Abstract
As I sorted through my Mother’s belongings, I reflected on things that shaped my childhood and continue to inform my life experiences, including how I engage with curricular materials and my students. As a former elementary teacher, turned teacher educator, I understand that students’ knowledges and experiences shape their academic learning. Framed by Pinar and Grumet’s theory of currere, and through poetic inquiry, this paper considers childhoods as a synthetical, proleptic, moment. My stories, combined with stories of my former students, inspired this project.
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Julia Persky
Julia Persky (PhD, Texas A&M University, 2018) is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Previously, she worked as an elementary school teacher in Texas public schools. Her research interests include qualitative research methodologies, diversity and equity in education, education for social justice, early childhood education, and curriculum theory.