Research in the Teaching of English Aug 2013

Forum: Toward a Restorative English Education

Maisha T. Winn University of Wisconsin–Madison

Abstract

In this essay I argue for a Restorative English Education—that is, a pedagogy of possibilities that employs literature and writing to seek justice and restore (and, in some cases, create) peace that reaches beyond the classroom walls. A Restorative English Education requires English language arts teachers to resist zero-tolerance policies that sort, label, and eventually isolate particular youth, embracing a discourse of restoration in which all young people have an opportunity to experience “radical healing” through engaging in deliberate literate acts that illuminate pathways of resilience.

Journal
Research in the Teaching of English
Published
2013-08-01
DOI
10.58680/rte201324162
CompPile
Search in CompPile ↗
Open Access
Closed
Topics
discourse analysis writing pedagogy literacy studies
Export
BibTeX RIS

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (4)

  1. Reifman (2024)
    Reading the reader through raciolinguistic ideologies: An investigation of the …
    Assessing Writing
  2. Meyer et al. (2023)
    Learning to teach writing by apprenticing within a community of practice
    Writing and Pedagogy
  3. Appleman (2023)
    A Brave New World Requires Courage: New Directions for Literacy Research and Teaching
    Research in the Teaching of English
  4. Williamson (2023)
    Experiences of Alienation and Intimacy: The Work of Secondary Writing Instruction
    Research in the Teaching of English

References (0)

No references on file for this article.

CrossRef global citation count: 56 View in citation network → Build reading path →

Related Articles

  1. Written Communication Jul 2025
    Does ChatGPT Write Like a Student? Engagement Markers in Argumentative Essays ↗
    Feng (Kevin) Jiang; Ken Hyland
    discourse analysis writing pedagogy argument artificial intelligence literacy studies
  2. Written Communication Jul 2025
    Synthesizing Professional Knowledge and Racial Literacy Content Through Explicit Composing Instruction: A Discourse Synthesis Study ↗
    Jenifer Jasinski Schneider; James R. King; Gretchen Dodson
    discourse analysis writing pedagogy teacher development argument assessment literacy studies race and writing
  3. Research in the Teaching of English May 2025
    Argument as Architecture: Constructing an Alternative K–12 Writing Paradigm for Collective Civic Futures ↗
    Nicole Mirra; Kia Turner; Antero Garcia
    discourse analysis writing pedagogy argument assessment multimodality literacy studies
  4. Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2024
    Editors’ Use of Comprehensive Style Guides: The Case of Singular They ↗
    Jo Mackiewicz; Shaya Kraut; Allison Durazzi
    rhetorical criticism discourse analysis first-year composition writing pedagogy graduate education teacher development writing centers technical communication professional writing digital rhetoric multilingual writers grammar and mechanics literacy studies race and writing public rhetoric editorial matter
  5. Pedagogy Jan 2024
    The Radical Role of Student Writing in Composition ↗
    Jessica Masterson
    modern rhetorical theory rhetorical criticism genre theory discourse analysis cultural rhetorics first-year composition writing pedagogy graduate education teacher development argument collaborative writing professional writing grammar and mechanics literacy studies race and writing gender and writing