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John Thompson

Retired teacher and historian

Award-winning historian who became an award-winning teacher after his neighborhood became overwhelmed by crack and gangs and he became attached to the kids in the drug houses. Author of A Teacher's Tale: Learning, Loving, and Listening to Our Kids.

January 11, 2018

Please Read Daniel Koretz' The Testing Charade
January 3, 2018

Betsy DeVos' New Hype; Same as the Corporate School Reformers' Old Hype
December 26, 2017

Listening Again to John Henry Faulk's "Christmas Story" on NPR
December 6, 2017

Science, Hope, and the Future of Our Children

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November 28, 2017

Who Are the Immigrant Kids We Are Tormenting?
November 20, 2017

With Schools As Great as Tulsa Union, Who Needs To Despair?
November 4, 2017

Eucational Gerrymandering + Politial Gerrymandering = Even More Extreme Polarization
October 20, 2017

Oklahomas Oilfield Prayer Day: Year Two

October 11, 2017

Adults Must Teach Kids To Use, Not Be Used By, Social Media
October 2, 2017

The Damage Done To Nonviolent Women By Over-Incarceration
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