This anthology explores life writing as a mode of educational inquiry one where students and
teachers may get a heart of wisdom as they struggle with the tensions and complexities of
learning and teaching in challenging contemporary circumstances. Contributors write
first-person creative non-fiction in a variety of life-writing genres such as memoir poetry
personal essay and various blended genres. Four sections entitled Memory Work Place Work
Curriculum Work and Social Work explore the struggles and joys of pedagogy where relationships
are at the heart of teaching and learning. The essays address questions such as: What critical
moments in learning and teaching change lives? What stories need to be told? What questions
ache to be asked?
