I understand this article is from 1997 but even more interesting that colleges ironic enough discounted courses that focused on visual texts...when in my opinion these texts are the most beneficial in all aspects of life whether one continues a post secondary education or not.
I appreciate NCTE resolution, however I think its unfortunate that media literacy and visual texts are not mandatory. I worry that average students will miss out on this vital exposure.
This article inspires me even more to make technology integration mandatory in my English classroom so everyone has the opportunity.
"Mandatory" by whom? Or I guess, who would enforce it? In my mind...when my "mothership" professional organization says I should be doing it...I'm going to try. However, I know that some K-12 can be overly scripted (aka, you might not have the space to slide in the stuff you know matters).
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