At 02:08 PM 12/31/96 -0800, Ross Wright wrote:

On or About 31 Dec 96 at 13:56, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

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"Cypher punks" write stupid racist flames and postmaster complaints, not code.

Yes, and they are sad that ebonics IS NOT going to be a course taught in school. I spoke with a source at the Oakland School District who said they would not allow papers to be turned in written in ebonics. It is just an effort for educators to better understand how their students may communicate. So everyone who liked Tim May's fake sarcasm are now sad that they made fools of themselves.

I suggest you read the written resolution of the Oakland school board, rather than listen to the spin control the district was forced to use after their idiotic plan blew up in their face. The resolution finds that "ebonics is the primary language" of a majority of students in the district. The resolutions then requires teachers to "provide instructions to students in their primary language". The school board mandates in writing that at least some classes be taught in Ebonics (ghetto slang). -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred Make your mark in the history of mathematics. Use the spare cycles of your PC/PPC/UNIX box to help find a new prime. http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm