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Open The Window 2e P.4cartoon
Open The Window 2e P.4cartoon
The mother suggests that the schools should teach students to read in the first place. She thinks that the
reason why US students cant read is that they havent learned to read properly/ if they have bad results
in math its because they are unable to read.
Say it differently, using If US students could read :
If US students could read, they would be good at math/ wouldnt be poor in math.
IF they were taught to read, they would have better results in math, etc.
How is that reason illustrated in the cartoon?
The reason is illustrated in the cartoon with the boy holding his math book upside down. It all goes to
prove that the newspaper is right/ the newspaper is proved right.
The little boy seemingly cannot read and therefore cannot be good at math.
Imagine what is wrong with the methods of teaching within the American school system.
(Imagine what is wrong with the American schools, as well as with teachers and students.)
Use: maybe/ might/ I imagine that/ it could be that/or/ another reason
Maybe the students dont have enough periods of English in their schedule or it could be that teachers
focus too much on oral work rather than on written work.
Teachers might be badly paid therefore they couldnt care less.
I imagine that teachers are not very demanding.
Another reason could be that the government grants to schools are insufficient therefore they lack
books, teaching equipment / aids and the teachers are badly trained/ or theres a lack of teachers
therefore the classes are crowded/ class sizes are too big/ theres no discipline / teachers dont impose
discipline on their classes/ theres too much truancy/ teachers have given up / thrown in the sponge for
lack of means/ etc.
What is humorous in this cartoon?
The father does not notice that his own son cannot read. On the other hand, the picture of the boy
holding his book upside down is a bit exaggerated but it is done on purpose.
V./ The cartoonists aim/purpose.
The cartoonists purpose is to denounce / the cartoonist aims at denouncing the American school
system, which he believes to be very poor and to this end/ with this aim in view/ for this purpose he
chose to picture a scene somewhat exaggerated. Actually, the little boy has no clue at all! By choosing
to paint/ depict the blackest possible picture of the situation, as well as by hanging/ putting a question
mark over the standards of the American school system, the cartoonist wants to alert people and
heighten public awareness of the problem of illiteracy/ make the public aware of the problem of
illiteracy/ make people sensitive / alive to the problem of schools in the US. He wants people to ask
themselves about/ ponder over/ wonder what course to follow. It is also a way to bring the problem to
the attention of authorities so that they take emergency action/ measures. He drops authorities a subtle
hint that they should take emergency action.
Since the cartoon came out in Newsweek, which is a quality magazine, and whats more two weeks
in a row, we can assume that the problem is real, that the American school system is actually lacking/
poor.
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