Advances in Research on Teaching
Narrative Conceptions of Knowledge: Towards Understanding Teacher Attrition
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume
23
ISBN electronic:
978-1-78441-137-4
ISBN print:
978-1-78441-138-1
Series ISSN:
1479-3687
Publication date:
2014
Book Chapter
Tara’s Narrative Account
C. Aiden Downey
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C. Aiden Downey, 2014. "Tara’s Narrative Account", Narrative Conceptions of Knowledge: Towards Understanding Teacher Attrition
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Tara and I met on Tuesdays at a small café that she walked to from the home where she worked as a nanny. I had known Tara for several years, as she cared for my four year old daughter Maeve on Fridays. Tara came to our house on Fridays in an old pickup truck. She brought her guitar, ready to sing with Maeve, who sat beside Tara and strummed her little guitar, bobbing her head to the beat as the strands of blonde hair fell across her face – just like Tara’s. Maeve loved to sing along with Tara, especially to her We are Loved Song, which goes:
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