Dealing with Bad Ideas: Twice Is Less (Professional Materials).

O'Neil, Wayne

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ERIC Number: EJ410099

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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

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Language: English

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