Comments on: Because education officials wouldn’t lie http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/08/11/because-education-officials-wouldnt-lie/ Comments on the state of education in Texas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: elementaryteacher http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/08/11/because-education-officials-wouldnt-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-461 elementaryteacher Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:46:19 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/08/11/because-education-officials-wouldnt-lie/#comment-461 I've been trying to subscribe to your general RSS feed button, but it doesn't seem to be working. Can you help? Furthermore, having studied briefly the history of Black English during the 70's, it is a DIALECT, NOT a language. In the Middle Eastern country where I live, there are many dialects of Arabic which are not separate WRITTEN languages--they are only spoken varieties. Here, linguists refer to all of those as DIALECTS, and the standard written version as a LANGUAGE. You find the same situation in most European countries. In Germany, for example, standard German is taught in schools, whereas there are many varieties of spoken dialects. Probably the same thing for Spain, France, Italy, Greece, etc. Eileen Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas elementaryteacher.wordpress.com I’ve been trying to subscribe to your general RSS feed button, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Can you help?

Furthermore, having studied briefly the history of Black English during the 70′s, it is a DIALECT, NOT a language. In the Middle Eastern country where I live, there are many dialects of Arabic which are not separate WRITTEN languages–they are only spoken varieties. Here, linguists refer to all of those as DIALECTS, and the standard written version as a LANGUAGE.

You find the same situation in most European countries. In Germany, for example, standard German is taught in schools, whereas there are many varieties of spoken dialects. Probably the same thing for Spain, France, Italy, Greece, etc.

Eileen
Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas
elementaryteacher.wordpress.com

]]> By: kherbert http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/08/11/because-education-officials-wouldnt-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-460 kherbert Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:59:00 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2007/08/11/because-education-officials-wouldnt-lie/#comment-460 HISD lying about students dropping out, I never would have believed it /sarcasm HISD lying about students dropping out, I never would have believed it /sarcasm

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