In the winter of 1996, the Oakland school board's resolution recognizing Ebonics as a valid linguistic system generated a brief firestorm of hostile criticism and misinformation, then faded from public consciousness. But in the classrooms of America, the question of how to engage the distinctive language of many African-American children remains urgent. In The Real Ebonics Debate some of our most important educators, linguists, and writers, as well as teachers and students reporting from the field, examine the lessons of the Ebonics controversy and unravel the complex issues at the heart of how America educates its children.
- ISBN10 0807031461
- ISBN13 9780807031469
- Publish Date 17 January 2001 (first published 17 June 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Beacon Press
- Format eBook
- Language English