{"product_id":"the-art-of-teaching-9780195169690","title":"The Art of Teaching","description":"Becoming an effective teacher can be quite painful and exhausting, taking years of trial and error. In \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e, writer and critic Jay Parini looks back over his own decades of trials, errors, and triumphs, in an intimate memoir that brims with humor, encouragement, and hard-won wisdom about the teacher's craft.\u003cbr\u003e Here is a godsend for instructors of all levels, offering valuable insight into the many challenges that educators face, from establishing a persona in the classroom, to fostering relationships with students, to balancing teaching load with academic writing and research. Insight abounds. Parini shows, for instance, that there is nothing \u003cem\u003enatural\u003c\/em\u003e about teaching. The classroom is a form of theater, and the teacher must play various roles. A good teacher may look natural, but that's the product of endless practice. The book also considers such topics as the manner of dress that teachers adopt (and what this says about them as teachers), the delicate question of politics in the classroom, the untapped value of emeritus professors, and the vital importance of a settled, disciplined life for a teacher and a writer. Parini grounds all of this in personal stories of his own career in the academy, tracing his path from unfocused student--a self-confessed tough nut to crack--to passionate writer, scholar, and teacher, one who frankly admits making many mistakes over the years.\u003cbr\u003e Every year, thousands of newly minted college teachers embark on their careers, most with scant training in their chosen profession. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect book for these young educators as well as anyone who wants to learn more about this difficult but rewarding profession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Parini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195169690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2004 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJay Parini\u003c\/strong\u003e is Axinn Professor of English at Middlebury College. He has written five books of poetry, six novels, and three biographies, and was editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Columbia History of American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Norton Book of American Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e. His writings have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eReview, Harper's, TLS\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Weybridge, Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930742243443,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d435670d-6a5a-471f-9fb5-7dba662ae426.jpg?v=1647698743","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-art-of-teaching-9780195169690","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}