I found different things fascinating while reading “I Just Want to Be Average” by Mike Rose. He talks about his learning experiences, how he went from getting a horrible experience to finding him understanding that he wanted his education to continue. He was put in technical classes during his academic trip to high school, which was a major change from college training. The teachers did nothing to engage in the imaginations of children who were already having trouble in school. The teachers were not very qualified in vocational education. He learned how to be half alert, which means paying just enough attention to get by, and the author managed to get by. He was switched to college prep in his junior year. He felt as if something looked familiar, as if he had studied it once before, for which he was not prepared, but somehow he was no longer sure. He was going through a family crisis as well. When his English teacher came into his life, his father had just died. MacFraland was a fantastic teacher who held All his students fascinated and helped the author discover his love for reading and encouraged him to go to college and pursue his education. 

I found her video really intriguing when I watched the video ‘Broken English I m Articulate’ by Jamila Lyiscott. It was really intriguing to see her speaking broken English. She clarified that it’s okay to speak broken English and I agree with that because I sometimes speak broken English as well. When I chat, I prefer to use a lot of slang terms. She also says, “Even articulate Americans sound stupid to the British.” I think that’s a perfect contrast to what people who speak broken English see as “articulate Americans.”I think these two authors, Mike Rose and Jamila Lyiscott, similarly demonstrate their points. In their post, the two writers demonstrate their negative opinions. Mike Rose Shows his pessimistic opinions on education and how the system can do more for those students who only get by to involve students in learning. Her negative views on speaking broken English are also illustrated by Jamila Lyiscott. She discusses how people who speak broken English are treated by society. People are regarded by them as ignorant.