When starting to read Joe Amato’s Family Values Literacy, Technology and Uncle Sam It really seemed like ok here is another story about a guy’s family. The further I dove into his story the more I started to learn about his ideas on technology and how greatly it influences our own literacy. Now it’s quite safe to argue that technology offers you quite an array of information which could help you in your success to learn, but can technology be discriminatory to people who can’t afford it? Are they getting the same education as someone who does have it? It’s quite an intriguing idea.
Technology is a blessing in all senses of literacy because with technology new languages have formed whether it is an off shoot of another language or it is just a completely made up language with symbols and abbreviations. Now some scholars might believe it is an abomination to language in itself, but I don’t believe that too much. Maybe it is just a new language developing, maybe it’s a start of advancement or maybe its people trying to make packing phrases and meaning into the smallest amount of space they can.
Mrs. Leo brings up a topic that Joe Amato goes into, I’m not sure if she got it from him or thought of it on her own , but it is the idea of is there power in the class room and if so who holds it? Naturally you would think that the teacher holds the power in the class room because they in facts hold all the grades. I think that’s true but I don’t believe they hold all of the power students in their own sense have power they choose what questions to ask, what direction the class is going to. Yeah the teacher has a destination but students can create detours to the destination and in fact explore other areas that the teacher never planned on going into. In my own opinion I believe that the power is set at a 80-20 ratio of the most power going to the teacher.
My Final thought that Joe touches on is the way culture can affect literacy. Oh it can in many ways such as banning of books like harry potter. Why? For its focus on witch craft which is against in the bible so some societies and cultures will refuse to let their kids read that. Cultures have the abilities to limit your own literacy. It also has a chance to expand it such as phrases cultures use that can mean a big picture over all. Joe touched on these topics and brought the idea sto many people’s eyes. It can’t hurt to read it and take a look at it for you.
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I like the questions you raise Kyle. You say, "... but can technology be discriminatory to people who can’t afford it? Are they getting the same education as someone who does have it? It’s quite an intriguing idea." What do you think we can do to offer a broader spectrum of opportunities to individuals who don't have access to technology? Many 4 year colleges use a system called Blackboard. It's a learning system that is available to every instructor and student for courses. The system allows instructors to upload reading materials, web links and other course material. It also has discussion boards where people can blog and post drafts in process. Should this be something that is used state wide?
ReplyDeletei liked the queston
ReplyDeletecan technolagy be discriminitory?
i veiw that as no it can because technolagy works for everyone as long as you know how to use it. the part that is discriminitory is the people who teach you to use the technology and the people who make it availibal to you. because the people choose what you get and how you learn it so in all actuallity people are discriminitroy not technology
great post!
with out a doubt it should be used state wise but i wasnt thinking much more state im looking at the bigger picture such as world wide. to say every person deserves and education to mee seems right but its just seems to big of a task what im saying is that every person should have access to information and different technology so they can learn on there own. i was blessed with teachers some were not soo i agree that technology is not discrimitory but the avaliblity of technology is what i think is discriminatory
ReplyDeleteStarting off, I really like your post. I thought it was all very true. I like how you started with the technology aspect of the reading as to the beginning which you stated you didn’t find the stories about his family interesting.
ReplyDeleteI really liked when you said “…but can technology be discriminatory to people who can’t afford it?” I think that is so true. Although most people do have assces to a library or some sort of computer, I still think if they do not have one at home it could be more difficult. I mean not everyone can have a question and look to there own computer to find it.
Overall I really liked your post and thought you did a good job. You pointed out some of the not so obvious parts of the reading. The ending was great and I completely agree with you on the whole banned books thing.