In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough’s overall purpose was to explain why some children thrive and why some do not in being successful. He uses examples of real life encounters and other credible sources to support his claim. For example, he talks to underprivileged children, coaches of sports and inspirational speakers. Tough points out that over the past few decade people have put too much emphasis on intelligence and IQ as the one thing children need to succeed. He then argues that what that has done for children and families is that it takes away from a whole other set of skills to be learned: noncognitive skills such as character strength.
Throughout this book the points Tough made are easily agreeable in my opinion. For example, …show more content…
He states, “She and her mother argued all the time, but they never came to blows; Kietha believed it was wrong to strike an adult...Kietha states, “So that's why i used to come to school just to fight...that was the way for me to relieve the stress” (Tough 44,45). By saying this, it allows Tough to incorporate pathos in his writing. This quote helps the reader understand Kietha suffered an abusing life but was too afraid to express it to her mother which impacted her behavior at school.
In chapter 2 section 4 titled Character Strengths, Tough stresses on character. “Character Strengths and Virtues was an attempt to inaugurate a “science of good character”... “Character… a person of good character was one who displayed values like chastity, thrift, cleanliness, piety and social propriety” (Tough 58). Above Tough uses the strategy ethos by crediting the book Character Strengths by Seligman and Peterson to support his definition of character. This helps the reader ensure Toughs definition of character because he used the credible source to support …show more content…
Tough states, “Kewauna knew, she needed at least a bachelor's degree and despite the fact that no one in her family had ever been to college she was certain that she would obtain one” (Tough 166). Above Tough uses the strategy pathos to show the reader Kewauna's determination to a successful life. This helps the reader understand that no matter how hard life can be anything is possible if one is determined to work hard and follow through what they want to
Throughout this book the points Tough made are easily agreeable in my opinion. For example, …show more content…
He states, “She and her mother argued all the time, but they never came to blows; Kietha believed it was wrong to strike an adult...Kietha states, “So that's why i used to come to school just to fight...that was the way for me to relieve the stress” (Tough 44,45). By saying this, it allows Tough to incorporate pathos in his writing. This quote helps the reader understand Kietha suffered an abusing life but was too afraid to express it to her mother which impacted her behavior at school.
In chapter 2 section 4 titled Character Strengths, Tough stresses on character. “Character Strengths and Virtues was an attempt to inaugurate a “science of good character”... “Character… a person of good character was one who displayed values like chastity, thrift, cleanliness, piety and social propriety” (Tough 58). Above Tough uses the strategy ethos by crediting the book Character Strengths by Seligman and Peterson to support his definition of character. This helps the reader ensure Toughs definition of character because he used the credible source to support …show more content…
Tough states, “Kewauna knew, she needed at least a bachelor's degree and despite the fact that no one in her family had ever been to college she was certain that she would obtain one” (Tough 166). Above Tough uses the strategy pathos to show the reader Kewauna's determination to a successful life. This helps the reader understand that no matter how hard life can be anything is possible if one is determined to work hard and follow through what they want to