I agree with Delpit because she provides multiple examples of how someone who doesn’t grow up in a certain environment can adapt and become a part of the discourse they aren’t expected to be involved with. By doing this she proves that Gee’s claim is wrong multiple times and now just on a rare occasion. I also agree because I have personal experience with this. Personally I know how it is to be different and not in a bad way. You just have to work towards changing the things that need to be changed while at the same time not losing yourself
I used June Jordan’s story of Willie as an example of people being comfortable with who they are. I believe that being yourself is very important because if you don’t accept yourself how do you expect other to? This story has so much power behind it and though they had the “accepted” discourse they didn’t give in to others beliefs.
I disagree with Gee’s argument that certain people wouldn’t be able to join a certain discourse because it isn’t what they’re used to. I believe that any one will be able to do this so long as they try. Gee’s words make someone feel like they have little to no chance of being successful if they aren’t put into the “right” situation. In my opinion there is no right situation. There is just life
The one thing I do agree with in Gee’s claim is that there may be some difficulty with adjusting to a certain discourse. If Gee would have worded this as “Many won’t be able to acquire a new discourse because of the difficulty that will be presented” I believe that there would be more of an agreement on my side. There is room to make that argument because many people are too stuck in their ways or are just lazy and don’t want to change certain things.
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