Language of Power

It is important to discuss the language of power so that everyone knows what the issues concerning it are. Before I read this article I had never heard of the culture and the language of power. Minority children deserve the same educational opportunities as everyone else who is already a part of the culture of power. They also deserve to know what is expected and required of them to be competitive and successful in society and life in general. When children grow up without the same level of support and guidance that is present in most white middle-class homes they lack some of the fundamental knowledge that is taken for granted by those children who have had that along the way. It is then the teacher’s responsibility to step in and notice this and teach the underprivileged kids those basic skills and concepts so they are up to speed with the rest of society. The teacher is there to give those kids all of the knowledge that she has and not to ignore them or leave key elements of education out simply because they may be "black". You can’t teach everyone acceptance because that just isn’t realistic, but children can be taught the proper reading, writing and communication skills that they will need to be successful in life. People don’t get hired based on acceptance. If they lack the proper skills that are required of them and someone else has those then the other person will get the job.