Isaiah Nelson

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Student's Language

9/17/15

They Should

                  They should, they being students, most definitely be allowed to use their own language in their writing. Making a person write in a way that they aren't accustomed to is like riding a bike for the first time, they simply have no need to be writing in such a manner. Take the quote from NCTE reading Students' Right to Their Own Language “We affirm strongly that teachers must have the experiences and training that will enable them to respect diversity and uphold the right of students to their own language”(4). This quote shows that students should be able to use their own language when they right because it would make it easier to for them to express themselves and enriches our society with the diversity if that student’s style and culture. In not doing so the teacher is in a sense prohibiting the students from learning and reaching their potential. There is also the sense that a student should be able to use their first language especially if it is a foreign language. A student’s ability to write the way they want to is very important to their identity and their self-esteem for their writing. So in cases where a student grew up speaking a different language or they speak a different language a home, and their writing expresses that language then that student is more inclined to be proud of that language. They are able to incorporate a very fundamental part of who they are in a piece of their writing which will truly make their writing their word.