Selfe argues that "Teachers continue to privilege alphabetic literacy over visual literacy, in other words, because they have already invested so heavily in writing, writing instruction and writing programs--and we have achieved some status as practitioners and specialist of writing"(71).
I wonder, as I always do, if this is the fault of teachers or the system or both? In the National content standards and most state standards, evaluation of student success is wrongly placed on doing as something 'should' be done, how it always has been done.
I have some personal fear, also, that with a possibly increased focus on image, less attention will be given to words -- and I wonder if thought and language (words?) are intricately coupled. I need to explore what Steven Pinker might say?
So I am caught in the the teacher conundrum: Should I teach my kids to explore more or write to the norm to which they are being held -- how can I best blend the two while teaching my students to best read their situation -- situational literacy?
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