All posts by plthomasedd

P. L. Thomas, Professor of Education (Furman University, Greenville SC), taught high school English in rural South Carolina before moving to teacher education. He is a former column editor for English Journal (National Council of Teachers of English), current series editor for Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres (Brill), and author of Teaching Writing as Journey, Not Destination: Essays Exploring What ‘Teaching Writing’ Means (IAP, 2019) and How to End the Reading War and Serve the Literacy Needs of All Students: A Primer for Parents, Policy Makers, and People Who Care (IAP, in press). NCTE named Thomas the 2013 George Orwell Award winner. He co-edited the award-winning (Divergent Book Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies Research) volume Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America (Brill, 2018). Follow his work @plthomasEdD and the becoming radical (https://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/).
education

At Substack: Did States Blow 10s of Millions on Reading Instruction that Doesn’t Work?: The Full Story

Did States Blow 10s of Millions on Reading Instruction that Doesn’t Work?: The Full Story

education

At Substack: The False Promise of Education “Miracles” and Misunderstanding Standardized Test Scores

The False Promise of Education “Miracles” and Misunderstanding Standardized Test Scores

education

Paul Thomas: Presentations, Professional Development, Webinars, and Consulting

Paul Thomas: Presentations, Professional Development, Webinars, and Consulting

education, education reform, Educational Research, grade retention, NAEP, reading, Science of Reading

At Substack: Grade 8 NAEP: A More Valid Reading Story (Although Still Incomplete)

Grade 8 NAEP: A More Valid Reading Story (Although Still Incomplete)

education

At Substack: Education Pundits Reading Finland Wrong Again: It’s the Poverty Redux

Education Pundits Reading Finland Wrong Again: It’s the Poverty Redux

education, education reform, Media, NAEP, reading, Science of Reading

At Substack: Education Media Misunderstands and Misinforms: Math and NAEP Edition

Education Media Misunderstands and Misinforms: Math and NAEP Edition

education, education reform, reading, Science of Reading

At Substack: Does Outlier Education Success Provide Template for Universal Education Reform?: New Hampshire Edition

Does Outlier Education Success Provide Template for Universal Education Reform?: New Hampshire Edition 

poetry

Poem: Margot

[Header Photo by Daniel Lerman on Unsplash]

Margot was

Margot was always

Margot was always looking

Margot was always looking over

Margot was always looking over the shoulder

Margot was always looking over the shoulder of what

Margot was always looking over the shoulder of what she had

Margot was always looking over the shoulder of what she had in front

Margot was always looking over the shoulder of what she had in front of her

—P.L. Thomas