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skills

culture

history

experiences

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household dynamics, classroom practices, development of identity outside of environments

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Kirkland discusses tattoos as having cultural meaning, reflective of a student’s experiences

By listening to students’ experiences, adults can learn about depths of culture they wouldn’t know otherwise

De La Torre wanted students to contribute to class discussion with personal experiences, but students talked about textual evidence instead

Students need to be told in classes that their experience is valuable knowledge, just like the knowledge of things in the curriculum

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Between home and school

Way of knowing and formation spaces

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Author's goal: Moving from...

Students noticing connections --> Students being able to tap their localized knowledge as a deep resource

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When this is done responsibly by politically conscious educators -->

Students develop skills in:

critical investigation of system (culture)

self (identity)

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Literacy artifact -

Literacy as a practice, not limited to specific forms of text or groups of people

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How can we aid students to make these connections from their funds of knowledge?

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How can we aid students to make these connections from their funds of knowledge?

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Derrick's tattoos help him cope with his experiences, allows him to connect with himself and with others, and provides a space to comment on his life and his life philosophies.

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The authenticity that the author kept when writing about Derrick's experiences in life added to the overall symbolism of the paper