Tray #16
iambarr | October 30, 2008
and i guess that means i should fill it up with words. going to take me a little while to get back into the swing of it all, i think. i was doing so well, and..
well,
yeah..
but, seriously, i think its time to get back into the swing of it. still don’t know what to write [...]
iambarr | October 13, 2008
really, i looked into it. first i googled you. i asked jeeves about me. i yahood her. then i went to the library and look for us on microfiche.
there is no byline to describe us.
the new york times doesn’t mention us in its archives.
has zogby verified your existence? gallup?
were you surveyed by cnn or foxnews?
you [...]
iambarr | October 10, 2008
literacy is a necessity of modernity, but suffering a crisis – massive failures
shift in the world’s reading habits
in u.s. – novel is in declineplays and poetry at almost zero, non-fic ascending
we do not know what literacy is
what are reading and writing for?
social meaning of literacy
ordinary uses of literacy by ordinary people in ordinary situations
literacy abilities [...]
iambarr | October 3, 2008
individual consciousness not a mental state, a dynamic process
involves: internalization & social reality
if viewed as a mental state, ignoring all the cultural, interactive processes that shape consciousness
personal literacy history – ajugunle-idanre, nigeria
community embraced literacy, but non-literate
literacy more than reading writing – ways of thinking, perceiving
characterizes a group of individuals and sets them apart
involves major changes [...]
