http://aeornd.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/edutopia-video/ Wed, 09 May 2007 18:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://aeornd.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/edutopia-video/#comment-5 Katie Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:18:27 +0000 http://aeornd.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/edutopia-video/#comment-5 I have seen a documentary similar to this one concerning schools in Oakland that focused on Ebonics as a native dialect for most of the children. The school system is doing amazing programs concerning the mastery of standard English while also allowing the children to keep the dialect they learned at home. The teachers emphasize code-switching between Ebonics and standard English and the children are showing increasing literacy and reading competency rates. You would be suprised to see just how some "bad" school districts are working to positively impact the lives of their students while furthering education. I have seen a documentary similar to this one concerning schools in Oakland that focused on Ebonics as a native dialect for most of the children. The school system is doing amazing programs concerning the mastery of standard English while also allowing the children to keep the dialect they learned at home. The teachers emphasize code-switching between Ebonics and standard English and the children are showing increasing literacy and reading competency rates. You would be suprised to see just how some “bad” school districts are working to positively impact the lives of their students while furthering education.

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