Woman who was told she 'wouldn't amount to anything' celebrates her second book
A Black Country woman who was told by a careers advisor when she was in school that she "wouldn't amount to anything" has written her second book.
Annie Pendrey, from Kingswinford, spent a year writing and researching for her latest book, Reflection and Reflective Spaces in the Early Years: A Guide for Students and Practitioners.
The book – which is published by Routledge – is intended to be an education resource, aimed at teaching early years education students about the importance of learning self-awareness and sharing with others in a classroom setting.
The 55-year-old, who now lectures in further and higher education, saw a need for the book when she noticed the students she taught were struggling to grasp the concept of reflective theory.
She said: "It came about from listening to students saying 'oh no, not reflection' and I wanted to give it a real creative twist – it has reflective theory which is essential for practitioners to know but it is also surrounded in Japanese practice.
