Nutshells

Social context

Social life of student and teacher.  While someone may not be skilled at one type, they may be skilled at another.  For example, agriculture.  Those who grew up in ag-town may be literate in the agricultural world, though not necessarily in Shakespeare.  Therefore- who is “literate” and who is not?  Does being literate is a specific subject or vocation, but not in another, mean that they are illiterate?  Further than that, does being knowledgable to the point of literacy and beyond in that vocation, but not having the degree or higher education in that field, mean that they are “illiterate” in that field?

Example: A cultural shift in eco-friendly and organic foods is affecting the way we view food and agriculture.  The social change happening is in the literacy of “what you need to know.”  (Read: new knowledge breeds new ideas and literacies.)