Follows the transition of
a child through a stage
of innocence into them
learning about sex from
a 'rough boy'
this is not seen as a negative though
highlights the protection and 'love'
provided by the teacher to cushion
them from the harsher side of
growing up
Quetzals
only come
once by Pugh
shows a mothers protection and
control over a child through the
metaphor of a kaleidoscope
ultimately the parent has to stand
back and allow the child to gain
knowledge of the world without her
protection
we learn that being young is only
something that happens once
Education for Leisure
the life of a young adult who's
anger is seen to be part of the
aftermath of a failure of the
education system
their youth has left them unprepared for the
negative knowledge hinted at in 'Mrs
Tilscher's Class' and Pugh's poem
Fueled with hate and anger brought about by them 'growing up'
SEXY TWIST
Mrs Tilscher's Class and Quetzals only come once show
that 'growing up' is part of a natural process and though it can
seem daunting and unwanted at times it ultimately leads to
more knowledge, greater understanding of the world and is
not seen as an over all negative.
Education for Leisure shows the opposite, growing up, an increase in
knowledge about the world, moving out of a protective blanket has left the
individual charged with anger than the system has failed them
Suggests that growing up is in fact, more of a negative than a positive.
And the way youths are taught to grow up today not only has an effect on
how they life but also how we live along side them