I thought this quote missed its true meaning by adding the piece about in the high school classroom because I feel like listening and asking questions is extremely important at every level of education. I love to listen to my middle school students explain things from their points of view because it gives me a chance to get some insight into their lives.
"Not only is it important to be able to identify the source of information, we must also examine the quality of information we encounter" (Hobbs 35).
I try and stress this to my students as soon as we start researching online. I always try and get them to understand that they have to learn how to judge information they find online for quality. They do not want to do all of that work to find a source, but the information not be good quality. An example that I give is that even though The Washington Post might be a good source of information, but if the information is not up- to- date, accurate, or relevant, the source makes no difference.
"simply reading six, eight, or twelve works of classic literature in a year doesn't meet of our students' real needs when it comes to developing reading and writing skills" (Hobbs 36).
As an English major, I am heartbroken to think that the classics are not enough, but I also understand this. Not everyone gets what they need from Shakespeare, but they may get what they need from reading more informational text. This is why I am okay with the Common Core, because I do feel that there needs to be a balance between literature and informational text. Students need to learn how to read for information, although I am still a major advocate for literature and the classics because there is a lot to be learned from the classics.
I think memes track media literacy because they are easily recognizable to students. I used a series of memes in my Welcome Back PowerPoint, and the students were really interested and engaged because they recognized the images.
No comments:
Post a Comment