Abstract
Failure is perhaps a strange topic to which to be drawn. Indeed, failure is often perceived as an experience to be avoided and as a topic to be silenced or hidden. In this chapter, however, failure is looked at (perhaps) anew as a ‘native informant’, leading us, if we so choose, over thresholds and closer to our selves. In positioning and (re)framing failure in this way, this chapter serves as an invitation to become curious about and explore the wonder of our inner worlds. We may (often) stand in wonder at the beauty of our disciplines, but how often do we attend to the wonder of the inner words of our selves and the teachers and students with whom we work?