Schooled
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- Create Date：2022-10-03 11:21:39
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Ted Fox
- ISBN：1799783812
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Reviews
Lucia Hassen
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This was a quick enjoyable read， not a lot of depth， but good details re: raising little ones！
Patricia L Kerr
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A little too muchLike a soap opera。 And a bit boring。 And the whole thing about the book fair。。。reminds me of the Rush song The Trees。 A better option would be equal access to internet where everyone could read for free on the public digital library。 Some would want to read more than others and that's all right， definitely not a two-book rule across the board。 I mean they all have their tablets from the technology fee but what good does it do if they have no internet？ A little too muchLike a soap opera。 And a bit boring。 And the whole thing about the book fair。。。reminds me of the Rush song The Trees。 A better option would be equal access to internet where everyone could read for free on the public digital library。 Some would want to read more than others and that's all right， definitely not a two-book rule across the board。 I mean they all have their tablets from the technology fee but what good does it do if they have no internet？ 。。。more
Leslie
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Really cute and funny—not laugh out loud funny， but amusing。
Bruce J Nemerov
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This is male chick lit。 It's an OK read， but for me， at times I wondered about Jack。 The writing and plot are fine。 The dialog and character not so much。 Ted Fox is not Dave Barry， just an imitation。 Maybe his next offering will be an improvement。 This is male chick lit。 It's an OK read， but for me， at times I wondered about Jack。 The writing and plot are fine。 The dialog and character not so much。 Ted Fox is not Dave Barry， just an imitation。 Maybe his next offering will be an improvement。 。。。more
Logan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I appreciated this one in some parts。 I loved the author’s writing style…initially。 I’m not a stay-at-home-parent but I’m the one with the majority of the responsibilities。 I can relate to the frustration of having the spouse who sleeps in and then needs more time for themself while I’ve been up with the kids and doing things around the house。 Or the spouse who works too much。 Maybe this one hit a little too close to home and I started to resent it， but it really started to drag。 There were also I appreciated this one in some parts。 I loved the author’s writing style…initially。 I’m not a stay-at-home-parent but I’m the one with the majority of the responsibilities。 I can relate to the frustration of having the spouse who sleeps in and then needs more time for themself while I’ve been up with the kids and doing things around the house。 Or the spouse who works too much。 Maybe this one hit a little too close to home and I started to resent it， but it really started to drag。 There were also the thinly veiled attempts to shove progressivism and expansion of welfare programs down the reader’s throat， while harping on “equity” and lesbian oppression and providing gratuitous mentions of gun violence in schools。 I don’t need that。 Honestly， though， I really didn’t care for how it ended。 It was completely selfish and did a disservice to the school if we were to believe how bad Chad really is and how important the school board is。 The author has promise， but I probably won’t read another。 。。。more
Sara
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It was a light read and about what I'd expect for an Amazon First Read。 However， now that my kids are a little older I'm just not interested in the endless debate of working vs staying home， the crazy toddler years， parent guilt， and the opinions and politics of elementary-aged kid parents。 Also， as a Book Fair Chair of 7 years in a Title 1 school， his Book Fair commentary made me cringe。 It was a light read and about what I'd expect for an Amazon First Read。 However， now that my kids are a little older I'm just not interested in the endless debate of working vs staying home， the crazy toddler years， parent guilt， and the opinions and politics of elementary-aged kid parents。 Also， as a Book Fair Chair of 7 years in a Title 1 school， his Book Fair commentary made me cringe。 。。。more
Laura Cannon
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I wasn't sure about this book at the beginning， but then it pulled me in！ It was funny but it touched on some serious subjects in a light hearted way。 I really enjoyed it-and it did what a good book should do， entertained and enlightened me！ I wasn't sure about this book at the beginning， but then it pulled me in！ It was funny but it touched on some serious subjects in a light hearted way。 I really enjoyed it-and it did what a good book should do， entertained and enlightened me！ 。。。more
David Bryan
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RelivingThis was an odd novel to me， I wanted a comedic read about life。 When I got further into it， instead of enjoying the journey it felt a little more like picking at a scab。 One aspect I did like was how the characters were fleshed out realistically。
Dessays so
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Impressive First NovelI liked this narrative from a stay at home dad's point of view。 What's better is that the author is a male。 The language and context is current and the jokes are good。 I will read his next book。 Impressive First NovelI liked this narrative from a stay at home dad's point of view。 What's better is that the author is a male。 The language and context is current and the jokes are good。 I will read his next book。 。。。more
Jonathan Schildbach
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An entertaining and quick read。 I actually got caught up in the drama and humor of a PTA election。 But while there is a lot of material about women being the primary earners and men being the primary 'childcare providers' in some families， I don't know that there is a great deal of depth to the story or to the characters as they are presented。 An entertaining and quick read。 I actually got caught up in the drama and humor of a PTA election。 But while there is a lot of material about women being the primary earners and men being the primary 'childcare providers' in some families， I don't know that there is a great deal of depth to the story or to the characters as they are presented。 。。。more
Carol
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Thanks to Prime first reads for a great read！ Is there such a thing as men's chick lit？ What would be the name of the genre？ In any case， loved this and it kept me on the elliptical。。。 Thanks to Prime first reads for a great read！ Is there such a thing as men's chick lit？ What would be the name of the genre？ In any case， loved this and it kept me on the elliptical。。。 。。。more
Madeline
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Jack Parker was a stay-at-home dad parenting his two preschoolers after he got fired for starting a fire that burned his office building。 But when he found out that his high school nemesis， Chad， had moved into town and was going to run for the position as president of the parent board for their children’s school， he couldn’t let that happen。Like all elections， there were dirty tricks played by Chad， who wanted the position and the power it would give him。 Jack’s campaign manager kept him on the Jack Parker was a stay-at-home dad parenting his two preschoolers after he got fired for starting a fire that burned his office building。 But when he found out that his high school nemesis， Chad， had moved into town and was going to run for the position as president of the parent board for their children’s school， he couldn’t let that happen。Like all elections， there were dirty tricks played by Chad， who wanted the position and the power it would give him。 Jack’s campaign manager kept him on the straight and narrow for the most part。The story ends well with some surprises。 The writing is good with good character development。 I liked most of the characters - except the principal and Chad。 But they got their comeuppance so that was satisfying。 Thanks to Amazon for this book。 Very enjoyable。 。。。more
JA
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TerrificI really enjoyed it。 Loved the story and the characters are So down to earth and real。 Just a really well written and throughly enjoyable book。 I hope there will be more like it。
Kay Steeves
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I got this book as a free book from Kindle。 This is the story of stay-at-home dad Jack Parker who lost his job when he burned down his building （accidentally）。 Enjoying his time with his children but wanting something more， he decides to run for president of the school parent organization when he finds out that an old nemesis has a child in the same school and has determined to run。 We see Jack struggle with his old issues with Chad and with figuring out how best to deal with his family situatio I got this book as a free book from Kindle。 This is the story of stay-at-home dad Jack Parker who lost his job when he burned down his building （accidentally）。 Enjoying his time with his children but wanting something more， he decides to run for president of the school parent organization when he finds out that an old nemesis has a child in the same school and has determined to run。 We see Jack struggle with his old issues with Chad and with figuring out how best to deal with his family situation， and when some underhanded activity at school enters the picture， Jack and his newly-found friends look for a way to resolve the situation。 Jack is an engaging character， and the reader easily roots for his success。 It's not a deep book， but it's a fun read。 。。。more
Cherye Elliott
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Great read！Wow！ Not what I expected-- surpassed it！ What I liked best was if someone （the good guys） did something wrong or stupid or running their mouth。。。。they take ownership。 What a great idea。 Definitely recommend。
Jennifer Goodman
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I loved this book！ Such a fun read！
Patricia Cahill
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BoringI understand the premise of the book - stay at home dad builds career - but this book was just plain boring。 I have kids， too， and no matter how funny the description of making lunches， it's not interesting or exciting。 The plot line was over the top in its political correctness。 Stay at home dad， top executive working mom， gay couple， equity in school supplies， traditional （bad） parents。 It felt like one big lecture。 But the biggest sin is that it was boring。 BoringI understand the premise of the book - stay at home dad builds career - but this book was just plain boring。 I have kids， too， and no matter how funny the description of making lunches， it's not interesting or exciting。 The plot line was over the top in its political correctness。 Stay at home dad， top executive working mom， gay couple， equity in school supplies， traditional （bad） parents。 It felt like one big lecture。 But the biggest sin is that it was boring。 。。。more
Greg Kerr
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Humor started off high but settled inJack and Chad were basically two teenagers wearing men's clothes。 It seems they both failed to grow up。 It was an interesting study of the pressures women have to deal with if either they stay at home or take on a career。 There were some good twists but Jack was hard to feel sorry for。 Humor started off high but settled inJack and Chad were basically two teenagers wearing men's clothes。 It seems they both failed to grow up。 It was an interesting study of the pressures women have to deal with if either they stay at home or take on a career。 There were some good twists but Jack was hard to feel sorry for。 。。。more
Patti
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I think Fox did a good thing here。 He wrote a funny book about a serious issue。 Not the elementary school parent board election， but the issues of stay-at-home dads and working mothers。 He showed both sides of the issue， how both parents are either lauded or criticized for their choices。 His writing was good， but damn， the names of the kids。。。
Lori Shipley
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This was such a fun book to read。 I read it as a Kindle First Reads pick and wasn't really sure about it when I chose it。 It turned out to be delightful。 The plot was simple but relatable to those who have kids and/or struggle with juggling the day to day chores we all have to do。 It involves Jack， a stay at home dad to two young kids。 As his daughter is about to enter kindergarten， he experiences all the emotions most people feel when their kids being to leave the nest regularly （both relief of This was such a fun book to read。 I read it as a Kindle First Reads pick and wasn't really sure about it when I chose it。 It turned out to be delightful。 The plot was simple but relatable to those who have kids and/or struggle with juggling the day to day chores we all have to do。 It involves Jack， a stay at home dad to two young kids。 As his daughter is about to enter kindergarten， he experiences all the emotions most people feel when their kids being to leave the nest regularly （both relief of the burden of 24/7 care and melancholy at losing their dependency on you）。 He also runs into his nemesis from high school - the kid who made his life hell - who also has a kindergartener。 They find themselves locked in a battle for president of the parent association， with the nemesis pulling all sorts of crafty things like he did in high school and Jack pairing up with the wife of his own wife's best work friend to outsmart him。 Don't get me wrong。 This isn't a deep read， but it was thoroughly enjoyable and well-written。 I'd try something else by this author。 。。。more
Tracy Mecum
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Fun Read about a Stay at Home DadEnjoyed this story of a businessman turned stay at home dad and his take on life， raising his children and his hard working executive wife。 There were several good chuckles and recognition of the foibles of all parents raising young human beings to adulthood without any of the training given to people doing nearly anything else in life。 Enjoyed it， even when in a couple of places I thought everything was going to go horribly wrong。
Kelsie Perez
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Totally relatable for this stay at home parentSo， I did feel like the book was slow to start， there’s a lot of background information to set the stage， but it does pick up at the end。 The biggest thing I loved was how the MC related so well to being a stay at home parent， it was much needed light humor that I did enjoy！
Sarah Faulkner
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Fun， light tale of a stay at home dad running for his kid’s school’s parent board president。
Nancy
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I couldn't put this down。 Believe it or not， Ted Fox has created a witty， exciting novel based on the adventures of a stay-at-home father of two young children who runs for the parent board （not PTA） of the local elementary school。 With a wicked principal trying to manipulate the election result， things get down and dirty。 Highly amusing。 I couldn't put this down。 Believe it or not， Ted Fox has created a witty， exciting novel based on the adventures of a stay-at-home father of two young children who runs for the parent board （not PTA） of the local elementary school。 With a wicked principal trying to manipulate the election result， things get down and dirty。 Highly amusing。 。。。more
Kristi
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After Jack Parker's career literally goes up in flames， he finds unexpected success and fulfillment in becoming a stay-at-home-dad。 When Jack's oldest child begins school， he is forced to confront his insecurities about his life path and self-worth， whether he should return to work or if being a parent is enough。 Jack's inner conflict loom large in the character of his high school nemesis， Chad Henson， who has recently moved to town and runs for the elementary school's parent committee。 Jack's d After Jack Parker's career literally goes up in flames， he finds unexpected success and fulfillment in becoming a stay-at-home-dad。 When Jack's oldest child begins school， he is forced to confront his insecurities about his life path and self-worth， whether he should return to work or if being a parent is enough。 Jack's inner conflict loom large in the character of his high school nemesis， Chad Henson， who has recently moved to town and runs for the elementary school's parent committee。 Jack's decision to oppose Chad leads him into a comical and drama-filled campaign。 The underlying pressure brings to the surface tensions in Jack's marriage as he grapples with the learning how to be confident in who he is and in what he wants to do with his life。 Can Jack overcome his sophomoric vendetta and his formative shame to find new purpose， validation， and balance in his adult life？This take on adulthood and parenting tackles well the conflicts between parenting， work， family， marriage， social expectations， and sense of self with supportive compassion and wry humor。 Told from the perspective of Jack， the reader is largely confined to his point of view。 This can be somewhat limiting in terms of developing the other characters， particularly his multiple nemeses， who are portrayed rather flatly and stereotypically， with little or no character growth or nuance。 Overall， this was a light， enjoyable read revolving around the politics of parenthood; the text a bit repetitive at times， but well written， amusing， and touching on many relevant topics including various iterations of gender expectations， social media influence， political corruption， and community responsibility。 I received this book as my "First Reads" selection for September。 。。。more
Rachel Nguyen
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Fun read for a parent！ I did not expect this to be this good but IT IS！
Patrick
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Ted Fox did a fantastic job spinning a fairly benign experience in many parents lives into a relatable and somewhat suspenseful tale。 Each chapter was carefully assembled to leave the reader hanging and determined to finish the next。 Who hasn’t known a Chad in their lives？ Someone in my life once remarked that “It’s *all* politics！” and this story reminds me of that truth even in the most mundane of circumstances。
Julie
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Great literature this is not。。。 but I did find a couple occasions to chuckle。 Cliches abound and the main character definitely traded in his "man card" （and not because he's a stay at home dad）。 It was okay at best。 Great literature this is not。。。 but I did find a couple occasions to chuckle。 Cliches abound and the main character definitely traded in his "man card" （and not because he's a stay at home dad）。 It was okay at best。 。。。more
Helen
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Light hearted， nonsense read but just what was needed with all the doom and gloom of the last 2 weeks。
Margi Vogel
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