Real classroom events are inherently complex and open to multiple interpretations. Narrative is therefore a vital, but underused, tool in helping future teachers understand this complexity and begin to consider the many issues involved in any one instance of teaching and learning. The author discusses how to choose rich, balanced narratives and how such narratives may be used in teaching educational psychology, concluding with examples of how his own students develop and use more traditional expository knowledge through the analysis and re-visioning of stories from Tracy Kidder's "Among Schoolchildren".