Zehner wrote, “building a road takes time. But once it is built, drivers from all over use it to go wherever they want to. Teaching kids to be lifelong learners does not happen overnight. We must lay the groundwork for students to explore their thinking and to ask questions about why, how, and where these skills can be used throughout their lives” (Zehner, 2009). Zehner left out that teaching is also a challenge and sometimes heartbreaking for an educator, but in the end we hope to have built a road for students so that they may go wherever they choose. Teaching and empowering students to be literate is laying the groundwork so that as they mature and become fully educated young adults they are able to embark on journey down the road into their adult life.
Literacy in Business Education
Business education may be taught as a stand alone elective class in many high schools, but to be successful in understanding the nuisances of the content requires the student to draw upon the knowledge and skills obtain in other …show more content…
Today’s student has constant access to information and social media. On a given day, a student may spend a great deal of time on the Internet, often reading many things. Unfortunately, the content and writing caliber of what they choose to read may not be high level or factual, therefore reading such material would not help to develop the literature skills of this individual. Reading, both for pleasure and for education, exposes the reader to high quality writing. It is generally believed that members of Gen X and Gen Y spend less time reading than generations before them. Choosing not to reading for pleasure has limited those individuals since they are not exposed to high quality writing on a frequent
Literacy in Business Education
Business education may be taught as a stand alone elective class in many high schools, but to be successful in understanding the nuisances of the content requires the student to draw upon the knowledge and skills obtain in other …show more content…
Today’s student has constant access to information and social media. On a given day, a student may spend a great deal of time on the Internet, often reading many things. Unfortunately, the content and writing caliber of what they choose to read may not be high level or factual, therefore reading such material would not help to develop the literature skills of this individual. Reading, both for pleasure and for education, exposes the reader to high quality writing. It is generally believed that members of Gen X and Gen Y spend less time reading than generations before them. Choosing not to reading for pleasure has limited those individuals since they are not exposed to high quality writing on a frequent