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	<title>Comments on: Maybe the name of this stupid program sounds better in Ebonics</title>
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		<title>By: Dimsdale</title>
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		<description>“Ebonics is a different language, it’s not slang as many believe,’ Texeira said. “For many of these students Ebonics is their language, and it should be considered a foreign language. These students should be taught like other students who speak a foreign language.’


This is wrong on so many levels, it is hard to know where to start!  

1) if it is a &quot;foreign&quot; language, where else do they speak it?
2) Real foreign students come from a different country/culture, where the official language is actuallly NOT English.  Most, with the sad exception of HIspanics, seem to be able to pick up the language and assimilate quickly.
3) &quot;Ebonics&quot; IS slang, or more accurately, a bastardization of English, but instead of being incorporated into a language as true slang frequently is, social worker types like Texiera (no doubt in search of a new lucrative career) tries to call it an actual language.  Maybe if they learn to speak proper English first, they could go back to &quot;axing&quot; questions in their &quot;foreign language.&quot;
4) this does nothing but hold blacks back, making them look stupid, slovenly, and ignorant.  Period.  &quot;Bilingual&quot; education in Ebonics would simply 

This is just another case of not wanting to hurt children&#039;s &quot;self esteem&quot; again.  &quot;No, Kweisi, there is no wrong answer.  The only correct answer is the one you feel is right.&quot;  Of course, little Kweisi probably can&#039;t understand her, and thinks he is getting &quot;dissed!&quot;

I wish some of these do gooders would listen to Bill Cosby.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Ebonics is a different language, it’s not slang as many believe,’ Texeira said. “For many of these students Ebonics is their language, and it should be considered a foreign language. These students should be taught like other students who speak a foreign language.’</p>
<p>This is wrong on so many levels, it is hard to know where to start!  </p>
<p>1) if it is a &#8220;foreign&#8221; language, where else do they speak it?<br />
2) Real foreign students come from a different country/culture, where the official language is actuallly NOT English.  Most, with the sad exception of HIspanics, seem to be able to pick up the language and assimilate quickly.<br />
3) &#8220;Ebonics&#8221; IS slang, or more accurately, a bastardization of English, but instead of being incorporated into a language as true slang frequently is, social worker types like Texiera (no doubt in search of a new lucrative career) tries to call it an actual language.  Maybe if they learn to speak proper English first, they could go back to &#8220;axing&#8221; questions in their &#8220;foreign language.&#8221;<br />
4) this does nothing but hold blacks back, making them look stupid, slovenly, and ignorant.  Period.  &#8220;Bilingual&#8221; education in Ebonics would simply </p>
<p>This is just another case of not wanting to hurt children&#8217;s &#8220;self esteem&#8221; again.  &#8220;No, Kweisi, there is no wrong answer.  The only correct answer is the one you feel is right.&#8221;  Of course, little Kweisi probably can&#8217;t understand her, and thinks he is getting &#8220;dissed!&#8221;</p>
<p>I wish some of these do gooders would listen to Bill Cosby.</p>
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