Challenging The Traditional Cl
Challenging The Traditional ClEducation is a wonderful asset to anyone. With a good one the sky is the limit, and without one opportunity may never come knocking. In today�s society, so much emphasis is put on education. How many times have we heard the saying �if you get a good education, you�ll get a good job and make a lot of money�? Even today, my parents remind me of how much a college degree would add to my marketability. But when does it become too much? Is it possible that one could overlook the more important values in life in search to become a �learned man�? In Richard Rodriguez�s story Challenging The Traditional Classroom he examines his life as a student, and the affects his learning has towards his attitude about family and heritage.
Rodriguez is without a doubt a very talented student. His ability to learn is enviable. Many times I would wish that I were able to get into my academics as much as he was into his. For example, while in high school, my English class was reading several plays by Shakespeare. With all the difficult words and hard to follow story lines, it would have been extremely helpful to have been able to go through the plays willingly, and with enthusiasm. Instead, I read it because I had to, for fear of getting a bad grade. On the contrary, Rodriguez actually enjoyed schoolwork. He tells us, ��. any book they (teachers) told me to read, I read �then waited for them to tell me which books I enjoyed. Their every casual opinion I came to adopt and to trumpet when I returned home��. He approached...
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