After several years of working in a primary school, first as a class teacher and later as a remedial teacher, I trained to become the head for teaching quality at the school. The course prepared me to be with teachers in class and advise them on their work with children. Over a few years, this became more and more a coaching responsibility and more focused on how teachers relate with children. This led me to reflect increasingly on my own practices, how I carried out my own work and how I related with my colleagues…