We Lied to Fire Teacher!: False Accusations Destroying Teacher Livelihoods

James Curtis Geist has been a public school teacher for over twenty-one years. This book is filled with funny and poignant anecdotes of working as a teacher in the nutty-marvelous world of a classroom. The book takes a look at the challenges and pulse of life of public school life in the 21st century. Subjects include perfectionism, substitute teacher life, bosses, childhood flashbacks to school days, stories of students, sexual harassment, guns, covid, terrorism, unions and false accusations.

This is about a thoughtful teacher contemplating public school challenges and solutions. Suffering brings change teaching us to become better human beings and teachers. This is a life story in education is full of wit, warmth and wisdom, and will also make you laugh.

This book also delves into one of the greatest fears of any teacher; a student with a grievance making a false accusation, because they can. This book shares James' experience in the fall of 2022 in suburban N.J. school district, because a group of mean girls did not like him. Why are there no legal consequences for young people who do so? What are teacher unions doing to protect their rank-n-file? Why is this allowed to continue in 2023?

This the 29th book written by Geist. He has written an autobiography, books for children, young adults, history, and poetry and anecdotes. James has taught in N.Y.C., Newark, Jersey City, and a few charter schools.

James lives in the woods of northern New Jersey with his wife and stepson. He is not related to Bill, Willie or Ken Geist, all authors, but wishes he was to take advantage of the nepotism connections.