Workplace: Academia and the American Worker: Right to Work in an Era of Disaster Capitalism?
Academia and the American Worker: Right to Work in an Era of Disaster Capitalism? Abstract Why do educational degrees of any kind, especially advanced degrees, matter if there are only part-time service industry jobs waiting for graduates? In this article, the reduced labor market experienced by graduate students seeking tenure-track positions as professors is couched as one example within a much
State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?
Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty? Speaking for the Education Trust, Sonja Brookins Santelises makes the following argument in support of Common Core: And before Baltimore, she worked in Massachusetts – the state whose standards are a model for Common Core. The Bay State is now one of the top-ranked education systems in the country. Common standards will allow districts across t
Progressivism and Whole Language: A Reader
If you read a criticism of progressivism or whole language, I suspect you are reading one of two things: A misrepresentation of either so that the writer can attack the misrepresentation. Sometimes this is purposeful misrepresentation, but often the misrepresentation comes from carelessness or a lack of expertise. A confusion between the genuine principles of progressivism or whole language and h
Recalling 1947 in 2014
I had never felt more than a passing interest in 42: The Jackie Robinson Story because I expected a film biography of Robinson to pale too much against his life. As someone who admires the life and career of Muhammad Ali, I felt the same reservations about Ali. It seems likely that some people, some lives are simply too big, too grand on their own for recreation. But the universe can be a funny th
2-9-14 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): Worst Op-Ed of 2014, Already?Worst Op-Ed of 2014, Already?.1 by plthomasedd / 1h hide // save2-8-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDTHE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical A Place for a