Practical Wisdom and Democratic Education by Samantha Broadhead & Margaret Gregson

Author:Samantha Broadhead & Margaret Gregson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Year 3, Fifth Interview: One Step Behind

It was now January 2014; Chad had been back in HE since the previous September and had successfully started Year 2 of her course. Having now one baby, one preschool child and a husband who had a demanding job, Chad had many things to consider alongside her education. It was impressive that she had returned to complete her degree. Chad still seemed to be fully committed to the course and, at the same time, demonstrated courage, tenacity and perseverance. However, her wrists were covered with bandages that looked a little alarming at first. Chad’s wrists were painful because life had thrown up another unforeseen circumstance:

I need the time to practise but it takes a long time and I don’t have the time. Hours to do that … so because of this carpal tunnel I got over the Christmas period I’m not allowed to do a lot of practical. I’ve been advised not to do a lot of practical methods of designing so there’s no lino-cutting, there’s no screen printing or anything like that. I’m not allowed to do that now. So I have to fight the demons and have to do the CAD thing. It’s almost like a weird fated thing that I’ve been given this injury. So like, it’s slowed me down and I concentrate on only one area at a time instead of trying … what is it? – ‘Jack of all trades master of none.’ So maybe that’s the sign; maybe that’s why when you’ve got no motion in your hand you’ve got to do something else. So I’ve brought my computer in and it’s almost like, like feel the fear and that kind of business. (Chad, January 2014)

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