I really enjoyed reading Fires in the Bathroom, not only did I think it was a useful tool to my learning about classroom management, but I thought it was really interesting to read. As someone who's only ever gotten the words from fellow classmates who grew up in similar environments, getting to hear about students from a completely different part of the country was a nice change, and one that I really loved reading. Getting to read personal, first hand experiences from students is something that I think you get very little of from other resources, so being able to read them and understand what kids are really going through both in and out of the classroom is something that I think is very valuable to Fires as an overall resource. I don't think I would have loved this book as much as I did had it not been for the multiple first hand accounts and students that were interviewed throughout the book.
Personally, though, I don't think this book really changed my opinion or my views on classroom management. It made me think about how not all classrooms are going to be managed the same way, but nothing really in this book made me stop in my tracks and completely change how I saw a certain aspect of classroom management. My time in the field has been the most valuable classroom management learning experience for me. While, personally, this book brought nothing life changing into my perspective of classroom management, I still think it's a valuable resource and am very glad that I got to read it.
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