tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980000734372706568.post988555345058489170..comments2021-06-17T21:59:02.010-07:00Comments on Hip-Hop Teacher: "But it's just a dialect that I select when I hang..."hiphopteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222380186004668042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980000734372706568.post-24292088510487954242013-11-20T07:30:22.071-08:002013-11-20T07:30:22.071-08:00I absolutely agree; teaching standard English IS i...I absolutely agree; teaching standard English IS important ... and simply 'banning' words doesn't TEACH it at all. It removes a form of communication without equipping students with an understanding of how/why to change their discourse depending on their environment. I speak completely differently as a teacher to how I speak with my mates; 'banning' a few words wouldn't have taught me that. It would have taught me to be ashamed of my roots though.CareyEnglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906112949778142837noreply@blogger.com