this article states perfectly why graffiti (and other seemingly non-academic issues) has a place in my classroom… critical literacy leads to greater academic understanding, which in turn leads to increased motivation, applicability, and achievement…
like the graffiti mural painted at Gompers middle school by Revok: infinite possibility, infinite potential
Education: Silence Broken: Critical Literacy Is The Goal: “Column: A young teacher’s advice on how to reach struggling readers and writers by building a culture of critical literacy.”
(Via wiretapmag.org: Education.)
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