NP Dialects in Education (was SLSL language)

[davemarc]

From: Malignd <malignd at yahoo.com>
> 
> <<There is no such thing as education value in the
> abstract. >>
> 
> The above one reason that people are taught not merely
> to speak, spell, communicate, but to do so according
> to a standard, since the context of education for most
> is the commercial future--jobs, advancement, higher
> education--which adheres to, and requires familiarity
> with, a standard.
> 
Does anyone in this discussion disagree with the above?  

d.