For the fourth idea: iv) 'including in our living theories of our learning
difficulties encountered in educational enquiries that have required
persistence in the face of pressures that could have discouraged and
constrained the full expression of our values,' I suppose it's relevant to
say that this keynote address is proof positive of the persistence you
have shown under pressure over much of your professional endeavours. These
pressures seemed to find resonance with your audience in the way they
reacted to your underwhelming idea of there being a 'bit of pressure' in
the workplace. I could hear the wry laughter from here...You have found
the fruition of your values in the way you have refused to bow to pressure
to stop you saying what you think in the way you think. That you are doing
this in AERA, one of the biggest and most prestigious educational
conferences in the world, is further testimony to the fulfilment of your
values because you have continually persisted in the face of pressure so
that you can give voice to what it is you believe in.
Love from,
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