Class Discussion

"Zitkala Sa was an Indian teacher who challenged and countered educational norms that silenced Indian voices and erased Indian culture"(118).

The significance of this quote is her pedagogical resistance in a time where minority rights were iqnored. She was trying to establish the inherent right of native Amiericans to decide their own values, modes, styles, voice,etc. We can learn from her resistance to conform to what was expected, and know more about the history of the past.

As a writing teacher I care about this because everyone regardless of race, gender, etc., should have the inherent right to their own VOICE. Everyone deserves respect, and that voice is crucial in the classroom. We, "can both contribute to and learn from" the work of rhetorical sovereignty" (118).