Indian Education

This article talks about an Indian man named Sherman Alexie, his education history. I have to admit that I was moved by his story. The most important thing I learned from his story is never give up no matter what problems will happen, just keep dreams in mind and become the person who I want to be.

When we face troubles the easiest choose for us is giving up and we always can find an excuse to give up making it sounds acceptable. In this article, when Sherman was a grade one student, he should to ensure his classmate teased on him. When he got into grade two, his teacher asked him to finish the spelling test which was designed for junior high students in order to make laugh on him. But he spelled all words correct and then his teacher asked him to be respect. After I read this, I ask myself what I can do if these things happen to me. I think I may escape to home and refuse to go to school. Then I may become someone just as same as Sherman’s classmate who can’t read. Sherman didn’t give up even if he faced his also dark skin teacher unfair treatment. Sherman got success, at the end he finished high school and got scholarship. His former classmates, some of them even can’t read, some of them just given attendance diplomas, some look forward to the parties and some are shaken, frightened because they don’t know what will happen in the future. They were become callousness people.

I noticed a segment from this article, when that man Wally Jim killed himself and the white trooper asked “why’d he do it?” all the Indians just shrugged their shoulders and looked down at the ground. In my opinion, those people were already bow to their destinies so that they became indifferent people who even do not care their compatriot’s death. In Sherman’s education history not just white students teased him but also some Indian students teased him too. It often happens in school, when teacher does not like one student the other students may stay away from the student, in order to keep themselves safe. I remembered when I was a grade three student, one of my classmates she did not study well so teachers did not like her. And my classmates they were keep distance from her, she had no friends. I decided to become her friend, so my classmates just stay away from us. Until today, when I recall this memory I did not regret at all and I am glad what I did.

Sometimes people may lost themselves in the daily life, the hardest thing in the world may be hold on and become the person who you want to be. Sherman got success, I hope I can get success and become the person who I want to be in the end.