This soulful collection of teacher stories resonates with its fierceness, authenticity, and longing, indeed insistence, on ways we must move forward together in education. This diverse threaded collection, beautiful in its recognition of human imperfections and call for shared humanity, forms a collective blanket of sisterhood, solidarity, and inspiration in these times of hopeful awakening.
Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Métis Nation of Alberta Citizen, Associate Professor, Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary This collection of powerful, poetic, and personal narratives epitomizes what it means to be hopeful. Anyone who cares about public education and building and creating hope will find inspiring words tucked into these pages. The fact that many of these stories were written during a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic just adds to the power of how stories can be the transformative change towards a more hopeful and better world.
Trisha Estabrooks, Chair, Edmonton Public School Board Weaving Hope is a testament to the care and dedication Alberta educators apply in their craft. Leading by example, with hearts on sleeves, the Weaving Hope contributors demonstrate excellence in educational pedagogy while presenting readers with multi-faceted insights into experience and identity.
Sarah Chan, Publisher/Editor/Writer of Midlife
