Response to Margarita and Adult Literacy as Social Practices by Uta Papen

I can relate to your response to E.D. Hirsch, as it seems so central to being equipped to handle a complex world. I am forced, though, to go back and take a closer look at his words, to find the unsettling aspects to it. Critical literacy, on the other hand, seems to be the opposite E.D.Hirsch, who seems to want to "fill the container", whereas Freire seems to be about using one's own perspective, experience and consciousness to question the literacy given so as to be a more active participant in one's own learning. So then the question comes up: "Who am I being educated for? Myself? Or the society?"