[Teachers] should recognize that the linguistic form a student brings to school is intimately connected with loved one’s community, and personal identity. To suggest that this form is “wrong” or, even worse, ignorant, is to suggest that something is wrong with the student and his or her family. (p.33)
When I was doing the reading, these few sentences stood out to me. Coming from a biracial background, I understood what Lisa Delpit was saying when she mentioned the "bilingual dictionaries" some students had to transition from at home, and at school. But I did not understand how a teacher suggest that a something was wrong with the student by the way he or she spoke. In my opinion, in order to be a teacher, you must not judge a student on their poverty level or the way they speak, but instead, show them the linguistic difference, and help create a switch or "bilingual dictionary" so they are able to still feel comfortable at home and in the classroom.
As our society continues to develop, so does the English language. For example, when we did the reading activity in class, that was written in English, but because of the English language changing over the years, no one in the classroom could comprehend. My point is, teachers shouldn't force the formal English language upon a student and classify the student as “wrong” or “ignorant” if he or she speaks differently. The teacher should however, teach them the difference between the way a student speaks and when to use it whether its in the classroom or at home.
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