xmcamail.9905: Critical literacy

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To maybe ask the obvious what is meant by critical literacy, merely the =
engagement of critical thinking or something more?

Not necessarily to disagree with Phil, but something I didn't realize =
til recently was Vygotsky's critique of Piaget was actually an intro to =
the Russian edition of Piaget's book. Also, I think it was Child =
Psychology in which the editors mentioned there were actually more =
footnotes by Leontiev than the writings of Vygotsky himself in the =
manuscript. I do not want to make any broad generalizations about =
Russia, but with my readings thus far I wouldn't rule the potential of =
critical thinking in itself being away to control or at least filter how =
a particular author is interpreted. Much of Vygotsky's writings were =
critiques and often introductions to authors books both inside and =
outside of Russia. Footnotes have been a issue of tension in the =
translation of some of the articles of contemporary Russian preschool =
programs. There is an inclination to add footnotes to put the authors =
text in the broader U.S. educational context, but in so doing one may be =
controlling or at least filtering the ways in which the writers words =
can be interpreted by the reader. Other readings in reference to =
Stalin, Vavilov, and Lysynko also seem to point to the importance of =
having a very critical eye, critical literacy, to authors in the west. =
Vavilov was sent away and later died if my memory serves me correctly =
because he was not critical enough of the west. In Van Der Veer and =
Valsiner argue that Vygotsky mentioned to Luria that the only ones who =
read our work are the critics, but felt hope in the fact that he did =
have a daughter, so it was not in vain.

People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds,
People who possess strong feelings even people with great minds
and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls
L.S. Vygotsky=20

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Not necessarily to disagree with Phil, = but=20 something I didn't realize til recently was Vygotsky's critique of = Piaget was=20 actually an intro to the Russian edition of Piaget's book. Also, I = think=20 it was Child Psychology in which the editors mentioned there were = actually=20 more footnotes by Leontiev than the writings of Vygotsky himself in = the=20 manuscript. I do not want to make any broad generalizations about = Russia,=20 but with my readings thus far I wouldn't rule the potential of critical = thinking=20 in itself being away to control or at least filter how a particular = author is=20 interpreted. Much of Vygotsky's writings were critiques and often=20 introductions to authors books both inside and outside of=20 Russia. Footnotes have been a issue of tension in the = translation of=20 some of the articles of contemporary Russian preschool programs. =20 There is an inclination to add footnotes to put the authors = text in=20 the broader U.S. educational context, but in so doing one may be=20 controlling or at least filtering the ways in which the = writers words=20 can be interpreted by the reader. Other readings in reference to = Stalin,=20 Vavilov, and Lysynko also seem to point to the importance of having a = very=20 critical eye, critical literacy, to authors in the west. Vavilov = was sent=20 away and later died if my memory serves me correctly because he was not = critical=20 enough of the west. In Van Der Veer and Valsiner argue that = Vygotsky=20 mentioned to Luria that the only ones who read our work are the critics, = but=20 felt hope in the fact that he did have a daughter, so it was not in=20 vain.