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Friday, March 28, 2014

3-28-14 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):





The Conversation: Relaxing zero tolerance in schools could be Obama’s boldest civil rights reform
Relaxing zero tolerance in schools could be Obama’s boldest civil rights reform 

Reclaiming “No Excuses”: A Reader

With Waiting for excuses for the inexcusable, Leonard Pitts Jr. offers us all a watershed moment—one that involves reclaiming the language and the narratives in order to take direct action against the one thing we refuse to acknowledge or change in the U.S., racism. “What excuses will they make this time?” Pitts begins, emphasizing: Meaning that cadre of letters-to-the-editor writers and conservat


3-26-14 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): Snow Blind: “Trapped in the Amber of This Moment”What is wrong with the following claims? The rich and successful are rich and successful because of their work ethic. The poor are poor because they fail to take advantage of the American Dream. Women are paid less than me