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ERIC Number: EJ410099
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Dealing with Bad Ideas: Twice Is Less (Professional Materials).
O'Neil, Wayne
English Journal, v79 n4 p80-88 Apr 1990
Presents an extended review of Eleanor Wilson Orr's "Twice as Less: Black English and the Performance of Black Students in Mathematics and Science." Argues that the work sustains the fantasy of intellectuals that the basic injustices of society are subject to relatively simple technical correction. (RS)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Book Reviews, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Language Attitudes, Linguistic Theory, Mathematics Education, Racial Discrimination, Science Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Book/Product Reviews
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Language: English
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