[Lucy22439]

Since the term Ebonics was coined, there has been a lot of distortion of its original meaning and purpose. The original meaning of the term Ebonics was a distinct dialect spoken by many blacks in the United States. The original purpose of integrating Ebonics into the classroom was not to teach children Ebonics as an alternative to standard English, but for teachers and other educators to understand the structure of Ebonics so they could better teach standard English to children who speak the dialect. It’s similar to ESL teachers being familiar with their students’ primary language so they can better teach them English. Another consideration regarding ESL classes is that schools with a lot of ESL students get extra money for teaching ESL classes. Extra money is quite attractive to impoverished districts like those in Oakland. This led to the movement to declare Ebonics a separate language, so schools with a lot of students speaking the dialect could qualify for more funding.

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Name : Lucy22439, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 26, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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