I just want...a simple kind of life.

Rose's writings of I just want to be average is a good piece about kids not wanting much in school. One of my favorite parts is when he is speaking about the remedial classes and how the kids are there not to learn anything new and exciting but to try to force the knowledge into their heads that they should have learned and have been having trouble with for years. Its a good point why not try to teach them something else? It seems it hasn't sparked any interest so far, so why beat a dead horse.

Also his example or explanation of trying to do a word problem fits what I did to a T. I remember just sitting there and trying to focus then I think about other more important stuff and loose focus and then end by just giving up. He brings a lot of good points and tells it in a interesting way.