I was wondering if, in the 'presentation' that was given by the students of the CLC, if it was just the police trainer who was invited or if it was the entire force, and just he showed up. I think that that area would benefit from an open, moderated dialogue between the youth and the citizens of that community and the people on the police force who patrol that area, but that is neither here or there.
The idea of situational knowledge is a good one. I think that if more people took into account the idea of situational knowledge more people would be empowered. It goes back to what we have been talking about almost the whole semester, the idea that just because someone can't articulate as well as I can doesn 't mean they aren't as smart (or is the majority of cases smarter) than myself. I have learned to work the system. I went for years as an undiagnosed dyslexic and for that reason I always had a hard time reading and writing in the classroom setting. However, when I was 8 years old, I had 2 stories published in an anthology in my school. It was not a publication that everyone was allowed into (if i'm not mistaken). That, to me, doesn't sound like an uneducated person. It sounds like a misunderstood person.
I liked this article more than the others... because it was a little easier to relate to with the idea of situational knowledge. I liked that they tried to open up a dialogue between those in power and those being 'lorded over'.
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