tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082226991800167507.post520080993914756110..comments2023-12-08T03:29:25.202-05:00Comments on Adult Literacy @ VCU: Looking too far into the literacies that surround us?Susan Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203951366654414340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082226991800167507.post-43939395355627938172013-04-02T15:03:43.718-04:002013-04-02T15:03:43.718-04:00Holly, As usual, you push up against some loaded a...Holly, As usual, you push up against some loaded and controversial ideas. For example: does it matter if we “read” what the author intended or come up with our own interpretation? Some folks would argue that matters differently in different disciplines. So, for example in physics, it might matter a great deal that we follow an equation precisely before critiquing it. But maybe in a poem, we have more latitude? (Some English educators would have a field day with this!)<br />Also, Anya Kamenetz did a good job stirring things up in DIY-U (Do it yourself guide). But if you read the entire book, there are more than a few “convenient truths”. Or maybe I am just a dinosaur trying to defend an archaic tradition (Higher Ed)! <br />Bill Muthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295192908023335854noreply@blogger.com