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Steve Shann

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in Canberra, Australia

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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A.S. Neill, John Holt, Joseph Campbell, C.G.Jung, James Hillman, Spino ...more

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I was a primary and secondary classroom teacher for 35 years, influenced early on by the ideas of A.S.Neill and John Holt (amongst many other writers from the 70s), and then a teacher educator at the University of Canberra.
I took time out mid-career to qualify as a psychotherapist, and then practised for about 10 years. My PhD thesis (called Mating with the World ) was based on some of the experiences my young clients and I had.
I've also always been a writer, and have published four books.
School Portrait (McPhee/Gribble, 1987) told the story of four primary school students in my class and the building of (and living in) a mock medieval village for a couple of months.
Their Other Lives (Australian Association of the Teachers of En ...more

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	The Worlds of Harriet Henderson 3.98 avg rating — 49 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Imagined Worlds and Classroom Realities: Mythopoetic Provocations for Teachers and Teacher Educators it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I have read your novel “The Worlds of Harriet Henderson', and would now like to order my own copy. I really enjoyed the story even if I was momentarily thrown by the introduction of the fantasy world. A nice twist. I would like a copy for my daughter who is a teacher

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Virginia Woolf: The Complete Collection

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