The Santa Barbara Independent – Kristin Martinez-Pettit
“Let’s start with literacy — real literacy, critical literacy, the literacy that changes lives for the better. The practice of critical literacy dates back to Socrates who taught his students to question the world around them and think for themselves. Critical literacy sees students as “funds of knowledge” who need exposure to experiences that allow them to use their previous knowledge and perceptions to analyze their surroundings and make life better for their own self as well as for others.” (more)