The Book Wheel

The book-wheel reminds us that we have long felt a contradictory need to not simply appreciate texts but also put them to work: becoming literate is a complicated, often contentious activity. . . .

What happens when our texts become actively social? (Johnson-Eilola, 2010, p. 37)

I am suggesting that we think about what we are doing in light of a different, still-emerging set of possibilities in order to identify positive and negative aspects and to discuss things we might want to try out. (Johnson-Eilola, 2010, p. 49)