¿qué?

(Thoughts by Gina and Ellen)

We think that Delpit is confused about what teaching method to use to teach black students. She says that it was a goal of hers to educate young black children. Should she use the open classroom method? Her white students excel using this method while the black students fall behind. This method encourages fluency, but another Black teacher tells her that black children already have fluency. They need to learn skills. Delpit tries a more conservative method of teaching with a classroom full of desks and chairs. She focuses on teaching her students skills in writing and English. Again, her black students fall behind. Why? There must be a delicate balance of skills and fluency that will let her black students succeed.