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Sunday, September 28, 2014

9-28-14 the becoming radical | Jesusland?: Bible Belt Raises Welt of Corporal Punishment - A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness

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







Jesusland?: Bible Belt Raises Welt of Corporal Punishment
“Jesusland” by Ben Folds includes a powerful verse against the energetic piano and soaring harmonies: Town to town broadcast to each house, they drop your name but no one knows your face Billboards quoting things you’d never say you hang your head and pray While the music and rhythm sound uplifting, the message of the lyrics is a sharp criticism of the Bible Belt, where I grew up, where I live. Fo






9-27-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Misguided Reading Policy Creates Wrong Lessons for Students as WritersHaving taught writing to teenagers and young adults at the high school and undergraduate levels for over thirty years now, I have a standard approach to the first few classes: We identify and then unpack and challenge the lessons the