I Just Wanna be Average post

I really really enjoyed the style and format in which Mike Rose writes his piece, " I Just Wanna Be Average". As Mike points out, when a fellow classmate of his bluntly states he wants to average, it is sometimes easy to feel that way in today's society because of the tremendous amount of pressure put on us. I like the way that Rose illustrates his main idea through telling a story of his childhood and high school experience. It's interesting to watch Rose grow as a student and writer all because of the influence of his teacher Jack MacFarland. I always find it inspiring to hear about teachers like Mr. MacFarland in the school system, because it proves that there are still educators out there that teach because their passion is to inspire young minds. As a student, more often than not we are given teachers that do not truly love their job and put quality time into their teaching style. From the sound of the writing, MacFarland inspired students to love and appreciate their individual mind, and pursue their passion whatever it may have been. I believe Rose's objective in this writing was to show that it is not that hard to draw the attention of secondary aged students, and turn them into successful independent thinkers. I can also appreciate the fact that Mr. Macfarland took Rose and some of his other literary friends under his wing by exposing them to other cultures, arts, and philosophies. It is crucial to generations ahead of us that we introduce them to other forms of thinking than is provided in the public school systems.