Surprised

I have to admit I was not very thrilled with the idea of my book. That is one of the reasons why I decided to read it and allow myself outside my comfort zone. Not trying to argue the necessity of women to express themselves, but at times I feel a feminist point of view becomes very narrow, and I thought my book was just that.... a feminist book.
The surprise I had was that the book brings out some ideas that come out of interviews with women (written verbatim), but it is not a "man bashing" book.
Some of the themes that emerge as I read this book are:
- Voice versus silence:
The authors use the metaphor of voice and silence to encourage people to listen to their inner self and give themselves a voice.
They feel women were raised to be silent in society in the past, resulting in many women allowing themselves to be in abusive relationships. If they came from a family where the father was the only one allowed to have a voice, they are more likely to marry a man with a voice, while they remain silent.

- Ordinary yet necessary learning:
A passage of the book states that you can learn from anything, even from "hearing the grass grow and the squirrels' heartbeat".
We have equated learning with a classroom, and many times forgotten how much we can learn from everyday experiences.

Some very interesting points so far in this book. Do you feel that you have an equal voice in your family? Do you feel that everyone in your family has an equal voice regardless of their gender?

Women's ways of knowing

This book is about women feeling free to speak up and share their knowledge. It also involves understanding of why women doubt their intellectual competence, and some feel inferior to their male counterparts. It is a collection of stories of different women who share their stories of learning and sharing their knowledge.
The reviewers of the book state that it is a learning opportunity for both men and women of compassion and understanding of one another.

Book decision

Ok.... after searching the library and taking a peek at the books available, I decided to read Women's Ways of Knowing.
I have just started it, but will post more as soon as I get a grasp on the subject of the book.


AA

Introduction

I am fairly new at blogging, but this is my attempt to create a blog where I will discuss my book for EDAE 692.
At this point I am trying to decide on a book to read, which will possibly be determined by books the library currently has available.
I look forward to reading everyone's blog!

AA