I do feel that we should include the "viewing" and "visually representing" as part of the six language arts. I feel that visual representation of language has become a very influential part of our society. Viewing includes the internet, T.V and advertisements; the purpose is to communicate a message through visual aid. Though sign-language may not fit into these categories exactly, it is a great example of visual aid assisting in communication, so yes I do feel that these two should be included in the language arts. As for condoning the digital and media influences on children's lives, I feel that education is already doing that but at a much larger scale. Recently there has a been a push for technology in the classroom. Teachers have also branched out and are beginning to use more internet source to assist while teaching, so I do not feel that accepting viewing and visually representing as part of the six language arts is condoning the digital influences on children's lives any more than what we already are.
I am a visual learner, so I guess you could say viewing is important to me. I also learn through asking lots of questions (this has annoyed my mom at times). Academically I would say that talking has a lot of influence on me. I often find myself talking through difficult problems to myself, or having to talk an issue out before being able to solve it. I don't see this changing anytime soon because I have found what works for me, and I am a firm believer in "if it's not broken don't fix it."
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Glad you've found your method :) I, too, am a talker and can be found talking to myself just about anywhere.
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