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I haven’t seen these yet. Thanks for pointing to them. I’ll share the site with students in my class.

The script that goes with the deer begs for analysis. Another read of what it says is “get this deer so your kid can practice killing it just like mom and dad do.” You might say this in your podcast (haven’t listened yet). Being a plush toy, it asks the child to cuddle with something the child will kill later. Creepy.

Congratulations Vivian & Andy!!

After one year and 50 episodes, I’m like Pavlov’s dog: just hearing your theme, stings, and Vivian’s dependably cheery and confident voice puts a smile on my face no matter what.

Thanks for all your thought provoking shows and your consistent example of respectful exploration. Keep CLIP coming,
Andrea

Thank YOU Andrea. I really value your ongoing support and openness to my explorations. Of course some of these were generated from your comments and our ongoing conversation Here’s to the next 50 together!!!

Congratualtions Vivian!
Fifty shows in one year is impressive. Hearing the segment you reissued is a useful way for me (and likely most listeners) to reflect and consider my purpose for listening and engaging with ciritcal literacy practices in classrooms and in life. As I think that we all continue to change along the way to formulating a working understanding of what critical literacy means to each of us in different settings at different times, the real life aspect of your podcasts and the stories you and others share help to keep perspectives open to so much more than a set of “tasks” to do w/students and that resonates with me. I just keep thinking about your student’s voice who says, “Maybe they just don’t understand” (in reference to the French Cafe and their exclusion) and hope that educators and families continue to open lines of dialogue toward understanding, with Clip as an instigator if need be!

Sarah

This recording did not play well. It sounded very distorted. Please update it so that I can utilize it in my online courses. What is more, try not to use excessive music. It serves as only a distracter. Check out Clark (2003), Building Expertise. She clearly states that too much music distracts learning.
Food for thought,
Anitra

Thanks for your thoughts Anitra and I’m glad you have been able to use CLIP in your courses. This episode was actually a listener/student submission where the author used synthesized his voice as part of his MFEdoomcator persona.

I do have a transcript of his entire audio which is accessible by clicking on the word ‘more’ in the show notes. It’s a very good text so I would recommend having a read.

Thanks

As a student in Vivian’s EDU 619 Critical Literacy Class, I always felt very unsure of myself. I always felt that I really did not understand what critical literacy was. Often timid, I never could muster up the courage to actually say what I was thinking or feeling about a number of issues that we talked about. Yesterday during our last class, my group decided to use one of the strategies that we talked about throughout the course entitled “Graffiti”. Our group had a hard time deciding what we wanted to put on the white paper. We all had very different ideas of what we thought the class was about (or so we thought we did!) I realized then that there was no “right” answer to critical literacy. In fact, we were all saying the same things, we just internalized them and talked about them differently. I was very interested in listening to this podcast because again, I wanted to know if the same things that I was thinking were being said through someone who may be a bit more articulate than I am. So thank you again for this podcast. It reaffirmed my own beliefs ( reading between the lines of spoken word, creating relationships with the world, etc) yet it was said in such a way that I don’t think that I could have done critical literacy justice.

Critical literacy means enlightening adults and children about the world around them. This is helpful because it educates about how others are different and how some of us who think no one is like us that there are others like us. Without critical literacy the world is seen as black or white as opposed to sometimes grey. I believe it is great for adults and children to read books and be a part of book talks to discuss what they thought and how they feel about the topic that they read about. I agree that having critical knowledge is diffinately needed for adults and children to be successful in the world.

Hi Vivian,

A student of yours for about 5 or 6 years now, I still find myself re-defining and exploring my definition of Critical Literacy. Our initial Bailey’s study group continually said how CL is not something you “do” but something you “live”. I notice the gradual changes in my classroom practices along with my pedgogical changes because of how the CL theory is now embedded in my work. In other words, my teaching and “my being” cannot escape the heightened awareness that comes with a having a more critical lens on life and the world.

I appreciate how Tamara said that there is not “right” answer to what CL is and it took me a long time to be comfortable with that –and I still have days where I “don’t get it” and find myself re-negotiating my personal definition. I also agree with what you and Steph say about how having a critical lens on what we do as citizens of the world leads to a more heightened awareness of the injustices and reasons for success in the world.

Thank you for this show, Vivian. I think I will print it out

Hi all,

As the author of the mentioned podcast… I just wanted to state that there definitely can’t be one true definition for critical literacy. I see it more as a philosophy, a perspective, and a most enlightening opportunity for our students if we consider it into our everyday teaching. Critical literacy is what you make it in your classroom and it should enpower our students to see things beyond the obvious.

The most profound idea that I took away from Vivian’s class is the idea that each of my classes should invoke a common theme for students to leave with. I don’t like the idea of my students thinking that my Algebra class was just about graphing lines and solving equations. I hope that my students can walk away from my Algebra class knowing ways to use their newly aquired math skills to model the world around them… there are just too many people with math phobias and shut it out because they can’t simply see the value in it.

-Will

Hi Will,

I am so sorry for my mistake. I only read the show this week and didn’t follow exactly what I needed to. I truly appreciate your thoughts and now that I have a better understanding of your background and work, I have to say I appreciate your words even more. Math never looked this appetizing to me and yes, I have math phobias especially when the material goes into Algebra that I was not shown as relevant to the world around me. Many thanks for your efforts and teaching and I look forward to hearing more about your work.

Carol

Thanks for the very informative and engaging exchange of thoughts and ideas everyone!!! Your comments are much appreciated. Let’s keep this CL conversation going!

vivian

Happy 100th JOMB. Thank you for including me in your celebratory show! As always it was a treat to skype with Mark. Andrea it has been so wonderful to think and learn with you, and grow a truly respectful and enjoyable friendship.

What you two have done with JOMB is absolutely amazing. In my life JOMB has taken a seat at the intersection of my academic life, family life, and my life with friends…and that is not an easy seat to fill! So, thank you for letting us be with you as you engage in passionate talk about books!

Here’s to the next 500 episodes!!!

Big big hugs…
vivian

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Noone ever said anything about 600 episodes! :)

Thanks for all of your support and for being a part of episode 100, Vivian.  It was great fun to speak with you.

There appears to be a problem with the delivery of our Podcasts at the moment. I have notified our service provider and will make another post when the problem is corrected.

Libsyn, the company that serves media files for thousands of Podcasts including Just One More Book, is reporting that there are some traffic spikes that are impacting system-wide service and that they are working to solve the problem.

Libsyn is being mean and doesn’t let me listen to the show. But still, congratulations!!

While Libsyn has not officially announced that they are back in service, I am able to download the Podcasts, again.

Mark

I got it this weekend. -Charles

Giggle, giggle… We heard ourselves on a podcast!!! Giggle, giggle - Bob and Freddie.

COngrats guys! I sure hope there we be a 600th episode, I’m addicted to JOMB!

-Charles

Charles, Bob and Freddie,

Thanks!!

Andrea

Dr Vivian’s interview was very engaging and insighful. I am trying to read children’s books with a critical perspective, but I never realised how I skipped certain books, like fairy tales,as I felt they were not worth having a critical discussion. I also liked the fact that critical conversations is about opening facts that parents may not otherwise be comfortable to talk about. This helps in getting to know also what goes on in the child’s mind. I just have one problem still. I dont know how to make adults learn about critical literacy. I just cant seem to get their interest. I have learned so much in a short while through ClipPodCast and JOMB and Dr Vivian. Thank you.

Another very enjoyable crossover experience in spite of tech glitches at my end :-) Thank you Andrea and Mark!

I think this is definitely the most enthusiastic review you have done ,and you are always enthusiastic, so Tudley clearly has a special place in your home and hearts!

I think there’s probably a little Tudley in all of us but some of us have access to more opportunities to ‘fly’ than others.

Until our next crossover…
Your faithful JOMB listener…
vivian
www.clippodcast.com

Vivian,

Hmmm…I think everyone’s definition of ‘fly’ differs.

Naive or not, I like to think that the Tudley allegory can apply in all lives and that believing in positive possibilities will always lead to a better life than one led by limitations.

Thanks for a thought-provoking crossover experience. Looking forward to the next one…
Andrea

I think that is a very important message that we can have different definitions and probably that our definitions change and shift over time based on what transpires in our lives.

I think we all have a lot to learn from Tudley… most definitely. It’a book that will remain on my bookshelf for a long time to come.

I look forward to many more cross-overs!

vivian
www.clippodcast.com

I definitely agree with you re: the shifting, evolving definitions.

I wanted to mention another aspect of the book that has stayed with our family as an adopted Tudleyism. The happy, surprised, way that Tudley always says “I didn’t know that!”

I think this is valuable because even (or especially) adults have such a tough time admitting when they don’t know something. And, almost as often, such a tough time dealing with people who are willing to admit when they don’t know something.

I love it that when they stumble and then learn something new, rather than cower or feel embarrased or badly about having been wrong, L&B often grin a wide grin and do a big Tudley “I didn’t know that!!!” — and crack us all up.

Andrea

You know what would be awesome is to have your family do a short talk about Tudley and we’ll do the same. I’d love to air a show on that. I think it would be a wonderful demonstration of how the ‘meaning’ in books really resides in the experience of engaging with it.

I think we’ve just come up with a new expression … anytime we have one of those ‘I didn’t know that’ moments we can simply say “Tudley”.

:-)
v

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