As our paper on literacy is due next Monday, I have begun to think about what my literacies may be.  My first instinct was to write about turfgrass.  I've worked at the Turfgrass Information Center for the past  four years and have since acquired a lot of specific knowledge about turfgrass that many people might not be aware of.  (In case you're wondering turfgrass is defined as any maintained sward of grass such as on a golf course or sports field.)

There are so many different literacies in our everyday life that we don't realize the process it took for us to accquire that knowledge.  Something that may seem like second-nature to one person may actually be unfamiliar to another person.  I think the literacy paper is going to be helpful in getting us all to think about what our own "specialties" may be and how we can use that knowledge to help clients with their papers.  Since everyone has their owns set of knowledge and different perspective it will be helpful to look at my literacies in order to better understand what my philosophy of consulting will be.