tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198972411929361660.post6405831199903585671..comments2008-03-16T14:13:46.162-07:00Comments on McDougall-Engl 597-Techno Teacher: Anxiety and Hopeamymcdougallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381682635659524905noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198972411929361660.post-19035757068013895212008-01-28T14:01:00.000-08:002008-01-28T14:01:00.000-08:00I wrote a similar comment to Katie, in that....hop...I wrote a similar comment to Katie, in that....hope! yes! I really love the NLG and turn to them often. I really appreciate that they can acknowledge the ways the system is messed up, but instead of dwelling on it they offer ways of employing a pedagogy that works to enact change on a small, local level. <BR/><BR/>I quite like the way you put it, that: <BR/>"The important thing about these readings, to me anyway, was that they were not only critical of our historically narrow and exclusive ways of viewing literacy (a.k.a. the dark side), but they also gave HOPE and VISION to teachers of English studies. That's right, I said 'hope' and 'vision.'"<BR/><BR/>Vision, yes....good. One can only sit in the muck of oppression analysis for so long. Granted, it is important to understand how the system is messed up, but it's also important to understand how to envision something new--especially in our classrooms.<BR/><BR/>I also really like your notion of a pedagogy that is inclusive and rebellious: <BR/>"I'm thankful I have some positive theory to hold onto as I figure out how, exactly, to develop a literacy pedagogy that seeks to be more inclusive and rebellious at the same time--one that sees differences as exciting to engage, not something to hide."<BR/><BR/>Maybe these terms could be the basis of your teaching philosophy. I am always torn between ways of dealing w/ difference while still acknowledging the realities of the expectations of "the real world" (read: the world of white/male/corporate/etc). That is, what are my obligations to students' desires to be part of the system and what are my obligations to teach them to question the system? Messy business.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts Amy.kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589066910958948930noreply@blogger.com