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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

1-28-14 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):





Preparation for the Teacher of English Composition (1930)
Preparation for the Teacher of English Composition (1930).


The Fallacy of “Modified Courses” (1936)
The Fallacy of “Modified Courses” (1936).

What We Know (and Ignore) about Standards, Achievement, and Equity
Calling for, establishing, and implementing high (or higher) standards has been a part of U.S. public education at least since the 1890s when the Committee of Ten called for higher standards for high schools to prepare students for college. The more recent accountability era built on standards (and multiple versions of revised standards) and high-stakes tests (and multiple versions of those tests)
Misreading Florida
Misreading Florida




1-27-14 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): Bad Journalism, Test-Mania, and High Education: “A Flabbergasting Reality”Bad Journalism, Test-Mania, and High Education: “A Flabbergasting Reality”.1 by plthomasedd / 17min1-26-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDthe becoming