The Language of Power

The language of power needs to be understood by all people if they are to be successful. Although teaching acceptance is important, the language of power will always give mainstream people an advantage over minorities if it has not been taught to them. It is important that minority children understand that their own language is unique and should be cherished, but that there are times when standard English is needed in order to get by. In this way, minorities can retain their own cultural values in addition to learning some new ones. Teaching acceptance of all cultures sounds nice, but learning the language of power is the path to success.