I think that what James Baldwin is saying is that if he were to teach, he would teach his students that they don’t have to follow the rules given to them. They can do what they want to do and not follow what the “administration” tells him to do. When he says that the world is larger, I think he means that There is way more to do than what students are taught. Students are taught to learn a limited amount of jobs and told that those are their only options. Baldwin states that it isn’t true, that there is so much more to do in the world other than what you are taught. Baldwin stating that having the “necessity” to examine is to learn more about what you have questions about. In other words, you have the right to question what you are being taught. Whether if what you are learning is good for you or not. It also means to not be afraid of asking about certain topics you are interested in and want to learn more about. I wish that I have been taught about real world uses like learning about taxes, insurance, banking, and other important aspects of life that everyone should have a simple understanding in because I am stuck learning them now when I should’ve learned about them before. I want to know about these topics because they are something that I need later on in life and in order to not make any major mistakes within those subjects, I’d have to know what I’m doing in the first place.
