Philippa Isom is a lecturer of initial teacher education (ECE, Primary and Secondary) at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her work focuses on preparing students to navigate their way from a colonised New Zealand to a bi-cultural Aotearoa New Zealand while interrogating the taken-for-granted norms of educational practices. Philippa’s research interests are in the Philosophy of Education and the exploration of thought through short story writing.