Education is important in all the lives of everyone, without it opportunities would be limited. Life is full of opportunities to those that are educated. Knowing that there is something out there is a start of change and eventually even save one’s life. Living up to others expectations can easily bring you back down. Make your own life choices to keep you motivated and learn new things. Learning is a key to save one’s life.
Alexie is attempting to save the lives of the students he works with by educating them. Teaching them how to read and write will help them get more in life. Being informed of the the world and its surrounding is being educated. Educating them is giving them the knowledge to eventually pursue a lifetime career.
Alexie saved his own life by teaching himself how to read. He taught himself that each book was full of paragraphs, and what the purpose of a paragraph. Which made him realize that everything in life was a paragraph to an essay. Since his father loved books, he decided too as well. He read everything, and anything to save his life.
Alexie is attempting to save the lives of the students he works with by educating them. Teaching them how to read and write will help them get more in life. Being informed of the the world and its surrounding is being educated. Educating them is giving them the knowledge to eventually pursue a lifetime career.
Alexie saved his own life by teaching himself how to read. He taught himself that each book was full of paragraphs, and what the purpose of a paragraph. Which made him realize that everything in life was a paragraph to an essay. Since his father loved books, he decided too as well. He read everything, and anything to save his life.
Hi Penny,
ReplyDeleteEven more than teaching the students to read and write, Alexie is teaching them how to see themselves. He wants them to see that they're smart and arrogant; they are tough and resilient, and fully capable of proving the stereotypes wrong.
It's amazing how much power exists in a single thought or belief. This one belief had the power to save Alexie's life and it will have the power to save future generations.
What do you all think about the simplicity and power of Alexie's message?
Take care,
Lauren
I like how you said "Living up to someones expectations can bring you back down". I totally agree. Set your own goals and use what little resources around you to reach them just like Alexie did. Life gave him lemons and he made lemonade. Another important key factor that you mentioned was that "Being informed of the world and its surroundings is being educated" is very true. A teacher once told me this same piece of advice and since then I read the NY Times newspaper as much as I can. I enjoyed reading your blog and thank you for your time.
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