{"product_id":"a-teachers-tale-a-memoir-paperback-1","title":"A Teacher's Tale: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Gilliland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was never in author Joe Gilliland's plan to become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea teacher, certainly not a college teacher and most\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecertainly not an English teacher. But that's what\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappened, and he's never looked back. In A Teacher's 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 path-a path he's followed for more than fifty years. A Teacher's Tale begins in 1932 with Gilliland's 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a teacher and a college student. A story of schooling deeply immersed in the arts and humanities, A Teacher's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTale shares Gilliland's 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 today's high-tech world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 652\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101623750791,"sku":"9781636492223","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9103862128c5f35846d7cf291866e0f5.webp?v=1732396100","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-teachers-tale-a-memoir-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}