Monthly Archives: October 2010

Cintron’s article “Gangs and their Walls” is a complex deconstruction of the ways marginalized people try to reappropriate power from a majority society. While there are many gems of analysis in this piece, one that stood out for me is … Continue reading →

In Dyson’s article, she argues that media and childhood cultures have been ignored by most literacy theorists, and by not ignoring them herself will help educators “better understand children’s motivations and concerns and better recognize and appreciate their resoures and … Continue reading →

Dyson hoped to illustrate social, symbolic and ideological challenges throughout this reading along with helping educators communicate with their students. The teacher in this reading wants the children to convert their own textual experiences into newer, complex social, symbolic, and … Continue reading →

In “Other People’s Children,” Delpit discusses ways that teachers can approach dealing with students whose language is strongly affected by their culture. Sometimes when there are these pre-formed cultural blocks, it makes it more difficult to expose them to the … Continue reading →

In response to the question “Is it good for everyone to speak in Standard American English” I think that this is a very pressing question. In today’s world, there are thousands of spoken languages, and almost as many written ones. … Continue reading →

In her article on page 59, Delpit describes an interaction between a student and a teacher where the teacher constantly interrupts the student as they read.  Delpit argues taht this does harm to the student becuase they should be able … Continue reading →

It is clear that there is a higher stress level put on students with a dialect other than that being taught. It is difficult to leave the comfort zone or to feel free to express oneself when being criticized constantly … Continue reading →

Delpits recounts a exchange between a student and a teacher while a student is reading.  The teacher consistently corrects any dialect-related mistakes the child makes. Delpit notes, “The lesson continues in such a fashion, the teacher proceeding to correct the student’s … Continue reading →

Lisa Delpit delves into the problems involved in language usage and diversity within the classroom. Through this study we can see that difference in vernacular between black and white communities is very different. We can also see how that effects … Continue reading →

On page 428, Young notes that in the near future: “our classrooms will include more students of color, more students from diverse economic backgrounds, and more students who come with an array of diverse literary skills.”  For those aspiring teachers … Continue reading →