When we are born, we use our mouths and bodies to communicate our needs to our parents. We learn how to speak the language(s) that our parents speak, quickly finding out how to communicate to others using our words and actions.
It's not until we have completed several years of school that we learn how to read (unless you are self-taught, but it still takes a process of some time). But after you were done with school, did you continue to read because you wanted to? Or do you read only when you need to?
In 2010 Jon Ralls gave an excellent presentation about how styles of communication change with cultures. This has a profound impact on how we teach. This post is a summary of his presentation.
How do individuals and cultures as a whole prefer to communicate?
Let's explore what Jon had to say. He first cited Walter Ong, author of Orality and Literacy. Ong wrote that there are three main ways people and cultures communicate.1
My book A Couple with Common Cents won three book awards!
Finalist, Best Overall Design Fiction
2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Second Place Short Story
2017 Missouri Writers Guild President’s Contest
Honorable Mention, Home Category
2017 Eric Hoffer Book Awards
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Here’s a short excerpt from A Couple with Common Cents:
