Unabashedly

Tunes

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

MOI

* I think the calls to write that have been answered are as follows: Advertising, self-expression through music and art, rules and directions, community, and controversial (topics that challenge others, etc.).

* I enjoy literacy in many forms. What I value most is poetry, music, and nature-- seeing literacy through these forms makes them that much more enjoyable. Without literacy poetry would basically be non-existant, the same goes for music. We don't necessarily need words to communicate through nature, but with them makes it much for powerful and inspiring. Nature inspires me to write, and others as well like Frost for example. I enjoy reflecting on all that God has created for us to enjoy and take care of, and marvel at how detailed and perfect it is. I believe that God has given us all the gift of literacy, and am thankful that He has blessed me with the desire to express myself through words and writing.

* I want teachers and students to learn that literacy is all around them, in everyday things and then those that are more abstract. We cannot escape literacy, and I would be concerned with those who might want to do just that. I love how literacy can transcend time, how it has been used for many, many years, and allows us to communicate on all kinds of different levels. I want to challenge teachers and students to discover for themselves what they like most and enjoy experiencing through literacy, and that they wouldn't see it as something that doesn't involve them. Literacy is one of the best tools for communication that we have, and it would be wise of us to learn how to manipulate and develop the different forms that express it in order to become more, well-rounded human beings.