Dewey believed that teaching becomes a "social stigma instead of an honor" when student and teacher thinking is done with " uniformity as well as conformity- (Dewey, 1959, p.135). ... Conversely, the goal of critical literacy is to make students aware of who obtains and possesses power, allowing the students to question their world (Freire, 1970; Macedo, 1994). ... When used effectively a journal can indicate student's "perceptions and attitudes" and how they change as a result of the inquiry process (Hoffman, 1993). Regardless of the tool used to promote student reflection, it is crit...

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