"A southern mountain dialect that is often used to characterize poor whites."- felt that this was a stereo type because there are a few white middle class that live in an area that has a strong southern dialect.
Last paragraph of page 124-and top of 125~ The two children brought some literacy knowledge with out having been formally taught, but developed the concepts from the environment around them.
"To the extent that parental education-which is going to affect the frequency and the types of reading and writing people do-is related to poverty, this makes some sense.~ I agree if the parent shows no interest in education as the child's role model they too will develop the same distaste for education and reading and writing.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Mountaneer
Understanding Stereo-type
~I have experienced a negative stereo-type after I moved to WV from Ohio. Most of the stereo-type comes in the form of jokes and picking. I can remember one Christmas my boyfriend and I received a few Cd's that "Hillbillies" listen to or the "we WV's listen to." Most of the picking comes from my boyfriends brother-in-law.
I do use the word "hillbilly" when explaining that not all WV's are impoverished or technologically challenged, in the area that I reside. There are not any parts of WV I avoid however, I have not been to many areas in the state. Since I am not originally from WV I don't have a strong feelings about the TV caricatures.
The Power of Nature
~My first experience with clarity from nature happened when I first visited Valley Falls. During my first few months of living here my boyfriend and I made it a point to visit the local state parks around us. That was when we spent the day walking along the rocks of the river. the peace and calm that the rushing water produced was therapeutic because from the time that you are visiting the falls they are all that you can hear. I think that people have a natural connection to nature but because they are not able to enjoy it often they become closed off, we need to nurture them and help them to realize there natural tendencies.
~I have experienced a negative stereo-type after I moved to WV from Ohio. Most of the stereo-type comes in the form of jokes and picking. I can remember one Christmas my boyfriend and I received a few Cd's that "Hillbillies" listen to or the "we WV's listen to." Most of the picking comes from my boyfriends brother-in-law.
I do use the word "hillbilly" when explaining that not all WV's are impoverished or technologically challenged, in the area that I reside. There are not any parts of WV I avoid however, I have not been to many areas in the state. Since I am not originally from WV I don't have a strong feelings about the TV caricatures.
The Power of Nature
~My first experience with clarity from nature happened when I first visited Valley Falls. During my first few months of living here my boyfriend and I made it a point to visit the local state parks around us. That was when we spent the day walking along the rocks of the river. the peace and calm that the rushing water produced was therapeutic because from the time that you are visiting the falls they are all that you can hear. I think that people have a natural connection to nature but because they are not able to enjoy it often they become closed off, we need to nurture them and help them to realize there natural tendencies.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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