Sympathetic Reading on Jordan's entry

As I began the reading by June Jordan I began to think about her position while writing this article. Jordan was teaching "Black English" so that her children in the classroom could learn all different types of languages. The children did learn "Black English" but it was not easy. It took a while because it was so hard to go to something so improper. Jordan is trying to understand that even though "Standard English" is taught in school, that not all children use it. The children that do know "Standard English" have a difficult time learning "Black English" because it is so different. At first the teaching was just for a fun activity, but then Willie Jordan's brother was killed by the police. The students took it hard and decided to write a letter to the cops telling them what was on their minds. The letter stuck out and was respected not only because it was written with love from the students but also because it was written in "Black English" just the way Willie's brother would have wanted it. June Jordan could never have guessed that teaching "Black English" to her students would pay off so much.