Don't Steal the Struggle! The Commercialization of Literacy and Its Impact on Teachers

Looks at a recent conversation the author had with one of her preservice literacy students. Argues that instead of being thoughtful decision makers, teachers of programs are reduced to managers, and their thinking limited to functionalist implementation of a preconceived structure. Suggests that tea...

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Published inTalking points (Urbana, Ill.) Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 2
Main Author Hibbert, Kathy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Published twice a year by the Whole Language Umbrella of the National Council of Teachers of English 2002
Subjects
Higher Education
Literacy
Politics of Education
Preservice Teacher Education
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Role
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Summary:Looks at a recent conversation the author had with one of her preservice literacy students. Argues that instead of being thoughtful decision makers, teachers of programs are reduced to managers, and their thinking limited to functionalist implementation of a preconceived structure. Suggests that teaching is a social practice, and as such it is necessarily embedded within the larger socio-political context. (SG)
Bibliography:Theme: Marketing Literacy.
ISSN:1522-6115