A passion to teach
Subtitle: fifty-eight years of humorous, weird, & engaging tales
By: Richard V. Kowles
Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press; Gilmore Creek Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Edina, MN; Winona, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780977883219
Subjects: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Universities and colleges; Anecdotes; Teaching; Biologists; Faculty; Biography
Table of contents: title: Part I. The road to a teaching career; title: 1. Much to remember; title: 2. Experiencing good teachers and the other kind; title: 3. Wanting to teach; title: 4. Working my way through college; title: 5. The preparation to teach; title: 6. The anxiety of job hunting; title: Part II. A flurry of faculty handbooks not read; title: 7. The first job: a rookie at work; title: 8. From the Iron Range to agriculture; title: 9. Two master's degrees while teaching; title: 10. On to suburbia; title: 11. Going for broke, literally; title: Part III. Finally becoming a professor; title: 12. Teaching in college; title: 13. Chairing the department: not all fun; title: 14. Research and never-ending grantmanship; title: 15. Scientists must communicate; title: 16. Work, home, and family: the need to multitask; title: 17. Memorable colleagues: thumbs up and down; title: Part IV. Pedagogical aspects; title: 18. Challenges of teaching genetics; title: 19. Personal viewpoints; title: 20. Parting thoughts.