Types Of Literacy And The Politics Of Education By C. H. Knoblauch

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As far as information about the topic of education and schooling in the United States I did not have much knowledge prior to attending the University of Oklahoma.The elementary school I attended was a Lutheran based school that started at kindergarten and went through 8th grade. They incorporated religious classes in the curriculum as well as weekly church services. One of the benefits of going to a private school is that the classes are smaller so you are able to get better instruction from the teachers. The school was also much smaller and easier to navigate. During my time at this school I started to develop an interest in math, not so much in science. I enjoyed numbers and the fact that you could do so much with them. When I moved on to …show more content…

Knoblauch. Knoblauch shows that there are four main types of literacy that exist. These four types are functional literacy, cultural literacy, personal growth literacy, and critical literacy. Functional literacy is what people use for the very basic everyday functions. Cultural literacy depends on the type of group or people. This is passed down through generations along with cultural heritage. Personal growth literacy has to do with the way people develop cognitive thinking. Individuals in this group let their minds wander in their imaginations. The fourth type of literacy Knoblauch discusses is critical literacy. Critical literacy is very radical and deemed to be negative in society. This type of literacy opposes people and organizations with authority and urges people to strive for equal opportunities. Knoblauch concludes that even though there are several different types of literacy and people, or groups of people, use the type that they want or need literacy to be. They then use this type to try and make everyone else conform to their beliefs. I do not agree with this essay due to the fact that no matter which school you attend there will always be different types of students there with different types of literacy because we are not all the same. I feel he did not have extensive enough research on this for me to be sold on the

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