Shattered and Becoming

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Andrew D L Goff

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Heartset & Mindset LLC
09 March 2026

Memoirs; Teaching of special educational needs

What happens when the systems meant to support the inclusion of dual language learners and children with disabilities begin to undermine it? How does an educator remain grounded when policy and power collide with purpose? How does an educator remain grounded when policy and power collide with purpose?

In Shattered and Becoming: A Teacher's Journey Between Policy and Purpose, Mr. Andrew returns to his inclusive early childhood classroom confident in his convictions about connection, belonging, and leadership. He is unprepared for how quickly curriculum mandates, language restrictions, and administrative pressure fracture what he thought he understood. As tensions rise and trust begins to splinter, he must navigate the space between compliance and integrity while continuing to serve children with disabilities, dual-language learners, and their families.

Through moments of rupture, resilience, and hard-won clarity, he discovers that inclusion is not sustained by certainty or policy alone, but by presence, courage, and the willingness to remain open when clarity is hardest to find. This is a story of what breaks, what endures, and who we become in the tension between systems and the human heart.

By: Andrew D L Goff
Imprint: Heartset & Mindset LLC
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9798994424919
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 09 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew is an early childhood educator, author, and founder of Heartset and Mindset LLC. With experience spanning classroom teaching, inclusive leadership, and systems-level advocacy, he is committed to building learning communities where children, families, and professionals belong. His memoirs, Love is A Classroom, and A Teacher's Heart, trace his journey from classroom teacher to inclusive leader, exploring the tensions between policy and practice, and the courage required to act with integrity. Grounded in the belief that leadership begins with being, seeing, practicing, and acting, Andrew's work integrates heart, mind, skill, and will. Through teaching, writing, and speaking, he supports educators in cultivating empathy, clarity, resilience, and purposeful action in early childhood education.