Brandt

Chloe Brotherton

1510 English

October 1, 2012

Dialectial Journal

“Throughout their lives, affluent people from high-caste racial groups have multiple and redundant contracts with powerful literacy sponsors as a routine part of their economic and political privileges.  Poor people and those from low-caste racial groups are less consistent, less politically secured access to literacy sponsors—especially to the ones that can grease their way to academic and economic success,” (Brandt 337)

I found this interesting that Brandt is using race in her article.  In the section “Sponsorship and Access”, the first paragraph starts out with comparing races, which I found surprising.  Apparently race-status really matters in a literary sponsorship.  Also, family background, income, and education contribute to one’s sponsorship.

“When this process stirs ambivalence, on their part or on ours, we need to be understanding,” (Brandt 348)

I agree with Brandt that teachers, professors, and writers need to be more understanding.  Not everyone is good at writing; I believe that a good writer is one who is just born with it.  If college students are not yet “good writers” then teachers need to understand and if they are getting their work done then that is all that matters.