{"product_id":"the-art-of-teaching-hardcover","title":"The Art of Teaching - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Parini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming 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\u003cbr\u003ewisdom 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.\u003cbr\u003eParini 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\u003cbr\u003eadopt (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\u003cbr\u003ethe 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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 Review, Harper's, TLS\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Weybridge, Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467951194365,"sku":"9780195169690","price":49.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dzY1a2dOdWh4blhVaXdOMG1MQVo1UT09.webp?v=1777281602","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-art-of-teaching-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}