Alexander:
I noticed this connection about how we were talking in class about how kids do work and writing simply for good grades and not to develop or learn.
I related this piece to how our only half out class wrote about positive literacy experiences. Although I thought that probably most of them made a positive point later in the writing or in the conclusion.
I thought this piece was very interesting, saying how more privileged kids are more likely to criticize their learning experience.
Brandt:
I related this to Gee, Cuddy, and Haas’ “mentor-apprentice” relationship. It goes on to explain how the teacher’s ideas reflect greatly on the student.
I related this piece to my Business Management class where we talked about “job specialization” and how in history people began to learn literacy in more specific parameters.
I annotated here that I understood that “sponsor’s” ideas and beliefs bleed through the work of those they “sponsored” whether intentionally or not. This is interesting as our heroes and teachers shape our literacy and writing.
Williams:
I related this idea of “identities” to Gee’s building tasks. This talks about how writers change who they are of their “identity” as they write and how their education of literacy develops.
I connected this ideas of a “hero” narrative to Alexander’s similar characterization. This piece also goes on to mention similar ideas such as the “victim”, “rebel” and “award winning” of Alexander’s ideas.
I thought this idea of how perceptions changes through experiences and education was intriguing. Also how this relates to Haas’ analysis of how “Eliza” developed throughout her collegiate education.
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