We have the right to use our own language.

Wande Adeyemo
English 1100
Prof. Young
September 18, 2015

                                                                  My langauge

       "Okay class, you have an assignment this weekend." says my professor. "For the assignment, you will have to complete a getting to know me page on your blog. This is your chance for me to get to know you as a student and person. There are no rules but to keep the post appropriate for an academic setting. Enjoy your weekend." Hearing this from the class, everyone was excited. There were no rules and for once, our professor was giving us a chance to expose the real us. A lot of questions would float around in my mind especially the question of, "How does my teacher want this essay?" She didn't mention anything about proper use of langauge or MLA format so I'm going to write this post how I want it. After all, it is my post. "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." This is saying that us, the students have the right to use our own language when we are in our English classes. Whether it's our first or second langauge, slang or code, we have the right to express ourselves how we want. In our english class, mainly we are taught how to write and what to write in a formal response. For once, I agree that students should be able to express themselves in different ways. We should be able to respect diversity among the class and share each of our intelligence's within each other. We should be able to develop different ideas and different ways of writing. We shouldn't be limited to the uniformed style of writing.