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Fecho, Bob; Amatucci, Kristi Bruce – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2008
Using the experiences of Andy, a working class adolescent exploring his gay identity, and the dialogical and transactional relationship he developed with Kristi, his senior-year English teacher, we argue that the teaching of reading and writing must be seen as more than the learning of discrete skills to enable future employment. On the contrary,…
Descriptors: Working Class, English Teachers, Social Capital, Adolescents