[Nancy]

The funny thing is, whether a price is high or low is entirely relative. It depends on expectations and habit. I remember when I was a kid, $5 seemed like a fortune. People used to think it was ridiculous to pay over $2 for coffee beverages. Now with Starbucks on every corner it seems normal. The attitude becomes, “Well, that’s just what things cost.” And we often don’t question that. Believe it or not, there are some for whom paying $400 for pants just seems normal.

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[Nancy]

I think some clarification of Ebonics is necessary – since the media created a real frenzy around the issue. The Oakland School System used the argument that black speech could be considered a foreign language in order to get federal money set aside for teaching English as a second-language. The program, as I understand it, was taught to teachers, not students, as a way for them to better understand their students and help them transition to ‘standard’ English.

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