Schools branded 'racist' for trying to improve pupils' vocabulary because tackling the 'word gap' between middle and working class children 'has colonial roots'

Daily Mail ^ | October 10, 2022 | ELEANOR HARDING & Julie Henry

[gitmo]

An academic at a teacher training college has claimed efforts to improve vocabulary in schools are ‘racist, classist and ableist’.

Ian Cushing, lecturer in English and Education at Edge Hill University, believes tackling the ‘word gap’ – the difference between the language range of typical middle class and working class or disabled youngsters – has ‘colonial’ roots.

[gitmo]

Keep them under Democrat control that way.

[Scrambler Bob]

Give, give, give
me, me, me

And advanced vocabulary=
Victim

[ClearCase_guy]

Yup. Keep ‘em dumb with very limited options. Guaranteed losers for life who can only depend on the Government for a living. Vote Democrat or else you’re screwed!

[HereInTheHeartland]

Yes, keep them dumb and controllable .

[Telepathic Intruder]

Education is racist, then. So stop sending your kid to school.

[T.B. Yoits]

The anti-literacy laws in the United States during the 1700s through the middle 1800s were aimed at those who would teach slaves how to read and write.

The Democrats proudly continue their tradition even though the laws have long been thrown out.

[Louis Foxwell]

Complete idiocy.

[Nifster]

White guy claiming his solidarity

After all why should anyone read the classics?

[rayincolorado]

Living and breathing is racist ...

[PapaBear3625]

Edge Hill University is a campus-based public university in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England,

The British Labour Party has similar objectives to the Democrats.

[NoLibZone]

Addressing any income gaps is also colonial in nature And must stop.

In fact money is colonial in nature.

[PGR88]

To paraphrase Orwell, you are what you think and speak.

If your speech is poor and you simply repeat thoughts and slogans you are given, then you are random, scattered and easily controlled

[dangus]

Right. Because unintelligible and illiterate is so employable. Nobody’s born speaking proper English. But those who do it well become far more economically valuable.

[ConservativeInPA]

Here’s an appropriate attitude when confronted with people that don’t want to learn because it is racist or some other woke reason: “No handouts for you! If you want to be ignorant and you can’t get a job or support yourself, it’s your own damn fault.”

[Skywise]

It does NOT have “colonial roots”

EVERY advanced civilization (including the black ones) has an advanced vocabulary and can talk eloquently.

[Common Sense 101]

Yes, it’s much less “racist” to be a dumbass...

[FlingWingFlyer]

More proof that America does have a severe opium problem. Lots of opidiots here in this country.

[EEGator]

It’s time for segregated schooling, and merit based jobs only.

Let’s see who wins.

[Vigilanteman]

Dr. Sowell pointed out in one of his books that segregated black schools in the DC area once outscored their white counterparts on vocabulary and reading tests despite larger class sized, hand-me-down texts and every other disadvantage that you could imagine.

Because academics were important to the families who produced giants like Dr. Ben Carson, Justice Clarence Thomas, Jackie Robinson and others.

[gitmo]

You’re right.