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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

1-14-14 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):



Research in Language (1947)
Research in Language (1947).

The Individual and His Writing (1950)
The Individual and His Writing (1950).

The Psychological Basis for Creative Writing (1936)
The Psychological Basis for Creative Writing (1936).


Smagorinsky on Authentic Teacher Evaluation
At mid-nineteenth century, public schools were under attack by the Catholic church; Bishop John Hughes “described the public schools as a ‘dragon…devouring the hope of the country as well as religion’” (Jacoby, pp. 257-258). Throughout the twentieth century, the political and public messages were about the same: public education was a failure. Ironically, the rhetorical math has never added up: U.



1-13-14 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): TCR: REVIEW: Writing Instruction That WorksWriting Instruction That Works: Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms reviewed by Paul Thomas — January 10, 2014 Title: Writing Instruction That Works: Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms Author(s