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Title: 'I Obey the Rules and Remain a Fool'.
Authors: Demarest, David P.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1969
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, College Preparation, Creative Activities, Creative Writing, Disadvantaged Youth, English Instruction, Motivation Techniques, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Self Expression, Student Interests, Student Motivation, Underachievement
Abstract: Two years' experience teaching in a college preparatory program for inner-city underachievers--two-thirds of whom were black--indicated that teachers must emphasize the self-discovery and self-assertion of bright students while easing up on repressive rules. English teachers face a sensitive situation in trying to correct grammar without implying that a student is inferior because his dialect is wrong. The motivation for uninhibited self expression may be provided by contributions to a weekly journal for which each student contributes anything--cribbed poetry, doodles, original writing, math assignments--which is not graded or corrected. Each week, superior items may then be put on the overhead projector, with the responsible student reading and the class commenting. Important factors to be remembered in reading the journal entries are that (1) the richness of black dialect, alone or in conjunction with standard English, is a valid means of expression; (2) black students like and should be encouraged to express black thoughts; and (3) excellent writing may be produced. The self-discovery and confidence which can result from such expression are valuable achievements. (Sample student writings are provided.) (JM)
Notes: Speech presented at the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, D.C., November, 1969
Journal Code: RIESEP1970
Entry Date: 1970
Accession Number: ED039233
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