ONCE A PROFESSOR : a memoir of teaching in turbulent times

Farm boy professor shares a life of lessons."I never wanted to be a professor," writes Jerry Apps in the introduction to __Once a Professor__. Yet a series of unexpected events and unplanned experiences put him on an unlikely path—and led to a thirty-eight-year career at the University of Wisconsin.In this continuation of the Apps life story begun in his childhood memoir __Limping through Life__, Wisconsin's celebrated rural storyteller shares stories from his years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1957 to 1995, when he left the university to lecture and write fulltime. During those years Apps experienced the turmoil of protests and riots at the UW in the 1960s, the struggles of the tenure process and faculty governance, and the ever-present pressure to secure funding for academic research and programs.Through it all, the award-winning writer honed a personal philosophy of education—one that values critical thinking, nontraditional teaching approaches, and hands-on experiences outside of the classroom. Colorful characters, personal photos, and journal entries from the era enrich this account of an unexpected campus career. Farm boy professor shares a life of lessons. "I never wanted to be a professor," writes Jerry Apps in the introduction to Once a Professor . Yet a series of unexpected events and unplanned experiences put him on an unlikely path—and led to a thirty-eight-year career at the University of Wisconsin. In this continuation of the Apps life story begun in his childhood memoir Limping through Life , Wisconsin's celebrated rural storyteller shares stories from his years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1957 to 1995, when he left the university to lecture and write fulltime. During those years Apps experienced the turmoil of protests and riots at the UW in the 1960s, the struggles of the tenure process and faculty governance, and the ever-present pressure to secure funding for academic research and programs. Through it all, the award-winning writer honed a personal philosophy of education—one that values critical thinking, nontraditional teaching approaches, and hands-on experiences outside of the classroom. Colorful characters, personal photos, and journal entries from the era enrich this account of an unexpected campus career. "In this continuation of the Apps life story begun in his childhood memoir Limping through Life, Wisconsin's celebrated rural storyteller shares stories from his years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1957 to 1995, when he left the university to lecture and write fulltime. During those years Apps experienced the turmoil of protests and riots at the UW in the 1960s, the struggles of the tenure process and faculty governance, and the ever-present pressure to secure funding for academic research and programs. Through it all, the award-winning writer honed a personal philosophy of education--one that values critical thinking, nontraditional teaching approaches, and hands-on experiences outside of the classroom. Colorful characters, personal photos, and journal entries from the era enrich this account of an unexpected campus career."-- Provided by publisher Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. First Extension Job -- 2. Brown County Extension -- 3. Publications Editor -- 4. First Year of Teaching -- 5. Teacher and Student -- 6. Big Changes, Big Challenges -- 7. Education and Social Change -- 8. Unrest Grows -- 9. Student Strikes and More Protests -- 10. Kent State and Sterling Hall -- 11. Some Normalcy Returns -- 12. Teaching, Research, and Writing -- 13. Department Chair -- 14. Department Chair-Again -- 15. Leadership Development -- Epilogue -- Notes