THE HAWTHORNE SCHOOL, an independent coeducational high school, was founded in the District of Columbia in 1956, not as an "escape" from the public schools, nor as what people in the sixties called "an alternative to the public schools.
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Twice as less
Black English and the performance of black students in mathematics and science
1st ed.
by Eleanor Wilson Orr
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Can Black English stand between black students and success in math and science? In this groundbreaking study, Eleanor Wilson Orr argues that the performance of black students in math and science is crippled not by lack of intelligence or diligence but by linguistic interference. Using student work from an experimental program she helped establish in the District of Columbia, Orr traces specific ways that nonstandard English usage can lead to misunderstanding and misrepresentation in the classroom.
This controversial book challenges classroom teachers, school administrators, and citizens in general to rethink their views on how to improve the performance of minority youth in American schools. In a new introduction for this 1997 edition, Orr takes on the latest widespread debate over "Ebonics" and the role Ebonics-based programs might play in American education.
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Study and teaching, Black English, Language and education, Science, Mathematics, Education, Language, African American students, African Americans, Afro-Americans, Afro-American scientists, Languages, Afro-American mathematicians, Étude et enseignement, Black English (Dialecte), Langage et éducation, Noirs américains, Sciences, Mathématiques, Langues, Schulerfolg, Éducation, Mathématiciens noirs américains, Scientifiques noirs américains, African American scientists, African American mathematicians, English language, Mathematics, study and teaching, Science, study and teaching, African americans, educationPlaces
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Twice as less: black English and the performance of black students in mathematics and science
1997, Norton
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Twice as less: Black English and the performance of Black students in mathematics and science
1997, W.W. Norton
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Twice As Less: Black English and the Performance of Black Students in Mathematics and Science
April 1989, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Twice as less: Black English and the performance of black students in mathematics and science
1987, Norton
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Bibliography: p. [234]-235.
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