“The apprentices’ experience invites rumination upon literacy learning and teaching today”

I’ve always been a really shy kid. In elementary school, I considered my teachers to be better friends than any of my peers. I stayed in from recess almost every day because I preferred to hang out with my teachers rather than try and fit in with all the other kids. My favorite elementary school … Continue reading “The apprentices’ experience invites rumination upon literacy learning and teaching today”

People throughout history have acquired literacy pragmatically under the banner of others’ causes

My teacher’s cause was to get us to want to read. It was a typical rainy day at school in December of my sophomore year. We had just finished checking out our next book for the unit: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. At this point, I was still adamant about being in high school and wanting … Continue reading People throughout history have acquired literacy pragmatically under the banner of others’ causes

Self Initiated Learning

It was a calm Wednesday morning in my small town High School. The sound of faint chattering among peers echoed through the room before the start of my AP Literature and Composition course. We had just began our poetry section, something I had always despised. Immediately the task of reading and ripping apart the poem … Continue reading Self Initiated Learning

It [history] enables an older generation to pass its literacy resources onto another

     After immigrating to the United States from Italy when she was just sixteen, my grandmother’s life has been nothing short of extraordinary. To me, the most beautiful story out of all that encompasses her journey is the love story between her and my grandfather, who was also Italian. On December 17th, 2016, I … Continue reading It [history] enables an older generation to pass its literacy resources onto another