Chris Collins
October 7, 2009
Mr. Salsich
English
FINAL DRAFT
Education:
A Key to Life

(TS) Education is one of the most important aspects of our lives. (CM) Education is found everywhere and in everyone. (CM) Without education we would not know how to do some of the simplest things in life, like ride a bike or eat and drink. (CS) Education is one of the keys to life and the doors to its mystery are found everywhere, and once they are opened the discoveries waiting there makes us all better people.

(TS) Even though Atticus did not receive a formal education, he feels strongly that Scout should. (SD) He thinks Scout should go to school; he doesn’t think that the Ewells should be forced to go to school. He also believes the Ewells, a dirty and disgraceful family should not be forced into learning. (Appositive S-V Split) (CM) Atticus believes that, “There are ways of keeping them in school by force, but it’s silly to force people like the Ewells into a new environment,” if they really have absolutely no desire to learn, what’s the point of keeping them in school. (CM) This is different than Scout, Scout wants to read, but just doesn’t like her teacher and thinks that school is boring. (SD) Atticus believes that school is necessary for Scout. (CM) Atticus tells Scout that she is a, “common folk,” and needs to abide by the laws. (CM) Scout wonders why the Ewells don’t have to go to school, and Atticus tells her that the Ewells are an exception. He says in some circumstances people, “Allow them certain privileges by the simple method of becoming blind to some of the Ewells’ activities,” to help them survive. These privileges include no school and allowing Mr. Ewell to hunt out of season. They let them do this to help make the children’s lives better, they don’t force them to go to school if they really don’t want to learn, and they let him hunt out of season so the kids don’t starve. (SD) Scout tells Atticus that one of the reasons she does not want to go to school is because she does not like Ms. Caroline. (CM) Atticus gives her some advice, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” you can never truly know what a person is thinking until you look at things from their point of view. (CM) Atticus makes a deal with Scout; he tells her that if she is nice to Miss Caroline and goes to school, she and Atticus can continue to read. (CS) Education is very important; it opens many doors in life that without the gift of knowledge, would remain sealed.

(TS)Education is not isolated within the walls of a classroom, it can be found everywhere, and in everything we do. (SD) I know that I, and many others, learn things by making mistakes. (CM) For example, If I am writing an essay I may spell a word wrong. When my teacher grades the essay and tells me that I spelt the word wrong, I can go back and fix it. I learn from my mistake and hopefully do not make that mistake again. (CM) Also, in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout makes the mistake of talking back to Miss Caroline, putting herself in a bad situation, but she learns from her mistake. (Participle closer) (SD) Everyone, including myself, learns from everyday life. (CM) When we went to the opera on Wednesday, I was not only listening to delightful music, I was gaining knowledge. If I had never gone to the opera, I would not have learned about opera music, I may not even know what it sounds like. (CM) Also, my mom drives me to school every day. If I had not watched her drive everyday like this, I would know nothing about driving. I would not know that there is a gas pedal and a brake, and I would not know that green means go and red means stop. (SD) However, one cannot learn everything by doing nothing and just living. We must also attend school, and like Atticus, I agree that school is very important. (CM) I have had the pleasure to attend Pine Point School since kindergarten. (CM) Pine Point School has helped me to gain more knowledge then I could ever gain on my own. (CS) Education is one of the most important things in life, we spend our entire life constantly gaining knowledge, and this knowledge makes us all better people.

(TS) I and many other people think that education is one of the most important things in life. (CM) Atticus wants his kids to go to school and get an education. (CM) I also believe that going to school is essential. (CS) Life is like an endless hallway, door after door after door, and education is the key to unlocking all of these doors. Education is powerful, and the knowledge we unlock with it can make us all better people.