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Literacy as Adaptation “To be able to work in the everyday world” “To be able to work in the everyday world” “To become fluent in one’s social setting” “To become fluent in one’s social setting” “People should learn what they want and will need in the future” “People should learn what they want and will need in the future” “People learn how to perform tasks that are all part of daily life” “People learn how to perform tasks that are all part of daily life” “People learn how to fit in and function well in the dominant culture” “People learn how to fit in and function well in the dominant culture” “People can participate in everyday life and also master their culture as well” “People can participate in everyday life and also master their culture as well”
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The Purposes of Education
& LiteracyPCW September 2006PCW September 2006
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Purpose 1:Literacy &
Education as Adaptation
PCW September 2006PCW September 2006
Literacy as AdaptationLiteracy as Adaptation
““To be able to work in the everyday world”To be able to work in the everyday world” ““To become fluent in one’s social setting”To become fluent in one’s social setting” ““People should learn what they want and will need in the People should learn what they want and will need in the
future”future” ““People learn how to perform tasks that are all part of People learn how to perform tasks that are all part of
daily life”daily life” ““People learn how to fit in and function well in the People learn how to fit in and function well in the
dominant culture”dominant culture” ““People can participate in everyday life and also master People can participate in everyday life and also master
their culture as well”their culture as well”
Purpose 2:Literacy &
Education as A State of
GracePCW September 2006PCW September 2006
Literacy as a State of GraceLiteracy as a State of Grace
““The ability to think creatively and knowing how to solve The ability to think creatively and knowing how to solve problems”problems”
““The ability to think wisely”The ability to think wisely” ““Learning how to think or developing the ability to think”Learning how to think or developing the ability to think” ““Literacy is really about the ability to think not the ability Literacy is really about the ability to think not the ability
to do”to do” ““Developing the ability to think creatively, solve problems Developing the ability to think creatively, solve problems
in interesting ways, and …deal with them appropriately.”in interesting ways, and …deal with them appropriately.”
Purpose 3:Literacy &
Education as Separation
PCW September 2006PCW September 2006
Literacy as SeparationLiteracy as Separation
““Becoming withdrawn from the people you love the most”Becoming withdrawn from the people you love the most” ““Education sometimes sets you apart from people. The Education sometimes sets you apart from people. The
more you know can sometimes make you appear to be more you know can sometimes make you appear to be estranged”estranged”
““As individuals become more educated, they develop As individuals become more educated, they develop skills and ideas that mark them as somehow different skills and ideas that mark them as somehow different from people around them, like their co-workers, and even from people around them, like their co-workers, and even their families”their families”
““Once a person learns so much their mind thinks Once a person learns so much their mind thinks differently from the people around them, so in a sense differently from the people around them, so in a sense education is great but sometimes it brings unexpected education is great but sometimes it brings unexpected challenges”challenges”
Purpose 4:Literacy &
Education as Power
PCW September 2006PCW September 2006
Literacy as PowerLiteracy as Power
““Power in Society: The power makes them help Power in Society: The power makes them help themselves, other people, or communities”themselves, other people, or communities”
““The smarter you are, the more power you have”The smarter you are, the more power you have” ““The power comes from the level of literacy and The power comes from the level of literacy and
education”education” ““Education is important because it helps to redistribute Education is important because it helps to redistribute
power among people” power among people” ““If ‘knowledge is power,’ then those who are educated If ‘knowledge is power,’ then those who are educated
have the power to help others”have the power to help others” ““The more you learn, the more potent you words and The more you learn, the more potent you words and
ideas will become”ideas will become”
Purpose 5:Literacy &
Education as Indoctrination
PCW September 2006PCW September 2006
Literacy as IndoctrinationLiteracy as Indoctrination
““Reflects the values of a particular culture”Reflects the values of a particular culture” ““People learn literacy to conform to the values of a People learn literacy to conform to the values of a
particular culture”particular culture” ““In school, ‘successful’ is compared to ONE point of In school, ‘successful’ is compared to ONE point of
view, instead of a wide range of points of view”view, instead of a wide range of points of view” ““In order to be defined as successful, students in school In order to be defined as successful, students in school
must demonstrate they have assimilated the values of must demonstrate they have assimilated the values of their culture”their culture”
““Successfully conformed to an existing, dominant Successfully conformed to an existing, dominant culture”culture”
Literacy as IndoctrinationLiteracy as Indoctrination
““Just because people as a culture Just because people as a culture have set a standard on what they have set a standard on what they think is “good education,” does think is “good education,” does that make another person that make another person illiterate?”illiterate?”
““The Dominant Culture”The Dominant Culture”
Who is “the dominant culture?”Who is “the dominant culture?”
Do we adapt to it?Do we adapt to it?
Should we adapt to it?Should we adapt to it?
Do we Do we havehave to adapt to it? to adapt to it?
Dead WordsDead Words
Shakespearian terms such asShakespearian terms such as “ “Thee”Thee” “ “Thou”Thou” “ “Shalt”Shalt”““Whilst” have all departed…Whilst” have all departed…
Personally, I think “Illiterate” needs to die as well.Personally, I think “Illiterate” needs to die as well.
Works Citedselected words and phrases, appearing in random order,
by random PCW1004 students
Vania, Mohanad, Sydney, So Yen,Vania, Mohanad, Sydney, So Yen,
Eric, Julia, Will, Kapree, Porcha,Eric, Julia, Will, Kapree, Porcha,
Saya, Chihiro, Aston, Shauntia,Saya, Chihiro, Aston, Shauntia,
Al, Esther, Tiffany, Aidair, Gabe,Al, Esther, Tiffany, Aidair, Gabe,
Lauren, Hao Yun, Dmarco,Lauren, Hao Yun, Dmarco,
Courtney, EmmanuelCourtney, Emmanuel
