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Originally posted by Dvyne Evolushun
As if Ebonics is the only way to keep AA interested in school. Sounds to me as if the goal of the program is to ensure that our children will not know how to effectively communicate to become successful.
Someone in the article compared ESL (English as a second language) to ebonics. Helllloooo... ebonics is not a foreign language and should not be treated as such.
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So whatchoo sayin' is dat Shaniqua 'nem ain't finsta get inta no college bein' ebonically astute and thangs? Why you say dat?
I am joking because I agree with you.
Scenario: Two physicians...
"Whas wrong witcho patient?"
(Thinks to herself "why she aksin' me all deez questions?")"My patient got uhm...dag...what it's called??? Uhm...shalamidia" (chlamydia...I had a student actually pronounce it this way)
"Uuuaahh! You better go 'scribe her some medicines up in here...shoo."
END SCENARIO
Why????? I know this isn't "ebonics" either...more slang, I think. Ebonics is like seriously BROKEN English...like almost incomprehensible.
Aaaaarggggghhhh!!!! If I were a parent whose child was attending either of the pilot schools (which I never would be...too country for me, but I digress) I would DEMAND that my child not be subject to that curriculum...or I'd take my child out of the school, move to Los Angeles and resume life as normal...
Apparently it is optional? No? How do they determine who takes the course? Is there an entrance examination? What would the tests consist of?