Transforming Literacy - Chapters 6-7

We cannot simply teach literacy. We have to talk about exposing what is true, employing information, expressing ideas compellingly, and using information ethically. It must be part of our conversations.
Warlick, David F, and David F Warlick. Redefining Literacy 2.0. Columbus, Ohio: Linworth Pub., 2009. Print.  

by Blake, Tupper Ansel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  Learning is no longer a passive activity, or shouldn't be.  Our understanding of learning has moved from a student being a passive receiver to an active creator.  They will move from having literacy to developing literacy habits.     
  Information is no longer scare.  It is now an ocean. The students themselves can navigate the information themselves, but it is perilous. They are no longer locked in their safe harbors, protected from the dangers of bias, opinions, and mistakes.   They will have a be taught how to sail safely, spot rocks their the course, and carefully navigate around submerged pitfalls that could run them aground.  
  They will now have to read critically instead of reading only curated texts.  They will have to beware of bias in articles instead of just accepting what they read at face value.  They will have to check facts for errors instead of relying on others to do it for they.  They will have to be flexible.

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  Students will need to learn how to learn so they can adapt to ever-changing waters.  They will not stay on the same course their whole lives like they parents and grandparents did.  They will have many different occupations throughout their lifetimes and will have to learn new skills to succeed in them. They will have to move from lifelong learning to a lifestyle of constant learning.  In the end, it is not reaching the port of destination that is the greated value, it is how you got there that mattered.