Multiple Literacies Equal Multiplied Learning

The concept of multiple literacies makes me think of this:

which makes me think of this:

And also this story:

Many years ago in the countryside, an ox pull was held to determine which villager had the strongest ox. The winner pulled 9,000 pounds and the runner-up pulled just a few pounds short of that mark. The owners and the old-timers who had watched the competition began arguing about how much the two oxen could pull if they pulled together. Many bets were placed with people determining the two oxen could pull anywhere from 16,000 to 18,000 pounds. The owners decided to test this out. When hitched together, the oxen pulled well over 26,000 pounds.

This is what happens when we work together. We are all more than the sum of our parts and that is beautiful.