Are Children Being Judged As Less Intelligent Because of Speech?

When so called Ebonics was recognized as the dialect of English spoken by many African Americans, many wanted to abolish it while others grasped it as a part of history and culture and insisted all teachers learn it. Speech pathologist Dr. Bernadette Anderson explains how others have misinterprested a dialect as a sign of ignorance. She is author of the book "My Fellow Americans, It's School To Speak Like You've Been To School." Dr. Anderson, who speaks five languages, discusses why learning standard English as well as other languages,is critical to survival in the new age.