Slow Reading and Recovery: Tales of Educational Trauma and Transformation

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Title: Slow Reading and Recovery: Tales of Educational Trauma and Transformation
Language: English
Authors: Patti, Chris
Source: Communication Education. 2020 69(4):405-413.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Opinion Papers
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Trauma, Standardized Tests, Mental Health, Failure, Success, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Wellness, Slow Learners, Reading Difficulties, Labeling (of Persons)
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2020.1803380
ISSN: 0363-4523
Abstract: These true tales of educational trauma and transformation pay homage to Pelias, R. J. (2000. The critical life. "Communication Education," 49[3], 220-228), in order to share vulnerable, personal stories of surviving standardized testing, the short bus, and the tenure track. I offer vivid, thickly described accounts of personal failures and failures of the educational system (as well as hard-earned successes), beginning in grade school and ending in higher education. My story is a warning to other academics about the transformative promise and potential of education and recovery. It aims to open up deeper conversations about literacy, mental health and wellness, and scholars with diverse abilities. It is a special article meant for this special issue.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1271593
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:These true tales of educational trauma and transformation pay homage to Pelias, R. J. (2000. The critical life. "Communication Education," 49[3], 220-228), in order to share vulnerable, personal stories of surviving standardized testing, the short bus, and the tenure track. I offer vivid, thickly described accounts of personal failures and failures of the educational system (as well as hard-earned successes), beginning in grade school and ending in higher education. My story is a warning to other academics about the transformative promise and potential of education and recovery. It aims to open up deeper conversations about literacy, mental health and wellness, and scholars with diverse abilities. It is a special article meant for this special issue.
ISSN:0363-4523
DOI:10.1080/03634523.2020.1803380