tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591095791171527168.post6733101894219714389..comments2019-09-27T20:51:44.481-04:00Comments on literacy enquirer: The Deficit Gazerisky mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077610678672970330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591095791171527168.post-2059301997078254352013-09-04T15:14:32.536-04:002013-09-04T15:14:32.536-04:00Many adult learners are troubled by friends and fa...Many adult learners are troubled by friends and families who say that they will become “high and mighty” if they carry on with school, that they will be too stuck up to keep old connections. As a result, when we insist that learners use standard English “because it is correct,” we put them in an untenable position.<br /><br />Of course they resist the idea that they and their families are sub-standard. If they have to choose between us and their community, they will find it a difficult choice to make. They want the education we offer, but they may not be willing to pay such a high price.<br /> http://katenonesuch.com/2012/08/13/standard-english/<br /><br />Kate Nonesuch Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591095791171527168.post-86491743727116424562013-09-04T15:10:39.879-04:002013-09-04T15:10:39.879-04:00Many adult learners are troubled by friends and fa...Many adult learners are troubled by friends and families who say that they will become “high and mighty” if they carry on with school, that they will be too stuck up to keep old connections. As a result, when we insist that learners use standard English “because it is correct,” we put them in an untenable position.<br /><br />Of course they resist the idea that they and their families are sub-standard. If they have to choose between us and their community, they will find it a difficult choice to make. They want the education we offer, but they may not be willing to pay such a high price.<br /><br />http://katenonesuch.com/2012/08/13/standard-english/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591095791171527168.post-55355105766212709802013-02-12T20:24:02.725-05:002013-02-12T20:24:02.725-05:00Thanks for posting this!
So wonderful to read a...Thanks for posting this! <br /><br />So wonderful to read a hopeful, positive, forward-thinking work. A much-needed antidote to the fear-mongering finger-pointing that seems to drive adult literacy policy these days...LambentGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674524775542643457noreply@blogger.com