" It means that you will learn to speak and write in a way that will give you authority. Does that mean that the way you speak in your neighborhood is wrong? That slang is bad? That you can’t say on fleek or whatever you kids are saying these days? Absolutely not. That form of speaking is often fun, inventive, and creative, but would it be helpful to speak that way in a job interview? Unfortunately not. I want you to think about these things. I want you to think about words in a way you’ve never done before. I want you to leave this class with the tools to compete with kids in the suburbs, because you’re just as capable, just as smart. "

― Erika L. Sánchez , I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter