Literacy with an Attitude

Literacy with an Attitude
By: Patrick Finn


Teachers have one if not the most important job, teaching the upcoming generations their education. Whether a seasoned teacher or fresh out of college, the goal should always be the same:
                                                                TO EDUCATE.

In reading this article by Finn, I couldn't help but get angry with the things he was writing or work from others he was sharing. I wasn't getting angry because of the things he was saying but the truth behind it. When he was writing about what Jean Anyon studied with the five elementary schools, and the ways the teachers were educating their students, it made me feel so disappointed in the education system. That because of a designated "class" someone belongs to in society it is going to affect the type of education they receive, it just isn't right!


When teachers go through school to become teachers, they don't know what school district they will end up teaching in. Teachers need to prepare themselves for any school district. That no matter what school they are placed into they will teach the best they can. If the normal method of teaching is not working, it is the teachers job and responsibility to try something different. "If teachers who are transforming intellectuals are successful, the real-school model is established."

I also agree with Finn when he said, "First he created a positive atmosphere in the classroom through activities that stressed self-affirmation, mutual respect, communication, group decision making, and cooperation." I feel like teachers must have all of this in their classrooms no matter what grade level. They need to make learning fun for whatever group of students they may have. People of all ages want to learn, whether they come from a poor family or a wealthy family, whether they are five years old or eight-five years old. People are always striving to learn and it is up to the teacher to get them to.

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I wonder if teachers had to take a class with Finn's work or something similar to his work, if they would be better prepared to teach in any type of school district?