The other day, I was walking down the street thinking bout old Jackson. We use to be such good friend, and then one day, out of nowheres, he says he don't want nothing to do with me. I was sad. I felt really bad bout it for a long while. Then, as I turned the corner, I saws him. He asked me, "how ya doing?" I says, "I'm okay. How bout you?" He says, "Okay." I told him that I was the new manager of my store. He says, "Congratulations." He said he had been working real hard at his job and was sorry that he didn't talk to me in a while. He said I looked good, and hoped that we could get together soon. We shook hands said goodbye.
Yes, because I think they were looked down upon because they took their language and English and formed their own language to communicate with one another, and the English speakers couldn't understand. I think this has carried on and our negative view still carries from that.
Well I think they should be treated the same. However, if you think about our nation, and the school environment and profits (in my opinion) ESL and AAE speaking children should be treated differently. ESL are coming from other countries most likely and I believe that will up the profits to the school environment and add "diversity" that schools now-a-days seem to be so desperate to grab and add to their schools. I think they will not help AAE speakers special programs to bridge their program because of the fear of the past, and how that is still kind of ingrained in us.
I forgot to add the changes I did.
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i agree with you that esl and aae should be treated the same, but also different. in every school there is an esl class. you hardly see or hear of an aae classroom. i feel they should be available expecially in certain areas.
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