What Is Auggie's Experience At Beecher Prep Good Or Bad?

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Auggie is a student at Beecher Prep, A private school in Brooklyn, New York, he has a deformed face. Wonder, a book by R.J. Palacio, is the story of his experiences at Beecher Prep, and it is up to us to read it and decide whether it was good for him, or bad. What do you think? Was Auggies experience at Beecher Prep good, or bad? I believe that his experience at Beecher Prep was mainly good. This is proven in many ways, for instance:”The teachers have been prepping us about this all year long, so all the kids are excited about it…”(page 577) He was actually excited about something the school had to offer. At the beginning of the year, he probably would’ve ran home and hid under his pillows. But not now. His experiences at school prepared him, and changed his life for the better. …show more content…
For Example; his Egypt project was a resounding success, and he enjoyed presenting it. “My sculpture of Anubis looked pretty real, and I had even used real gold paint on it. And August had made his step pyramid out of sugar cubes. It was two feet long, and he had spray painted the cubes with this kind of fake-sand paint or something. It looked awesome.” Everyone thought his project was awesome! He would never of felt that kind of pride, knowing he did something that everyone liked, if he hadn’t gone to school. And because of school, he was able to go on the trip to the Nature Reserve. “,I had an awesome time. I mean, it was just awesome.” He would have never had that much fun if he hadn’t gone to school. Therefore, school was a good experience that opened many doors for

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