Parini, Jay. <br/><br/>
The art of teaching / 
Jay Parini. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xi, 160 p. ;  19 cm. 
<br/><br/>Beginnings -- My life in school -- The teaching life -- Nitty-gritty -- Endings. 
<br/><br/> Writer and critic Parini looks back over his own decades of trials, errors, and triumphs, in a memoir replete with hard-won wisdom about the teacher's craft for instructors of all levels. He offers valuable insight into the many challenges that educators face, from establishing a persona in the classroom, to fostering relationships with students, to balancing a teaching load with academic writing and research. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195169697  (alk. paper) 9780195169690 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004005443 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Parini, Jay.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>College teachers--United States--Biography.<br/>College teaching--Vocational guidance.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LA2317.P335  / A3 2005