Week 3

To be changed by ideas was pure pleasure. But to learn ideas that ran counter to values and beliefs learned at home was to place oneself at risk, to enter the danger zone. Home was the place where I was forced to conform to someone else’s image of who and what I should be. School was the place where I could forget that self and, through ideas, reinvent myself. (hooks 1994 p3).

Read this article about the perspectives of scholar and community leader, bell hooks. Barry Burke assesses the contribution that bell hooks has made to thinking about education and sets this within the context of her biography and work.

Write a short summary and analysis based on the prompts below.

• What are two aspects of hooks perspectives that relate to what you've learned in class this summer?
• Reflect on your educational experiences after reading this article and give two examples of experiences you've had or perspectives that have been gained through your education. 
• What purpose do these perspectives or experiences have in your life? How could these experiences or perspectives be considered political or not? Explain why.

Requirements for BLOG POSTS

• You must write 250 words each post (due Thursday @ Midnight), Responses to two other students 50 words each (due Sunday @ midnight)
• Students must post during the week the blog is assigned or it will not be graded.