Literacy Practice of Being a Student One thing that I have always done is attend school. For as for as long as I can remember I have always been a student. Since the age of four I was in Pre-K. Even earlier than that I was in daycare. Being a student is something that I have done for a majority of my life. My literacy practice follows all six propositions about the nature of literacy and defined by David Barton and Mary Hamilton in Literary Practices. Throughout my life there have been countless events and practices that have developed my literacy in being a student along with the assistance of reading and writing. I attended grade school in the Putnam City school district. This school district is notorious for its strict policies. This
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It symbolized the start of the new school year. The syllabus was always the same every year except for the addition of one or two new rules. I remember one year that the district removed a rule instead of adding one. That really surprised me because that was something I never witnessed before. They old policy didn’t allow technology in the classroom. However, one year they removed the ban prohibiting all technology and allowed some forms. This was shocking to me. The policy allowed tablets and laptops to integrate technology into the class. The progress was amazing and being able to read and understand the policy helped me to adapt to the new classroom environment. I’m grateful for having technology in my classroom from a young age because it prepared me for …show more content…
The fifth proposition is that literacy is historically situated. There are often times that I only pay attention to the now. When I do that I never take into consideration the past. The concept of being a student has changed drastically over the past 100 years. One example was that women could go to school. Another example would be segregation of African Americans. So much has changed historically for students. I often take for granted what I have been given. To learn about the history of being a student I had to read about it. That is how I practiced reading in this
It symbolized the start of the new school year. The syllabus was always the same every year except for the addition of one or two new rules. I remember one year that the district removed a rule instead of adding one. That really surprised me because that was something I never witnessed before. They old policy didn’t allow technology in the classroom. However, one year they removed the ban prohibiting all technology and allowed some forms. This was shocking to me. The policy allowed tablets and laptops to integrate technology into the class. The progress was amazing and being able to read and understand the policy helped me to adapt to the new classroom environment. I’m grateful for having technology in my classroom from a young age because it prepared me for …show more content…
The fifth proposition is that literacy is historically situated. There are often times that I only pay attention to the now. When I do that I never take into consideration the past. The concept of being a student has changed drastically over the past 100 years. One example was that women could go to school. Another example would be segregation of African Americans. So much has changed historically for students. I often take for granted what I have been given. To learn about the history of being a student I had to read about it. That is how I practiced reading in this