NP Ebonics (was It ain't only Rock & Roll, it's Jazz too)

[MalignD at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/13/03 7:21:37 PM, davemarc at panix.com writes:


> There might be a big straw man here.  As far as I know, the main point about
> recognizing "Ebonics" has to do with getting teachers (and others) to
> respect the dialect or home language of their students as a legitimate form
> of communication, and not as ungrammatical, "ghetto talk," an inferior
> dialect, a sign of ignorance, the legacy of "illiterate parents," etc.
> 
By what logic should it become the   obligation of teachers to "respect" the 
"home language" of their students?   The teachers' role is to educate their 
students, not "respect" what is, in fact, dialect.   

The strawman is the idea that this is a disservice being done Blacks and 
their heritage by white educators.
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