CHAPTER 13: Allies Against Common Corp: An Invitation to Stand Together

Corporate education reformers have relied on agonistic rhetoric, a “convert or dominate” model of persuasion. One result of this model is the reinforcement of social strata among educators at all levels, diffusing support to stand against the (common) corporate takeover. This article offers invitational rhetoric as an activist remedy by first situating it in the field of education and then proposing three methods of action: self-guided research, collaborations with students, and arts-based resistance.