In a small town of Alabama, two kids have a chance to pull new things to them from the world they live in. Learning from the real world rather than only school can be extremely beneficial. Scout and Jem Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird learned more from their father, Calpurnia and each other. Things a teacher could not teach were taught by family and friends. Lessons taught from people surrounding everyday life are wiser, therefore, better at teaching people, like Jem and Scout, valuable lessons that school cannot teach.
Although it is true that inestimable things learned in school are very beneficial to the future lives of anyone, some things simply can not be taught through lectures. During the time in which the book takes place, …show more content…
Teachers did not treat students with respect. Miss Caroline did not like how the class was acting and threatened the children by insisting, “If I hear another sound from this room I’ll burn up everybody in it” (Lee 29). Learning in an environment where surrounding people are cruel is not a good place for anyone to do anything. Being in the world where one is comfortable can only be to one’s benefit because learning opportunities will be brought up more where someone feels that they can express anything they would like; school lessons that were taught afterwards were not as important as what life lessons had to offer. Although Scout and Jem learn a sense of tolerance during the hours of school, learning from the world gives varieties of situations that would not occur in school that would give greater value. In the beginning of the book, Boo Radley plays a big role in someone who is socially awkward. Scout, Jem and Dill, their friend, do not understand this, therefore, jump to conclusions. Dill and Jem make a bet where Jem had to run up and touch the Radley house. Due to the fact they did not know him, they jumped to the conclusion that Boo was an insane person, when Atticus gives a powerful statement, “you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them,” which has an effect on the children that they truly consider this (Lee 280).
Although it is true that inestimable things learned in school are very beneficial to the future lives of anyone, some things simply can not be taught through lectures. During the time in which the book takes place, …show more content…
Teachers did not treat students with respect. Miss Caroline did not like how the class was acting and threatened the children by insisting, “If I hear another sound from this room I’ll burn up everybody in it” (Lee 29). Learning in an environment where surrounding people are cruel is not a good place for anyone to do anything. Being in the world where one is comfortable can only be to one’s benefit because learning opportunities will be brought up more where someone feels that they can express anything they would like; school lessons that were taught afterwards were not as important as what life lessons had to offer. Although Scout and Jem learn a sense of tolerance during the hours of school, learning from the world gives varieties of situations that would not occur in school that would give greater value. In the beginning of the book, Boo Radley plays a big role in someone who is socially awkward. Scout, Jem and Dill, their friend, do not understand this, therefore, jump to conclusions. Dill and Jem make a bet where Jem had to run up and touch the Radley house. Due to the fact they did not know him, they jumped to the conclusion that Boo was an insane person, when Atticus gives a powerful statement, “you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them,” which has an effect on the children that they truly consider this (Lee 280).