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I knew the words of old somehow and I had recently heard the actor, Liam Neeson reading them on the BBC television programme called ‘W. B. Yeats: A fanatic heart.’1 The sound and the meaning of the words distracted me like a flickering shadow at the window as I tried to get on with writing this chapter. I needed to look past the words and shut out the feeling of dissonant unease, follow my plan and write about how my life experiences had made me the thoughtful and creative teacher I have become.
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Hayler, M. (2017). Thirty Two Ways to Tell a Story of Teaching. In: Hayler, M., Moriarty, J. (eds) Self-Narrative and Pedagogy. Studies in Professional Life and Work. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-023-3_1
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