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The Notion Of Multiple Literacies Recognized That There Are Many Ways Of Being-and Of Becoming-literate, And That How Literacy Develops And How It Is Used Depend On The Particular Social And Cultural Setting.

We Carry With Us Habits Of Thought And Taste Fostered In Some Nearly Forgotten Classroom By A Certain Teacher.

I Would Urge That The Yeast Of Education Is The Idea Of Excellence, And The Idea Of Excellence Comprises As Many Forms As There Are Individuals, Each Of Whom Develops His Own Image Of Excellence. The School Must Have As One Of Its Principal Functions The Nurturing Of Images Of Excellence.

The Main Characteristic Of Play - Whether Of Child Or Adult - Is Not It Content But Its Mode. Play Is An Approach To Action, Not A Form Of Activity.

The Agentive Mind Is Not Only Active In Nature, But It Seeks Out Dialogue And Discourse With Other Active Minds. And It Is Through This Dialogic, Discursive Process That We Come To Know The Other And His Points Of View, His Stories. We Learn An Enormous Amount Not Only About The World But About Ourselves By Discourse With Others.