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Wayson, 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
Perry, Theresa, Ed.; Delpit, Lisa, Ed. – 1998
The recent discussions about the teaching of Black English, known as Ebonics, in the Oakland (California) school district have highlighted concerns about the right way to educate African American children. The authors of essays in this collection offer background history that explores the race and power dynamics surrounding the development of…
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Students
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McWhorter, 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