12-15-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University):

GUEST POST: Literature, Young Adult Fiction, and the Common Core, Lauren Girouard

Lauren Girouard is a student in my first year seminar (writing intensive). Lauren is an avid reader—a Neil Gaiman fan—and when she chose to write about Common Core, I asked her permission to post this as a rare voice of a student. I hope you enjoy this fine essay by a student who has come to love reading in the way we often claim we are seeking. Literature, Young Adult Fiction, and the Common Core

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12-14-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

THE BECOMING RADICALRadical Scholarshipthe becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by  mark as readNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release JournalismNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release Journalism.1 19min In Memory: Sandy Hook Elementary, One Year AfterI fear that we have become either callous or numb—either is a tragic consequence of mass shootings, even those at schools,

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