Critical Literacy

Here I am! Back at it again. I am in my final semester of university before entering teachers college and I am excited! This course, 21st Century Literacies, will surely be an important one that will provide plenty of insight into my future career. I am looking forward to engaging with the information we discuss and learning what 21st century literacies are all about.

https://learningshouldbemessy.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/overview/

In last week's class we discussed how critical literacy is arguably the most important literacy skill that students in the 21st century have to learn. In our ever-changing society students need to acquire the skills that enable them to challenge the ways things function and work to transform these and take action. It wasn't until university that I was taught to be critical about issues of power and the ways our society functions, but I believe this to be an important skill that should be fostered even in young children.

http://langwitches.org/blog/2012/12/02/critical-literacy-is-notion-of-traditional-reading-and-writing-enough/

I am looking forward to how this course will challenge my ways of thinking about education. I have now completed three and a half years of university and have learned about how children develop, how society and culture shape them, how family dynamics affect them, and how education can shape their futures. I have learned to challenge ways of thinking and have learned that there are many different perspectives that we need to value. I look forward to learning how I as a teacher can incorporate multiple literacies into my lessons and foster critical literacy skills in my students.