I found this article to be particularly fascinating as it aligns with my own personal views of language and writing—that it is through storytelling that we find ourselves and share our culture. Each of us communicates through telling stories, whether it be a creative venture like writing a personal narrative or creating a website or something more mundane like having a conversation with a friend or participating in an argument. Our own literacy narratives give others a way to understand us individually.
I like how the article points out that teachers often don't have the time to know students on a personal basis but that giving students the opportunity to share their literacy narratives allows for teachers to know their students in a more one-on-one fashion. As a writing tutor, I agree with this concept. I see students who come from very different writing circumstances, and those circumstances shape those students into who they are. Hearing what brings students to places like the writing center definitely builds on this idea that our personal literacy is shaped by our culture and learning circumstances.
