The "fray" has been going on as long as I can remember. Is patois a true language or not?
Pickney are taught in patios in "all age school" up to a point but sooner or later must learn the "Queen's English" to continue to sound and be educated. The argument is at what point do you discard patois?
It's almost as if proper English is a second language. The problem is that the kids will learn better in the native language instead of one language at home and different language at school. But that won't cut it for the real world