I'm still really torn on the Ebonics debate. On one hand I understand that there is no official "correct" form of English and that the students we were talking about in class should be able to speak in the language/dialect/etc. that they are familiar and comfortable with. But you have to take into account the type of people that they will come into contact with in the future. Generally speaking, if someone can't effectively speak English they probably aren't going to get very far beyond their own community. I suppose the best solution would have been to stress the importance of both a native language and English. This of course goes for any language, not just Ebonics.
Victoria Rader post 18 (I think?)
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