Black Education / Schools : Ebonics

[CraigK]

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[Clyde C Coger Jr]

Have any of you read this article? If so, what is your opinion?

http://www.melanet.com/clegg_series/ebonics.html

In the Spirit of Sankofa,

.......From my perspective, it would be far more interesting to know your opinion of the article; and I'm asking, what is your opinion, CraigK?

Peace In,

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

One of the reasons people are still extant as a species is because of their ability to adapt to changing life conditions.
To succeed in an environment one must adapt to it, and the ability to effectively communicate within that environment is key to that success.
In my opinion, speaking standard English in this country is one of the basic requirements (along with a good education and work habits) to succeed. In my reading, one of the main reasons given by wealthy minorities (apart from musicians and athletes) for their success is the insistence of their parents that they speak standard English in the home.
Do I consider Ebonics a separate language? No. Like pidgin, it is a 'make do' tongue; it enables the speaker to 'get by' in society, but will never allow them to do much more than just 'get by'. Who wants to settle for that?
Now, may I have your opinion?

As more and more minorities in this country attain millionaire status, and more and more Americans slip from the middle to the lower class, the divide becomes more an economic or class one than a racial one. How you are perceived becomes a strong factor in your ability to succeed, and aside from dress, nothing makes a more immediate impression than your speech.​

CraigK,11 minutes ago

In the Spirit of Sankofa,

.......Unlike you, I stand with the good Dr. Smith calling Ebonics an autonomous language inherited from our West and Central African ancestors; in order to impact the failure of government, school systems, etc...to teach English as a second language to African Americans, in schools.

...Dr. Smith believes that the high failure and drop-out rate of Black children across the United States is traceable to the fact that they are limited or non-English speakers, but neither the United States government, state departments of education nor local school boards recognize this fact. Hence, millions of dollars are spent to teach English as a second language to Mexican, Asian, Indian, Persian, Oriental and other non-English speaking people, while black children must be content with attempting to grasp knowledge imparted to them in a language that is not their own...

...Furthermore, there are solid bits of empirical evidence that suggest that at this same time West Africans had developed a Lingua Franca or trade language spoken by common agreement between different language groups. According to Dr. Smith, this communication was facilitated by the vocabulary from several dominant languages such as Ngola, Fulani, Wolof, Yorbuba, Mandingo, Malinke, Bambara and Dwe. Because of these shared linguistic features, West Africans, who were brought to the New World as slaves, were able to retain a singular African language structure...

...Why has Dr. Smith spent several years studying Ebonics, lecturing and teaching about it on various college and university campuses and otherwise seeking to have it recognized as an autonomous language? " We should be taught English," he states, "as a second language...

"The same thing, I submit, occurred with the slave descendants of African origin...Black Americans are speaking an African language (Ebonics) with some European influence."

http://www.melanet.com/clegg_series/ebonics.html

Peace In,

 

[info-moetry]

As more and more minorities in this country attain millionaire status, and more and more Americans slip from the middle to the lower class, the divide becomes more an economic or class one than a racial one. How you are perceived becomes a strong factor in your ability to succeed, and aside from dress, nothing makes a more immediate impression than your speech.

you just played your FINAL hand CraigK!

"ebonics" is a white term like all other attributes aimed at black people that black people never gave approval of! The banning of your friend is ever apparent!

Question: Can you prove that you are your people are not born from dogs in the last 10,000 years? Just in case you need time to think, look at your and your woman's hair!! Don't smell her or yourselves because you might not be able to stand it even after taking a shower or bath!

oh, btw i'm speaking in Ebonics!

 

[Kemetstry]

Every ethnic group a/o region of the country has a unique way of speaking the language. Why is ebonics so important to you?

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