Book Review: The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign: The Power and Politics of Literacy
Abstract
Dr. Bender-Slack’s book, The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign: The Power and Politics of Literacy, came to me at a pivotal moment in my career. I have been a high school English teacher for over 10 years, but I have to admit, I was feeling burnt out, tired, unappreciated and, frankly, powerless when this book found me. It was the summer of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers to make abrupt and sweeping curricular changes in the span of a week, and the murder of George Floyd, with the ensuing unrest set the cultural scene. I needed this book in this moment; I, like Nicaragua in 1980, was ripe for a literacy campaign.
Recommended Citation
Ampleman, Nora
(2021)
"Book Review: The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign: The Power and Politics of Literacy,"
Ohio Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 35:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/ojte/vol35/iss2/4
