Download or read book Highlander written by John M. Glen and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: and racial justice during a critical era in southern and Appalachian history. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of that extraordinary—and often controversial—institution. Founded in 1932 by Myles Horton and Don West near Monteagle, Tennessee, this adult education center was both a vital resource for southern radicals and a catalyst for several major movements for social change. During its thirty-year history it served as a community folk school, as a training center for southern labor and Farmers' Union members, and as a meeting place for black and white civil rights activists. As a result of the civil rights involvement, the state of Tennessee revoked the charter of the original institution in 1962. At the heart of Horton's philosophy and the Highlander program was a belief in the power of education to effect profound changes in society. By working with the knowledge the poor of Appalachia and the South had gained from their experiences, Horton and his staff expected to enable them to take control of their own lives and to solve their own problems. John M. Glen's authoritative study is more than the story of a singular school in Tennessee. It is a biography of Myles Horton, co-founder and long-time educational director of the school, whose social theories shaped its character. It is an analysis of the application of a particular idea of adult education to the problems of the South and of Appalachia. And it affords valuable insights into the history of the southern labor and the civil rights movements and of the individuals and institutions involved in them over the past five decades.

Download or read book No Ordinary School written by Colleen Gray and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1913, Oxford-educated Margaret Gascoigne left England for Montreal in search of new opportunities. In 1915 she established a small school for six students in the study of her downtown Montreal home - the modest but aspiring beginning of what would become known as The Study. Presenting lively images, oral testimonies, and material gleaned from the school’s archives, No Ordinary School explores the evolution of The Study through world wars, the Great Depression, the Quiet Revolution, and many stages of feminism, from its predominantly English Montreal origins into the bilingual and multicultural community that it is today. Always at the forefront of the most progressive educational developments, The Study has encouraged generations of women to transcend the boundaries of their times. Influential alumni include the physicist and Canadian Department of External Affairs civil servant Dorothy Osborne Xanthaky, avant-garde artist Marian Dale Scott, former chief curator and director of the McCord Museum of Canadian History Isabel Barclay Dobell, world-renowned architect Phyllis Lambert, internationally acclaimed pianist Janina Fialkowska, Olympic rowing medalist Andréanne Morin, and tennis star Eugenie Bouchard. Firmly grounded in a wider historical context, No Ordinary School celebrates an exceptional educational institution while paying tribute to its illustrious past and promising future.

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Download or read book No Ordinary School written by Arthur Yeowmans and published by Wise Path Books. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The offer seemed to good to be true. Mark, a mathematical genius but social misfit from a struggling family, is offered a place at a special school that promises to make him rich. Paired with a charming "social guide" and a computer genius, Mark's new life seems wonderful until strange data leads the trio to uncover a dangerous mystery about some of the other students, and Mark must use his intelligence to navigate this perilous situation and grow up in the process. No Ordinary School is a charming coming-of-age story with mystery, romance, and science fiction. It's a tale of one young man's journey to find his place in the world, and the obstacles he must overcome to do so. Perfect for fans of young adult novels and science fiction, No Ordinary School will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

Download or read book Exiles from a Future Time written by Alan M. Wald and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wald offers a comprehensive history and reconsideration of the U.S. literary left in the mid-twentieth century. Recovering the central role Marxist-influenced writers played in fiction, poetry, theater, and literary criticism, he explores the lives and work of figures including Richard Wright, Muriel Rukeyser, Mike Gold, Claude McKay, Tillie Olsen, and Meridel Le Sueur.

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Download or read book Education in Black and White written by Stephen Preskill and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education For too long, the story of life-changing teacher and activist Myles Horton has escaped the public spotlight. An inspiring and humble leader whose work influenced the civil rights movement, Horton helped thousands of marginalized people gain greater control over their lives. Born and raised in early twentieth-century Tennessee, Horton was appalled by the disrespect and discrimination that was heaped on poor people—both black and white—throughout Appalachia. He resolved to create a place that would be available to all, where regular people could talk, learn from one another, and get to the heart of issues of class and race, and right and wrong. And so in 1932, Horton cofounded the Highlander Folk School, smack in the middle of Tennessee. The first biography of Myles Horton in twenty-five years, Education in Black and White focuses on the educational theories and strategies he first developed at Highlander to serve the interests of the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. His personal vision keenly influenced everyone from Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Eleanor Roosevelt and Congressman John Lewis. Stephen Preskill chronicles how Horton gained influence as an advocate for organized labor, an activist for civil rights, a supporter of Appalachian self-empowerment, an architect of an international popular-education network, and a champion for direct democracy, showing how the example Horton set remains education’s best hope for today.

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Download or read book Why Community Matters written by Nicholas V. Longo and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2007-08-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a new perspective on the undeniable relationship between education reform and democratic revitalization, Nicholas V. Longo uncovers and examines practical models in which communities play an essential role in teaching the art of democracy.

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Download or read book Vampirates Tide of Terror written by Justin Somper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connor Tempestmay only be fourteen but he's taken to the life of a pirate like a duck to water. But his loyalties are divided between his shipmates and his sister.Grace isn't finding the pirate life so appealing. She cannot shake the feeling that all is not well on the vampirate ship she left behind. Sidoriomay have been expelled from the vampirate ship but his dark deeds are just beginning...

Download or read book No Ordinary Science Fair written by T. J. Lehr and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bradley is an eighth-grade student who works hard. When he starts this years science fair project, Bradley cannot explain the questions and suggestions written on buff sticky notes that mysteriously show up in his notebook. When sticky notes keep appearing, Bradley sets out to solve the mystery. His search even tackles rumors of tunnels in his big old school building. Bradley is a smart kid who has been identified as having a learning disability. As readers follow Bradleys adventure to solve the mystery, he shares with them some of what he learned about learning disabilities and how he has adapted to succeed in middle school in spite of his challenges. Students with disabilities may identify with Bradleys experiences. Students who are not familiar with disabilities might gain insights into what learning disabilities are and what it can be like for their peers.

Download or read book The Tell tale Start written by Gordon McAlpine and published by Viking. This book was released on 2013 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Edgar and Allan, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe, discover that they are entrapped in a nefarious plot that has been going on since their birth"--

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