  In this paper, I discuss my personal journey through one research tradition,
that of the resources framework, and how it has evolved over time. In my
present work, understanding learners' reasoning in physics in terms of the
construction of large-scale models from small-scale resources emphasizes the
person doing the constructing over the physics they are discussing. In this
human-centered approach, I find value not in the correctness or incorrectness
of a given response, but in the nature of construction, the individual's
evaluation of their own ideas, and the communication between learners as they
seek to understand each other. The resources framework has driven my attention
toward a human-centered approach, and has had an effect on both my professional
and personal life, in the process. In addition, events in my personal life have
proven relevant to my professional work in ways that are reflected by my use of
the resources framework to understand knowledge and learning.
