In The Sanctuary of School by Lynda Barry she tells a story of when she was 7 years old. The story was about her first time sneaking out of the house and why she does so. Growing up, she tells us that her brother and she had to give up their bedrooms for other relatives. These relatives were only supposed to be staying at their house for a short while, however most of them never did leave and ended up living with them. Their parents were always fighting and arguing over finances. Right off the bat you can tell that Lynda lived in a very trouble household. Lynda and her brother slept on the couch and spent most of their time watching the television. They seemed to revolve around the TV which is supported by the statement “We slept on the couch,
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LeSane pins the drawing on the wall reserved for drawings. Lynda’s last sentence in this story is not only an extremely important one, but one that makes you think. “Mrs. LeSane asked us to please stand, face the flag, place our right hands over our hearts and say the Pledge of Allegiance. Children across the country do it faithfully. I wonder now when the country will face its children and say a pledge right back.” (Berry, 71) My perception of this story is one that strongly agrees with Lynda. I feel like the government is going about the problems with education all wrong. They seem to be so quick to drop funding for after school activities such as art, music, etc. They decided that things such as football or any other sports are more important, but I reality they are just as if not more important as those activities. Lynda states in the story, “Before- and afterschool programs are cut and we are told that public schools are not made for baby-sitting children.” (Berry, …show more content…
She wanted to go to school because it was a better place than her home. School was the one thing in her life that had actual structure. With her home life being chaotic and having no love in it, I can see why she loved going to school. Personally I have had the same view as her but at a much later point in my schooling. In my early years I despised going to school for a multitude of reasons. I was never the most popular kid in my class and never did have many friends. This had a negative impact on my schooling because I felt that I couldn’t connect with any of my teachers, and it seemed as if they really didn’t want to connect with me as a
LeSane pins the drawing on the wall reserved for drawings. Lynda’s last sentence in this story is not only an extremely important one, but one that makes you think. “Mrs. LeSane asked us to please stand, face the flag, place our right hands over our hearts and say the Pledge of Allegiance. Children across the country do it faithfully. I wonder now when the country will face its children and say a pledge right back.” (Berry, 71) My perception of this story is one that strongly agrees with Lynda. I feel like the government is going about the problems with education all wrong. They seem to be so quick to drop funding for after school activities such as art, music, etc. They decided that things such as football or any other sports are more important, but I reality they are just as if not more important as those activities. Lynda states in the story, “Before- and afterschool programs are cut and we are told that public schools are not made for baby-sitting children.” (Berry, …show more content…
She wanted to go to school because it was a better place than her home. School was the one thing in her life that had actual structure. With her home life being chaotic and having no love in it, I can see why she loved going to school. Personally I have had the same view as her but at a much later point in my schooling. In my early years I despised going to school for a multitude of reasons. I was never the most popular kid in my class and never did have many friends. This had a negative impact on my schooling because I felt that I couldn’t connect with any of my teachers, and it seemed as if they really didn’t want to connect with me as a