“You never really understood a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around it.” pg 30. Atticus tries to explain to Jem and Scout that it is possible to live with right and wrong without losing hope. By comprehending the lesson Atticus is able to admire Mrs. Dubose’s courage while ignoring her racism. Scout’s growth in the novel into adulthood is guided by her understanding of Atticus’s lessons and her living. Throughout the reading Scout and Jem make the transition from innocence to maturity.
This is an eye-opening, insightful book that could be read by anyone who wants to face the hidden reality of what makes us unique and normal in our own way. Parents could benefit by the numerous examples of success and to ease their mind at the thought of no hope for their disabled child. Educators would be reminded of their commitment to provide all children a chance for success in school, without the negative effects of labels. Mooney looks deep into his own inadequacies for writing this first-hand memoir. Parts of the book are experiences of his childhood and the memories of the internal conflict he faced daily.
Atticus shows Scout how to solve things with her mind, and not by fighting. Finally, Atticus influences Scout to respect others. As Scout comes of age in this novel, she is strongly influenced by her father’s value system. Scout is strongly influenced by Atticus to treat everyone equally. Atticus wants everyone to be treated equally no matter what their race is or how they live.
The Importance of Moral Education Because exploration of the novel’s larger moral questions takes place within the perspective of children, the education of children is necessarily involved in the development of all of the novel’s themes. In a sense, the plot of the story charts Scout’s moral education, and the theme of how children are educated—how they are taught to move from innocence to adulthood—recurs throughout the novel (at the end of the book, Scout even says that she has learned practically everything except algebra). This theme is explored most powerfully through the relationship between Atticus and his children, as he devotes himself to instilling a social conscience in Jem and Scout. The scenes at school provide a direct counterpoint to Atticus’s effective education of his children: Scout is frequently confronted with teachers who are either frustratingly unsympathetic to children’s needs or morally hypocritical. As is true of To Kill a Mockingbird’s other moral themes, the novel’s conclusion about education is that the most important lessons are those of sympathy and understanding, and that a sympathetic, understanding approach is the best way to teach these lessons.
You quickly realise when reading To Kill a Mockingbird that Scout is who she is because of the way Atticus has raised her. While most girls Scout’s age would be wearing dresses and learning manners, Scout, thanks to Atticus’s parenting style, can decide for herself to wear overalls and learn to climb trees with Jem and Dill. She is very intelligent for her age as Atticus has taught her how to read before she even started school. Atticus builds his morals up in Scout
Atticus also uses Mrs Dubose to teach his children an important life lesson about ‘bravery’ and this is an important quality for Jem to have when it comes to dealing with the trial later on in the novel. Harper Lee uses this
The concept of boundaries plays an important role in the growing of a child. Harper Lee, in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, explores many of the different types of boundaries necessary in a child's life. Scout and Jem, who are the main characters of this novel, come across many boundaries as they grow. Some are set by themselves, others are set by Calpurnia, their cook, and still others are shown to them by their father Atticus. Had they not had these things shown to them or set upon them, Scout and Jem would be left to do anything and everything they pleased.
This is explored through real-life examples from teens around the world who share their experiences and the habits they have developed to overcome obstacles. The seven habits are: 1) Be proactive; 2) Begin with the end in mind; 3) Put first things first; 4) Think win-win; 5) Seek first to understand, then be understood; 6) Synergize and 7) Sharpen the saw. When I first look at the tittle of this book,I used to think it must be a boring book.However,after reading it,it changes my mind.This book is mixed in are cartoons, famous quotes, song lyrics, poems and other classic techniques to keep you interested. Think win-win is the charpter I like the most.Think win-win is an attitude towards life.It is the fouundation for getting along well with other people.We are all equal that no one is inferior or superior to anyone else,and no one really needs to be.Competing is also healthy if we can use it properly.It can drives us to improve.It is healthy when you complete to yourself and become your best. I absoutly agree to the author's view.
The main purpose of her essay is to inform others how she learned about time management and responsibility. I think she wrote this essay more towards people who have a hard time managing their time. She is telling us that it is possible to work and be involved in activities, but how you manage your time and becoming responsible is key. This can be proved in the last paragraph when she tells us “And every day people notice that I am different from the rest of my peers. At school, teachers and organization leaders are impressed by my time management skills and the amount of responsibility I take on.” Jessica shows her feelings in this essay when her father tells her that her that she does not have to work on the farm anymore, and can be like other kids and take part in school activities.
However, “not all learning results from intentional teaching by parents” (Macionis, 2009, p. 79). Children learn a lot from viewing their parents’ actions and overall self-being. This includes whether the parents are happy or sad, joyful or angry, hopeful versus hopeless, and so on and so forth. The parents often unintentionally teach their children personality with their own daily personal experiences. “Children learn the environment adults create” (Macionis, 2009, p. 79).