{"product_id":"9781491745847","title":"A Teacher'S Tale: A Memoir","description":"It was never in author Joe Gilliland’s plan to become a teacher, certainly not a college teacher and most certainly not an English teacher. But that’s what happened, and he’s never looked back. In \u003ci\u003eA Teacher’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA Teacher’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e 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 as a teacher and a college student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   A story of schooling deeply immersed in the arts and humanities, \u003ci\u003eA Teacher’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e 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","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142608994544,"sku":"9781491745847","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491745847_p0.jpg?v=1763659935","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491745847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}