...anyone still attempting to argue that Ebonics is a problem for black students or that it is somehow connected to a lack of intelligence or lack of desire to achieve is about as useful as a Betamax video cassette player, and it's time for those folks to be retired, be they teachers, administrators, or community leaders, so the rest of us can try to do some real work in the service of equal access for black students and all students. (15)
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JOHNSON We have this obsession with broken homes. Everyone wants to find a problem with it, but not me. I ha... J. J. FIELD You can win a talent show and be so famous that you can't walk down the street, but no-one knows... J. J. FIELD The two cities I've found very hard to leave in my life were New York and Buenos Aires. J. J. FIELD The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage... J. J. ABRAMS I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it. J. J. ABRAMS I've had the same friends since I was in kindergarten. J. J. ABRAMS I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective. J. J. ABRAMS When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid t... J. J. ABRAMS People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be su... J. J. ABRAMS The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion. J. 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