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I think that all three of these people prove that education is different for every person on this Earth. I could relate to Joseph Laycock the most because some day, I want to be a teacher. I think that it is defiantly a struggle to teach at risk students. As a teacher, all you want is the best for your students. Working in those situations are hard because you know that these kids have to work very hard and some of them wont end up having a good life. This is true for any school district. Also, while some schools are preparing kids for college, he is just trying to teach some of them how to read. I think it is great that he uses what he does in real life to teach. I also think that he has learned a lot through his martial arts. This reminds me of my uncle. He was pretty well of. He lived in this amazing apartment in New York and had some important job. A few years ago, he gave that all up to become a yoga instructor. His new religion helped him see what was important in his life. Even though he went to Penn State, his education was much bigger than that.

The next man, Micheal Oatman, I think it is safe to say that he is an inspiration. He was a kid not much different than those in Joseph Laycocks classroom. He is an inspiration because he turned his whole life around. He realizes that he is much luckier than some of his friends that are in jail or dead. I don't live in the best neighborhood. I have witness people fall into the wrong crowd and unfortunately, they don't end up in very good places. I think it's amazing when someone can educate themselves and take out of life what they want and need. Another inspiration is Felicia's grandmother. There are very few Native Americans here in America so it safe to say that mostly everyone's family has come from somewhere. To make that trip is not easy. She came here with nothing like so many others and built a life here. That is what immigrants needed to do. They didn't need standardized tests to tell them whether they were good enough to do it either. I think that the education system needs to look at what education really is. Is it whether you can be proficient at all subjects? Or is that you can provide for yourself and your family and be a good person?