Sticks by George Saunders. Quite short but quite complex.

So it frankly doesn't matter how well the curriculum is marketed & sold if implementation actively contributes to student disengagement.

At the "worst" middle school we visited, the student experience was entirely defined by scripted curriculum tied to rewards & punishments:

I implement surveys this year and they have been a game changer. I have gotten some really insightful feedback.

I had that problem as well!

HS English teacher. Would love to be added!