What Does Esme Taught Positively? Essay

Did you know that Esperanza has changed in several different ways throughout the book? If you didn’t know this then you should read this book. Esperanza is very different from the people from the camp they went to. In the beginning Esperanza is selfish when she had gotten on the train. She was also very naive too. But in the middle of the book she changes a lot. She is very nice and giving.

Despite coming from a poverty stricken neighborhood, lacking a strong mentor to teach her about important youth issues, and having to learn many tough issues on her own, Esperanza was able to grow and develop into a successful, inspirational, strong woman.

Esperanza and her mother made the choice to leave Mexico and go to California to work and escape Tio Luis, which I believe to be a good decision. Before going, Esperanza was spoiled, rich, and quite full of herself, living in a high social class family, and in general thought of herself better than others. At first, she was against leaving everything she knew and loved, but in the end, found herself liking California. Esperanza made new friends, in particular, Isabel, who taught her many things, even though she was younger. She taught her how to appreciate what she had, and how to get a job done. She taught her how to deal with the fact that

First, the book starts off telling the story of how Esperanza grew up in a loving wealthy family who owned El Rancho de las Rosas in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She was surrounded by generations of family members who loved her. The family had lots of servants who worked for them during the grape harvest season and they also helped them with everything else during the off season. Esperanza was a young girl who really didn’t understand poverty and was known to have a snobbish attitude at times when she was little because of her family’s wealth. She was surrounded by families that were just as wealthy as her own so poverty was not a norm in their community. There are many examples of her snobby ways in the beginning of book like when she first boarded a train in Mexico and realizes that she and her friend definitely wouldn’t be traveling first class. Her reaction to this was basically like: "You expect me to travel coach?! Yeah right." It was evident Esperanza did not use to a present lifestyle. Esperanza father was her biggest mentor and she followed his teachings very closely. After the death of her father, it was people like Abuelita, Mama, and Miguel that help keep Esperanza diva 'tude in check which helped keep her

The shift in tone throughout the essay describes Emerson’s main argument. He transitions from asserting the defects in the system to bringing the educators together to repair the problem. In the beginning Emerson instructs the educator by using commanding verbs. For instance when he says to”Give a boy accurate perceptions. Teach him the difference between the similar and the same. Make him call things by their right names” (103). The continual use of verbs to start sentences sets a didactic tone that undermines the educator.

4. In the essay, Emerson points out that teachers are born to be teachers. He also states that the type of classroom influences the way they teach. For example, Emerson says that a strict, traditional classroom, a teacher is very skilled, accurate, and systematic.

It gives the opportunity to provide structured feedback and reflection and recognise ay achievements as well as identify any performance issues.

Rose elaborates on the significance of education by reflecting on his own perspective on and how that shaped his identity. His childhood gave him the opportunity to experience the contrast between a positive learning environment and a negative one. This also shaped him to have an evident positive outlook on education. He expresses, “I’ve experienced classrooms as both places of flat disconnection and growth and inspiration, and this mix has proved invaluable as I myself have gone on to teach” (Rose 35). He further goes onto to discuss how this affected him when he was

The first time Esperanza makes an appearance in the book, she is younger and easily manipulated, especially by her friends. Esperanza meets a girl named Cathy, a snobby girl that lived on Mango Street. When Cathy tells Esperanza “Okay, I’ll be your friend. But only until next Tuesday. That’s when we move away.” Then as if she forgot I had just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad” (13) This was a racist statement towards Esperanza and her family, something she doesn’t quite understand yet because Esperanza thinks Cathy forgot they moved in, yet she was actually being racist. This is the first time Esperanza is exposed to racism in the book, therefore exposing her to the outside world. Later in the book, Esperanza meets Sally, a beautiful girl with shiny black hair, that all she seemingly just wants is to love, and Esperanza wants to be just like her. “I like your black coat and the shoes you wear, where did you get them? I want to buy shoes just like yours.” (82) Sally and Esperanza become friends, but later in the story, in the chapter Red Clowns, Esperanza is put in a dangerous situation where Sally walks off

Esperanza's mother was also a very influential role model for Esperanza. Esperanza learns how important an education is by looking at her mother's situation. Her mother laments, “I could have been somebody, you know?” (91). Her mother could have had a better life and a better job if she continued to go to school, and she imparts this wisdom upon her daughter. “Esperanza, you go to school. Study hard” (91). Esperanza does not want to end up in her mother's situation. Without a proper education, a successful life is nearly impossible to achieve. Esperanza's mother teaches her the importance of being strong, educated, and independent: “Got to take care all your own” (91).

Esperanza never got over the incident and ever since then has been depressed but Estevan explains that “what helps {him} the most to know is that her life is going somewhere, with someone. To know she’s growing up.” Gender roles play a part in this, even though Ismene was the child of Estevan, his wife did the feeding and diapering. She became more attached to their daughter which proves the gender roles of women especially in countries like Guatemala. Estevan can now talk about her without breaking down but Esperanza has been torn apart ever since. These stories and hardships once again prove to Taylor how cruel the world is outside of what she’s familiar with. Taylor feels sympathy for the couple and wants to help with anything she can. These world issues causes Taylor to feel as if she’s changing and

Estrella did not have the greatest days at school as she was informed of things that were hidden from her at home. For example, the text states “asked how come her mama never gave her a bath.” Mrs. Horn asked Estrella if she has ever had a bath because from what she could observe Estrella was pretty dirty. However, Estrella was not necessarily dirty according to many people like her mother. According to the text “the wet towel wiped on her resistant face each morning, the vigorous brushing and tight braids her mother neatly weaved were not enough for Mrs. Horn.” Estrella’s mother actually did care about her daughter's appearance and cleanliness, it was just not enough for Mrs. Horn. Mrs. Horn just wanted her to look perfect, which children usually do not. Through words that were said to Estrella, she learned how much words can hurt a person’s

Esperanza has been kind of nice in her own way. She seems to be more nice to Abuileta, but most of the time she has been bratty. She has changed a lot throughout the hole book. In the middle of the book she has learned to start caring. She has learned some meaning full life lessons. Like when she learned that babies can’t have raw plums. But then she had learned to mash up the plums. They did not feel good until she gave her rice water.

In the Epilogue she sees her students graduate and the readers learn more about what happened after. Luckily, there has been a new principal that appreciates Esme even without the extra amount of effort such as creating an assembly and a festival. Although she had 31 students, 16 were missing and she wonders where they have gone. She also shared a quote that Ismene told her, “The difference between a beginning teacher and an experienced one is that the beginning teacher asks, “How am I doing?” and the experienced teacher asks, “How are the children doing?”.

Getting educated is very important for every person. It goes without saying that each of us has to have a proper education. We learn how to read, count and write. These are the basic abilities we acquire and use during our life. Is there any other purpose of education or it is aimed only at giving us a possibility to communicate our ideas and satisfy basic needs? During centuries, there were different interpretations of the purpose of education. Many scientists, pedagogues and philosophers tried to answer the question: what is the purpose of education? Taking into consideration the needs and tendencies of a modern society, we can assume that the purpose of education is to prepare students to be self-sufficient citizens capable of solving