plthomasEdD's Profile
P. L. Thomas, Associate Professor of Education (Furman University), taught high school English in rural SC and is a column editor for English Journal and series editor for Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres (Sense).
Real Name: Paul Thomas
DOB: 01/26/1961
Occupation: professor/writer
Groups: Education Alternatives
Hobbies: cycling
Twitter: plthomasEdD
Diaries published: 173 (3734 days since last diary on Tue Sep 17, 2013 at 06:09 AM PDT)
Comments posted: 430 (3734 days since last comment on Tue Sep 17, 2013 at 06:09 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: often
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Most Recommended Diary: The Corrosive Power of Stereotypes in Politics and Education, 31 comments, 80 recommends
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When faced with the many competing narratives of the religions of the world, comparative myth/religion scholar Joseph Campbell explained to Bill Moyers that Campbell did not reject religion, as ...
by plthomasEdD
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on Tue Sep 17, 2013 at 06:09 AM PDT
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Since I am quick to criticize the media for its role in the failures of the current education reform movement—such as PBS , The Charleston Post and Courier , and Education Week —I must also ...
by plthomasEdD
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on Wed Aug 21, 2013 at 11:11 AM PDT
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Billy Pilgrim becomes unstuck in time in Kurt Vonnegut 's Slaughterhouse-Five . Billy's experience introduces readers to Tralfamadorians:
The creatures were friendly, and they could see in four ...
by plthomasEdD
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on Fri Jun 28, 2013 at 04:43 AM PDT
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Some things are simply too complicated for public public consumption.
Rankings are one such example. By their nature, rankings often send messages that are deeply distorted, but we persist in ...
by plthomasEdD
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on Fri Jun 21, 2013 at 05:14 AM PDT
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I hate even to acknowledge John Merrow's most recent venture into not having a clue, but his attempt at humor is yet more evidence that the evidence doesn't matter:
The Common Core and the End of ...
by plthomasEdD
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on Sun Jun 16, 2013 at 04:13 AM PDT
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Emma Brown in The Washington Post offers an important window into school reform occurring ( ad infinitum ) in Washington DC:
D.C. Council member David A. Catania plans to announce wide-ranging ...
by plthomasEdD
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on Fri Jun 07, 2013 at 05:15 AM PDT
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- The testing, accountability, and choice strategies offer the illusion of change while changing nothing. They mask the inequity and injustice that are now so apparent in our social order. They do ...37 comments 118 Recs
- Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, a film by Shakti Butler The struggle against racism and racial inequities in our society is being fought on multiple ...122 comments 118 Recs
- After taking a job as Bridgeport, CT's school superintendent, a job he wasn't qualified to hold , greasing the Chairman of Bridgeport's Board of Education's palm with a $1,000,000 ...12 comments 63 Recs
- Today is the 84th birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. When he and other civil-rights leaders fought for equal schooling in the decades after World War 2, they never would have imagined the ...1 comments 4 Recs
- I'm home from a holiday visit with family members who were gathered in Philly, where I shared the joy my cousins have found. They have adopted a young boy out of foster care. He is three, going on ...356 comments 273 Recs
- crossposted from Blue Virginia I oppose putting more guns into schools A policeman with a sidearm will be no match for someone with the AR-15 Bushmaster shown above. I do not want to ...103 comments 205 Recs
- no rights are absolute. At some points the Constitution makes that clear - in the 5th (and 14th) Amendment you can be denied the most basic rights of life and liberty via due process of law. ...30 comments 76 Recs
- The so-called "Parent Trigger" is an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) template law written primarily by right-wingers Bill Lucia of EdVoice and Ben Austin of Green Dot School Corporation.1 comments 5 Recs
- Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement, Jennifer Nelson, NYU Press One of the major problems with what we call "the second wave women's movement" was its inability to connect with ...101 comments 98 Recs
- Originally posted at Great Schools for America While I don't support Teach for America, I do support a professional teacher in every ...13 comments 9 Recs
