Literacy with an Attitude
Patrick J. Finn
Quotes:
"The beliefs attitudes, and behaviors of the poor have contributed as much to the present state of affairs as those of the elite"
Poor people have just the same ability of learning as wealthy people. They also have the same ability to teach. Their opportunities may not always be equivalent but the potential is definitely equal!
"I think Mrs. Kennedy might have been doing a better job of teaching than I, but not a whole lot better. All of us-teachers and students-were locked into a system of rules and roles that none
of us understood and that did not allow for much in the way of education."This quote right here reminded me of the reading "Will it Help the Sheep". this teacher is coming out and saying he is following a role of what teaching is expected to be, although he knew he was not teaching his students to their full potential.
"By now Freire hoped that people would see literacy in a new light, not eclusively as part of the culture of the rich, but as something that might be a part of their culture.
Literature should, and needs to be for everyone!
This picture is awesome as it depicts literature should relate to everyone's life.
interesting article!
i like when you said literature needs and should be for everyone because obviously there are books out there for every age and for every interest its just the schools not giving many options or no options at all actually which makes the students so uninterested
ReplyDeleteI loved your simple explanations for each of these quotes. They were very open minded, the way every teacher should be
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that interesting article on children's literature.
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