UnTeaching: A Writing Teacher's Odyssey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546923626)

Bob Mayberry began this book as a young composition lecturer at UNLV in the early 90s, completed a rough draft in Key West during his first sabbatical, and finished the book during his third sabbatical, as he approaches retirement. This book has been a part of the long arc of his academic career, which included several turns at being a composition director, first at TCU, then UNLV, GVSU and now CSUCI. Bob's tour of academic acronyms seems complete. The rejections he has received from a host of publishers over the years testify to the changing nature of academic publishing. For the past decade, every rejection has alluded to the necessity of publishing only books that might make a profit-and this baby sure ain't one of those! When he wasn't writing, rewriting, editing or submitting this project, Bob wrote and produced thirty-some plays, published a handful of short stories and poems, and turned himself into a long distance swimmer who loves the ocean. He spent his final sabbatical in Kona, Hawaii, where he finally finished this manuscript and decided to self-publish. He currently teaches English at Cal State University Channel Islands.