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Thursday, April 10, 2014

4-10-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

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








In Defense of Poetry: “Oh My Heart”
“No, no. You’ve got something the test and machines will never be able to measure: you’re artistic. That’s one of the tragedies of our times, that no machine has ever been built that can recognize that quality, appreciate it, foster it, sympathize with it.” Paul Proteus to his wife Anita in Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano “So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the wh


In Defense of Poetry
“No, no. You’ve got something the test and machines will never be able to measure: you’re artistic. That’s one of the tragedies of our times, that no machine has ever been built that can recognize that quality, appreciate it, foster it, sympathize with it.” Paul Proteus to his wife Anita in Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano “So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the wh
Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity
In-Press from Routledge Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity Foreword: Education and the Epochal Crisis Peter McLaren Introduction: Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity Brad Porfilio, Julie Gorlewski, Paul R. Carr, and P.L. Thomas, Editors Part 1: Social Reform for Equity and Opportunity 1. De
4-5-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by AlterNet: Why Are Americans So Inclined to Disrespect Children?Why Are Americans So Inclined to Disrespect Children?by plthomasedd / 19h Skepticism or Cynicism for Obama Education Agenda?One response to my Relaxing zero tolerance in schools could be Obama’s boldest civil rights reform