A Teacher’S Tale

A Memoir

Biography & Memoir, Reference
Cover of the book A Teacher’S Tale by Joe Gilliland, iUniverse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joe Gilliland ISBN: 9781491745847
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: March 5, 2015
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Joe Gilliland
ISBN: 9781491745847
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: March 5, 2015
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

It was never in author Joe Gillilands plan to become a teacher, certainly not a college teacher and most certainly not an English teacher. But thats what happened, and hes never looked back. In A Teachers Tale, he explains, how by neither planning for nor seeking a life of learning and teaching, lacking a syllabus or lesson plan, he discovered that a life in academe lay in his patha path hes followed for more than fifty years.

A Teachers Tale begins in 1932 with Gillilands first experiences in schooling and concludes in the summer of 1955 just as he completes his apprenticeship and stands on the brink of becoming a qualified instructor in a small college in east Texas. This memoir presents a collection of stories about his experiences as a teacher and a college student.

A story of schooling deeply immersed in the arts and humanities, A Teachers Tale shares Gillilands love of the university and how it compelled him to seek a life devoted to teaching, primarily in the community college arena. Through this narrative, he brings together a philosophy of higher education based on the importance of arts and humanities in todays high- tech world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It was never in author Joe Gillilands plan to become a teacher, certainly not a college teacher and most certainly not an English teacher. But thats what happened, and hes never looked back. In A Teachers Tale, he explains, how by neither planning for nor seeking a life of learning and teaching, lacking a syllabus or lesson plan, he discovered that a life in academe lay in his patha path hes followed for more than fifty years.

A Teachers Tale begins in 1932 with Gillilands first experiences in schooling and concludes in the summer of 1955 just as he completes his apprenticeship and stands on the brink of becoming a qualified instructor in a small college in east Texas. This memoir presents a collection of stories about his experiences as a teacher and a college student.

A story of schooling deeply immersed in the arts and humanities, A Teachers Tale shares Gillilands love of the university and how it compelled him to seek a life devoted to teaching, primarily in the community college arena. Through this narrative, he brings together a philosophy of higher education based on the importance of arts and humanities in todays high- tech world.

More books from iUniverse

Cover of the book Educational Leadership for the 21St Century by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Hunter Is the Night by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book John Denver and Me by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Roman Wolfe's Adirondack Ordeal by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Secrets of a Baby Nurse by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Come Walk with Me to Glory by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Hockey Player for Life by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book My Stroke... a Will to Recover by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Horse Sense by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Jasmine’S Journey by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book How to Save the World and Still Be Home for Dinner by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Debra Jones by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book What's Behind the Moon by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book The Funny Risen Jesus. Elias Christology Now! by Joe Gilliland
Cover of the book Jewish and Brazilian Connections to New York, India, and Ecology by Joe Gilliland
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy