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Peer reviewedWayson, William W.; Pinnell, Gay Su – National Elementary Principal, 1977
Commentary based on Frank Riessman's book "The Inner-City Child." Concludes that whatever is done to build on the strengths that inner-city children bring to school will be done by individual school people who find the personal and professional strength to do it. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes
Peer reviewedMcWhorter, John H. – Black Scholar, 1997
"Ebonics II" is the position that there is no significant gap between black and standard English but that teaching standard English as a foreign language would alleviate the stigma attached to black English. Acknowledging black English and promoting Afrocentric curricula while teaching standard English would overcome the resistance many children…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Cultural Differences
