Thinking in the Midst

Author: Cara Furman

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On To be Rooted: Place, Education, and Ethics
Episode 9
Wednesday, 4 March, 2026

Kathleen Knight Abowitz and Danny Mamlok sat down to talk with Cara about the upcoming Philosophy of Education Society conference themed on To Be Rooted in Place, Education, and Ethics. They shared insights into their current roles in the organization as president and program chair, and then dove into the conference theme.For the program:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2MXScBtQKMyUa4oH3pbjMueszv3dYOV/viewFor more work by Danny:Mamlok, Dan. 2023a. “The Quest to Cultivate Tolerance Through Education.” Studies in Philosophy and Education 42 (3): 231–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-023-09874-8.Mamlok, Dan. 2023b. “The Quest to Cultivate Tolerance Through Education.” Studies in Philosophy and Education 42 (3): 231–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-023-09874-8.Mamlok, Dan, and Kathleen Knight Abowitz. 2022. “132 Words: A Critical Examination of Digital Technology, Education, and Citizenship.” Technology, Knowledge and Learning 27 (4): 1237–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-021-09540-3.For more work by Kathleen: Knight-Abowitz, Kathleen and Dustin Hornbeck (2025). “The right to invite and the right to decline: Parental rights in public schools,” Theory and Research in Education 23 (2), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/14778785251351377 Knight-Abowitz, Kathleen (2025). “Serving on a school board, 2019-2023: Strengths and vulnerabilities of a democratic institution,” AERA Open 11 (1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/233285842513238