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Video: J. Cynthia McDermott on Banned Books
J. Cynthia McDermott is a retired professor of education at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Wroclaw Poland and Department chair and Regional Director Antioch University. She has been a student and teacher of the Foxfire Approach and… Read more
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A Book for Inspiration
Kass Minor delivers an inspiring and practical exploration of what it means to be a just teacher in a system that actively incentivizes injustice. Read more
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Intro to the Democracy Deficit Disorder
Around the world today, there is a challenge to the most common organizing structure for society today. Never easily rested upon, democracy has required constant invention, reinvention and transformation since the earliest peoples practiced it, whether among the Greeks 2,700 years ago, the Indians 3,100 years ago, or Native American nations in the last 2,000 Read more
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Fletcher, Engagement and Benforado
A book review of A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All by Adam Benforado by J. Cynthia McDermott, PhD. Read more
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The Foxfire Approach: Inspiration for Classrooms and Beyond
In this 2022 video, J. Cynthia McDermott discusses “The Foxfire Approach: Inspiration for Classrooms and Beyond.” J. Cynthia McDermott is a retired professor of education at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Wroclaw Poland and Department chair and… Read more
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