1) Delpit finds some of Gee’s ideas “problematic”. One idea, that, “people who have not been born into dominant discourses will find it exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to acquire such a discourse,” (Delpit) really bothered her. In other words, Delpit believes anyone can learn a new dominant discourse, regardless of what their primary discourse is. She proves this when she describes Marge, a girl that got into a doctoral education program she was previously rejected from after being taught how … Continue reading Annotations for Reading Delpit, February 14