The Value of Education
Shawn Huang and Nick Gutierrez
Overview
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/education-olympics-how-do_n_1707968.html
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Discussion Questions
2) How did Mark's mother affect his journey to the "Promised Land"? What about his father's influence on his future?
3) Why do children not appreciate the education that they are receiving through their parents' hardwork and sacrifice? (Ex. 33% of students in California will not finish high school)
4) How much would you sacrifice to get an education?
5) What is a good education? What must a person learn to obtain a decent education? What makes education different in different places?
6) Did education have a big impact in other books that we've read (Farenheit 451, Animal Farm, etc.)? Why? Would the results be drastically different if education had played a larger role for all of the characters?