Literacy Is For The Cool Kids

I found this nifty picture here and thought that it was a very interesting way to show a couple of things. What do you notice first about this picture? A child. This child has made herself nice and comfortable on a stack of books for a chair so that she can read on her iPad. This is really a sign of the times. A few years ago no one would have dreamed of picking up something like an iPad.

“…without a doubt that literacy is part of social practice.”

We are social creatures. We use anything we can get our hands on to make us seem more popular or part of the “in” crowd. If the popular thing is to have an iPad, then you had better go get an iPad if you want to make friends. That’s not really how it is, but kids have that mindset. That’s why kids are all so different while trying to stay the same as everyone else. Everyone wants to be an individual and a trendsetter but if you’re too different then no one will want to have anything to do with you.

Be original! Be literate. The kindles, iPads, computers and all the other electronics should just be powered off. Take a second to open up the pages of a real book and feel the satisfaction of turning each and every page and being able to actually feel how close you are to the end. Take a second and enjoy life.