April 8, Wednesday, by 11:59 pm

Read the final chapter of We Make the Road by Walking.

Both Horton and Freire reflect on their experiences, looking for reasons or answers to explain their work, their lives, and their journeys. After reading this final chapter, I ask that you reflect on your lives, searching for stories that explain why you seek to be a teacher or youth worker in an urban setting. In a short writing (minimum 150 words), present one of those stories. Find one passage from the assigned reading that resonates with your story and type that passage word-for-word into your posting (please include the page number). Explain how the quote resonates with your story. Finally, ask a question of your readers. Return to this discussion, read all of your peers' postings, and respond to one of the questions asked. You must both post and respond to receive full credit for this discussion.

April 1, Wednesday, by 11:59 pm

Horton and Freire, "Education and Social Change" (199-226)

For this week's reading, I want all of you to address one of the two sub-titles for this section: "You have to bootleg education," or "The people begin to get their history into their hands, and then the role of education changes." Both of these are provocative sub-titles. Begin by identifying a key passage in one of the two sections in this chapter, and type that passage word-for-word into your discussion posting (be sure to include the page number of the passage). Then, explain how the passage you are quoting helps you to understand the sub-title for that section. Finally, end your posting by asking a question of your peers.
Return to the discussion and read all of your peers' postings; then respond to one of the questions asked by your peers. You must both post and respond to receive full credit for this discussion.

Wednesday, March 25, by 11:59 pm

Please read chapter 4, "Educational Practice" (145-197), and then respond to the following:

For this week's reading, I want all of you to focus on a particular passage that EITHER excites/interests you OR a passage with which you disgree. Begin by typing word-for-word the passage (and please include the page number). Then, in a paragraph at least 100 words long, explain why the passage excites/interests you or why you disagree with it. END this writing by asking a question of your readers. The question should connect with the passage and your explanation. Finally, return to the postings and respond to one of your peer's postings by answering the question posed. You must do both the posting and the response to receive full credit for this assignment.

March 11, Wednesday, by 11:59 pm

Read Horton and Freire, Chapter 3 (97-143)

The authors devote this section to "ideas." As you read, make special note of two types of ideas: those that seem exciting and make sense to you, and those that seem alienating or confusing. Then write about those ideas in two paragraphs (one for the exciting ideas, one for the alienating idea). Each paragraph should be a minimum of 100-words long, and each paragraph should explain why you think the way that you do about these ideas. You should read all of your peers' postings and respond to one of them. In order to receive full credit, you must both post and respond.