tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248291475257443941.post4916933277012884876..comments2009-01-07T20:15:38.091-08:00Comments on Critical Literacy for Teachers: Something to chew on...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248291475257443941.post-22976496975905891012009-01-05T12:16:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:16:00.000-08:00Hope is imperative in the learning process. When ...Hope is imperative in the learning process. When students feel hopeless, they shut down and stop trying. <BR/><BR/>I watched some of the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" last night. Al Gore shows, near the end of the movie, that if we just take advantage of the technologies that ALREADY EXIST, we can get our emissions levels down to 1970s levels. He wants people to know that it is possible, because if it is impossible in their minds, they "throw their hands up in despair" and skip the "action step".Miss Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558113417814170745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248291475257443941.post-5763580093627828442008-12-09T12:04:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:04:00.000-08:00A few ideas come to mind when reading this quote.....A few ideas come to mind when reading this quote... First, it shows me that education is not neutral. Second, education is a transformative process.Christine Cosentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039249335399066668noreply@blogger.com