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Shevin Wiggins
Shevin is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Mara Sapon-Shevin (born 1951), American educator *Robert L. Shevin Robert L. Shevin (January 19, 1934 – July 11, 2005) was the Florida Attorney General from 1971 until 1979 and a judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. Background Robert Shevin was born in Miami, Florida. He received his bachelor ... (1934–2005), American politician * Shevin Smith (1975–2019), American football player {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Sapon-Shevin
Mara Sapon-Shevin is a professor of inclusive education at Syracuse University. She is a critic of gifted education and turned down an offer of a place for her daughter in a gifted education program on the grounds that "I would never have wanted to raise a child who thought that she was better or smarter than other people".Cadzow, Jane:Who's a clever kid, then?", The Age, October 2005 She is also an advocate against bullying, especially bullying against perceived or actual members of the LGBT community. Books *''Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community'', *''Because We Can Change the World: A Practical Guide To Building Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom Communities'', *''Widening the Circle : The Power of Inclusive Classrooms'', See also *Teaching for social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
