The Words of My Mouth (1946)
The Words of My Mouth (1946).
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Media Alert: On ASCD Media Alert.
From Failing to Killing Writing: Computer-Based Grading
In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Bill and Mike discuss Mike’s bankruptcy: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” Someday soon, two teachers of writing will be sitting and discussing the death of teaching writing, and the conversation will sound much the same. Teaching writing came into its own in the 1970s and 1980s with great promise
Toni Morrison, the White Gaze, Race, and Writing
If Charlie Rose or Bill Moyers sat down with Tolstoy, do you imagine they’d ask him if he could write a book and not deal with race? I invite you to view several clips of Toni Morrison, and others, exploring the white gaze, race, and writing. Very illuminating (and reminds me of those people who shout “why is it always about race” when it is—as in the Richard Sherman case).
IEJ Vol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testing
International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives Vol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testing See Testing capitalism: Perpetuating privilege behind the masks of merit and objectivity PDF P. L. Thomas, EdD
2-3-14 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): Criticizing KIPP CriticsAn early and consistent proponent of Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools, Jay Matthews has joined a rising group of KIPP advocates directly criticizing KIPP critics, offering two arguments: KIPP charter schools are not abusive or exc
