nate wrote:
>
> I recently read "Teachers as Cultural Workers" by Friere. He
> reminded me of Delpit or was it the other way around. He argued
> that democratic educators teach the code of the dominant
> language while validating the home language. Delpit argues
> takes a similar stance. They both appear to argue for
> instruction that teaches and critically examines the dominant
> language. I interpreted Freire as argueing any other way as
> being elitist. I have heard the Freire Literacy Method
> mentioned before on this listserv. I would be interested in if
> and how that method incorporates instruction on the hidden
> curriculum.
> Nate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Cole <mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
> To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 9:05 PM
> Subject: Applied Delpit?
>
> Dear Xmca-ers,
>
> Are there any examples of curricula which adopt Lisa Delpit's
> view that kids should be taught the hidden curriculum of the
> school
> (or which adopt other forms of explicit instruction about
> dominant
> forms of instructional culture?). I assume that Goldenberg and
> Gallimore's
> work on instructional discourse falls into the latter category,
> but
> cannot find a handy article/ref and my assumption could be
> wrong. It
> sure wouldnt be the first time!
> mike