Hello blog readers:)
This week's blog is focusing on the book, Literacy With An Attitude by Patrick Finn.
Patrick Finn makes the case for a redefinition of literacy that empowers working-class kids by emphasizing their social justice and civic rights over middle-class assimilation. Finn argues that literacy should be viewed as a powerful civic right that empowers working-class and disadvantaged kids to recognize, argue, and defend their civil, political, and social rights, challenging the established opinion that views it as only a means of upward mobility. According to the book, working-class children should not be educated to become middle-class because most of them don't want to be, but rather to be able to utilize literacy to fight for social justice and to speak for their own interests. The book advocates for a more equitable educational system by offering solutions for educators, parents, and community organizers to adopt a literacy-based strategy that empowers children from working-class families.
I believe this book provided positive insight on what educators should be wanting to achieve with each of their students no matter what class they are placed in. Schools provide students with the education that they will need to be able to make it to any class they wish to be apart of. In many ways it is an escape for many to achieve what they want for themselves. Teachers should be empowering their students to be who they want to, and to help them achieve that. A person's background/class should not define the level of education a student receives.
Thank you for reading:)
Maci Maiello
Hi Maci, I enjoyed reading your thoughts and summary of this article. I also agree with when you said that teachers should be empowering their students to be the best that they can be. This is very important for our future educators! Great job.
ReplyDeleteHey! Great summary and details. I like that you put what teachers should want in their classrooms.
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