth year teacher,
Classroom Confidential offers insight and tips to navigate your next school year. Thank you, Mrs. Lucido, for impacting so many students’ lives and helping myself and so many others navigate this profession!”
―Kimberly Kellam, 6th Grade Math, Science, and Leadership Teacher, Walter Colton Middle School
“Vickie Lucido has seen it all over her 33 year teaching career and shares her experiences with humor and wit to help prepare you for teaching in ways other teaching books do not. In Classroom Confidential, you’ll find answers to questions that you never knew you had, but are essential to your success and longevity as a teacher. Have you ever considered how to handle an angry mom? Or how to prepare for a room full of tired parents on Back to School night? Or how to ride the storm when budget cuts and pink slips are on the horizon? Classroom Confidential is a quick and essential read for new and experienced teachers alike with straightforward tips for succeeding in what is a very challenging profession.” ―Marianne Hartfelt, Art Teacher, Monterey High School

About the Author

Vickie is a product of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and taught there for 33 years. In addition to a Bachelor’s in English from San Jose State University, Vickie graduated with a Master of Education from the University of New England. She has been recognized by “Who’s Who of American Teachers” seven times, was awarded “Monterey Teacher of the Year” in 1999 by Monterey Rotary, received the “Mildred Willemsen Award for Excellence in Teaching” in 2011, and was named an ”Art Hero” by the Monterey County Office of Education in 2018. Vickie also wrote, directed, and performed in her own one-woman-show Pretty. Upon retirement in 2018, the Colton Middle School Stage was dedicated to her by superintendent PK Diffenbaugh and is now called the “Victoria Lucido Stage.” Vickie lives on the Monterey Peninsula with her husband, Frank, and her two cats, Boots and Rocky.