Julia Choi

STEP 2021 She/Her/Hers

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A3: Over the course of this class, I've changed my understanding of literacies away from traditional notions (fluency, spelling, vocabulary, etc.) to include interdisciplinary, creative forms of expression #schmiteracies

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A3: I have learned more than ever that literacy is abundantly developed once one is willing to give just as much as take from ones own knowledge, culture, reflections, and ideas. #schmiteracies

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A2: Boyd put a spotlight on the fact that educational systems often drill students into thinking there is only one “legitimate” way of knowing. Math is creative and fluid - there is no excuse to keep math as a rigid and procedural subject. #schmiteracies

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A1: A distance and hybrid model opens up a whole new world for math by releasing the time pressure of solving problems quickly - understanding math literacy doesn’t go hand in hand with speed - and giving students the space to explore technological spaces. #schmiteracies

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A4: Defining literacy in this way creates dominance - something we’re trying to avoid! Literacy requires interwoven experiences and knowledge bases. It’s not about adapting, it’s about adopting. #schmiteracies

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A3: Explicitly articulating dominant literacy practices can help streamline students through the educational system - but this is dangerous and increases inequities #schmiteracies

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A2: Schools often value correctness > self-expression because it makes it easier to grade, assess, while at the same time erasing students’ primary discourses to be replaced with their own. Students are seen as bodies to be “filled” with information. #schmiteracies

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A1: Student self-expression in a #math classroom can look and sound very different - much of their “academic” thinking may be silent/internalized. Other self expressions may be implicitly shown by their body language or spoken language #schmiteracies

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Textual dexterity means to be flexible and use language in a way that has deep meaning. We can use this to connect discourses and provide literacy in meanings #schmiteracies

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A5: my takeaway about literacy from today is that I should be trying to know more about how much I don’t know - this way I’ll know more #schmiteracies

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A4: School can overshadow our different discourses by asserting dominance over them. We need to make sure to bridge this connection between home, school, life to uplift and celebrate cultures #schmiteracies

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@zachdangelo Yes!! Agreed!!

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A3: literacy in #math opens up another world for us. The more we learn about this language, the better the prescription for our eyes to see patterns and processes in the 🌍 #schmiteracies

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@tiffunny2021 Love that you mentioned this! Culture can even affect our sensory perceptions which shows how important it is for reading the world

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A2: Culturally assumed knowledge shapes how we communicate and speak with others and the world because it’s who we are! Culture can’t be separated from literacy #schmiteracies

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A1: Hi everyone! Julia here (she/her) I’m in the math cohort. Jo Boaler’s book, Limitless, helped me to keep pushing myself to learn without ceasing. #schmiteracies

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Over this weekend I rewatched the film: Parasite after having visited Korea for the first time this year. I realized I missed so many cultural layers the first time I watched it. #schmiteracies