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Monday, February 28, 2005
Free Speech: An Urban School Dilemma
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Should children in urban schools be encouraged to speak “the queen’s English”? My colleague Paul Donsky wrote about the successof Atlanta’s Capitol View Elementary in Sunday’s paper. While at the school, he noticed teachers making an effort to correct students’ grammar and encouraging them to speak proper English.
The school’s curriculum emphasizes Greek and Roman mythology, Mozart and Beethoven. Donsky wrote: “This approach is in sharp contrast to many low-income city schools, which stress African and African-American themes in an effort to build student’s self esteem and make learning more relevant.”
What do you think?
