By >P. L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. April 3, 2015 | Illustration Credit; AngertAesthetics (Betsy L. Angert). The guilty verdict in the Atlanta cheating scandal seems to be a logical conclusion to the “bad” teacher myth confronted nearly five years ago by [...]
From early childhood through young adulthood, my wife and I lived lives dedicated to sports—she a real and successful athlete (state champion, MVP, honorable mention All-American), and me a sincere, hard-working wanna-be. Our daughter was born in 1989, and I am sure we almost [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. December 21, 2014 That’s me in the corner. “Losing My Religion,” R.E.M. The Christmas season has always been the lowest point of the year for me. It has taken years and years to [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. December 19, 2014 It is a key distinction, but one we often ignored in daily life—that between choice and recognition. At lunch, we choose the meal we prefer, or while shopping, we choose the outfit [...]
By Paul Thomas | Originally Published at The Conversation. November 10, 2014 | He’s been reading for months already. Mother and child via Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and that the [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. November 6, 2014 This past summer we had to put down both our dear chocolate lab Hershey and one month later our black lab Scout (named by her breeder after the To Kill A Mockingbird [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D | Originally Published at AlterNet. November 3, 2014 Lessons that promote 'effort' as a mask for privilege do far more harm to our students than good. When it comes to academic success, what matters most: effort – or something altogether different? [...]
My (Often Painful) Online Education By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. October 30, 2014 No, I have not been taking part in a MOOC or signed up for an online degree because an NFL player has been hired to [...]
By Paul Thomas, Furman University | Originally Published at the The Conversation. October 24, 2014 | Adrian Peterson has been indicted for injury to a child. Arvee5.0, CC BY US sports continue to struggle with the controversies surrounding Ray Rice’s domestic violence case, and the arrest of [...]
