They can resort to using their slang in other classes and on their own time."
“The majority of students cannot read at grade level.
Anyone who disagrees with a teacher teaching appropriate grammar is part of the problem.”
ama2222
2.
“Shes helping them become writers for any career.
My white nieces and nephews use these terms all the time, not EVERYTHING is race related!”
lydayr
3.
I don’t call this teaching."
lissmyrelyse
4.
“This teacher is my hero.
David Pittarelli
5.
“A teacher should NEVER punish behavior with writing.
All that does is make kids equate writing with punishment.
bethechangeyouwanttosee
6.
Kimberlyjanise
7.
“She is an English teacher.
Her job is to teach students to use English.
There is no implied judgment about students preferred personal communication styles.
The job of pupils in that class is to learn and to demonstrate ‘proper’ English.”
“They cant use ‘Spanglish’ or Creole or Mandarin Chinese.
In English class, it would be a disservice to accept anything other than standard English.”
drhelenehubbard
8.
“As a seventh-grade ELA teacher, this is overreach.
Do they say cool?
“Language is continuing to evolve, and conversational language should not be punished.
2012rhwhite13
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10.
“Parents should be supporting their childrens teachers!
If this teacher did not care, she would let the children decide how English shall be taught!”
“Instead, this teacher is teaching them real world responsibilities toward ones own education!
This teacher, a professional educator, is NOT ‘anti-black.’
This educator is ‘anti-low-test-scores.’
This educator is teaching the proper way our education system has decided our children should write and communicate.
I dont know any university that would accept this kind of grammar used by some of her students!
Or any abroad!”
melflores2
11.
“I have a degree in English and did not enjoy my undergrad grammar courses.
However, knowing the rules of written language is a must.
Once you understand the foundation, you could have a great time with linguistics.”
19keightyfour
12.
KateColton498
13.
“Language is fluid.
Where I teach, 90% of my students are people of color.
Having my students write in their natural AAVE allows for such rich and amazing insight.
This is elitist BS.
Who gets to determine what is ‘proper?'”
“Traditional is not always right, and new is not always wrong.
Embrace the changes and you will see and hear things you cant begin to imagine.
If academia would throw out old prejudices, school can become a place of inspiration instead of boring compliance.
Stop promoting and enforcing code-switching.”
HappyIntrovert2
14.
“Teaching students how to code-switch is beneficial for their futures.
Forbidding students from using current slang is white supremacy rooted in colonialism.”
mondaymondaymonday
15.
The way you speak isnt how you write.
Im a casual, slangy speaker and also a professional writer, often with a more formal tone.”
“Some of these students are probably phenomenal writers whether they speak in slang or not.
Also, most of this list is AAVE, which should be encouraged in the classroom!
AAVE isnt improper English, and its important to educate students about all kinds of ways of speaking!”
kellydouglas333
16.
“Language grows and evolves.
Unlike this teacher.”
Tharris296
17.
“As a teacher, who cares?
Students should get to talk to and express themselves however they want.
There’s a difference between speaking casually and diplomatically, and they can be taught that.
She just sounds controlling, and that sucks.”
analeehope
18.
“Saying it’s anti-Black is racist.
Black people aren’t stereotypes who only speak in one way.
They can resort to using their slang in other classes and on their own time.”
mitrofannorris
19.
Seems like a great opportunity to facilitate a conversation with the students rather than a punishment.”
