“Pg. 547- If teachers were to adopt both of these premises…”   I agree with what Delpit’s idea here because we are constantly learning new discourses and or building upon are pre-existing discourses.  Furthermore, I agree with was Delpit is saying because…

“Pg. 363 – Black English isn’t exactly a linguistic buffalo, but we should understand its status as an endangered species…” Jordan’s theory of black English becoming “endangered” is extremely useful in the context of talking about Gee’s ideas of… because it sheds light on the fact that…

“Pg. 548 – Marge’s success story”.  I agree with the idea Delpit is portraying through this example given in her text.  This is because in her text she uses this example to disprove an idea written in Gee’s text about…

“Pg. 13- Metaknowledge is liberation and power, because it leads to self and society.”  I agree with Gee here because metaknowledge is a way of expanding on what one already knows, and once a person has mastered that they are better able finagle between discourses and consciously know the differences between each without necessarily putting much thought into it.

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