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Just in time for Teacher Appreciation Week!!!Join us for an author meet & greet and book signing event with Pat Austen, author of Tales from a Teaching Life: Vignettes in Verse.
About the book:
What’s the day-to-day, decade-to-decade life of a teacher like? Documenting Patricia Austin’s forty-plus years as an educator, Tales from a Teaching Life: Vignettes in Verse invites readers along on a chronological journey through elementary and university classrooms. Austin captures modes, moods, and moments of teaching, from a stumbling entry into the profession to an unexpected dive into the brave new world of online instruction. In verse at turns reflective, surprising, and humorous, these poems testify to the strength and profound impact of teachers everywhere.
About the author:
Dr. Pat Austin has spent her life in the hallowed halls of schools. She documents her forty-six plus years as an educator in Tales from a Teaching Life: Vignettes in Verse which invites readers along on a chronological journey through elementary and university classrooms. She captures modes, moods, and moments of teaching, from a stumbling entry into the profession to an unexpected dive into the brave new world of online instruction. In verse at turns reflective, surprising, and humorous, these poems testify to the strength and profound impact of teachers everywhere.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
8123 Oak St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70118