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Welcome to your Grammar Blog. Your assignment is to respond to one of the following questions related to Lisa Delpit’s “The Silenced Dialogue.” Aim for about 100-150 words, and post it to your team blog. Please follow the following guidelines:
1. Identify your entry with a title that suggests the content.
2. Sign your first and last name at the end.
3. Single space.
You may respond to other people’s posts through the comment feature. You may also read the blogs of the other groups by going to:
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http://writingcommonstwo.blogspot.com
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You can add a comment to other blogs by using the comment feature. You can only post to your own blog.
Questions (choose one):
1. If you are preparing to teach, what are you taking away from Delpit’s article regarding language and power that might help you as a teacher, and how could you apply these ideas to your proposed level of teaching?
2. One student asked, “Why do we have to discuss teaching minority children the language of power? Why not just teach everyone acceptance?” Respond.
3. For one of Delpit’s specific proposals (refer to the article), discuss the challenges of implementation. How could these challenges be addressed?
4. If you are not planning to teach, how do issues of language and power apply in the field you plan to enter? Does Delpit offer relevant insight?
posted by Vicki TB @ 9:34 PM
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"Delpit Response"
As much as I didn't like the way Delpit's article began, and actually thought she was a little racist, I did come around to see that her ideas had some merit. There is a language of power. People are better able to excel if they understand the subtleties of the language of power, and are able to communicate in a way that's socially acceptable. This is true in almost any professional field one chooses to persue. If you are an engineer you must speak like an engineer to be accepted. Artists must speak like artists and writers like writers. In business people spend about two seconds deciding whether or not you're worth their time. Often times it doesn't matter what you say to them, but how you say it. By teaching children the language of power, teachers can ensure their success.
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