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2018
Volume 57, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0007-8204
  • E-ISSN: 1943-2216

Abstract

Using the metaphor of my grandmother’s garden and her endless pockets of tools, this praxis-focused discussion offers practical guidance for educators to effectively and strategically navigate complex political contexts and restrictive mandates. The goal is to equip and empower teachers so that they and students might flourish, despite figurative briars and rocky terrains, just as my grandmother’s plants did.

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