Reflection
In the article "Critical Literacy: A questioning stance and possibility for change" by Cynthia McDaniel the author provokes the question, "do students learn to read or read to learn?" That is an important distinction. If students are just learning to read, most students wouldn't need to continue their education past the first grade. However, if students read to learn, really learn and not just to regurgitate facts found by skimming through the text, they will have the opportunity to develop their own thoughts and beliefs about society. McDaniel's article essentially breaks down into two parts. The first being allowing students to read text that goes against the status quo rather than having them read text that supports the dominant ideology. The second being having students respond to text in a meaningful way rather than having them just word vomit facts about the text.