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Prison Education: Student Writing (6/22/2011)

Part of the grassroots movement of prison education has to do with supporting our fellow prisoner-students and bolstering their activities. In practice, this takes the form of celebrating their successes and in lending a helping hand when one is needed. Today I wish to celebrate one of my student’s phenomenal pieces of work. This work, titled The Acorn, was written by A.J. Pettitt. He is quite a character. I jokingly told him that he is such a character he actually wrote something very normal. I hope that you enjoy this piece.

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Prison Education: Class Conclusion

Looking back upon the experience of creating a course, seeking approval, and teaching it, I see tremendous growth in myself. And I see more. I have now come to a greater understanding of what it takes to be a prison educator and what it means to be a prisoner-student. Now that I’ve been on both

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Prison Education Expert: Guest Blog

When Prison Education Programs are Cut, We All Lose By Janice Chamberlin I teach literacy and GED classes to 50 adult male inmates each day. In 2010, Indiana literacy, GED, and Vocational prison educators were told our services were no longer needed. We became victims of the economy and the current trend of “restructuring,” better

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