Pieces of string too short to save : discovering ourselves through our stories
Date
1999
Authors
Cooke, Leslie Catherine
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1999
Abstract
This writing is about the impacts of widely divergent worlds on the cultural and
emotional development of a girl born in a rural, Southern Alberta setting. Its purpose is to
identify and sort out the effects imposed by the conflicting values of Russian-born
maternal forces and American-born paternal forces on a post-World War Two child. The
author's thesis is that an individual's voice, or capacity for independence, can be greatly
influenced by the people and places of his or her formative years. The scope of this paper
extends from an eighteenth century Russian village to twentieth century Southern Alberta,
with the major emphasis on the time-frame 1949 to 1977. Most of the writing is based on
the recollections and observations of the author. The quoted published source is from
writings by Sam Keene and Anne V alley-F ox concerning creating our own mythic
journey. This writing concludes that it is useful for individuals to examine closely the
influences that formed them, with special implications for the conflicting forces
experienced by many first-generations Canadians.
Description
vi, 52 leaves ; 28 cm. --
Keywords
Cooke, Leslie Catherine , Teachers -- Biography , Women teachers -- Canada , Reflective teaching