In the first paragraph of Marita’s Bargain, describe how Malcolm Gladwell uses imagery to create a specific effect.
How does the schedule of KIPP schools reinforce or change your perspective about your schedule?
Many of the chapters in Outliers feel fatalist – as if there is no way to avoid our fates. Paraphrase Gladwell’s suggestion of how we should change our perspective to be more likely to achieve success.
In the chapter, we hear Marita’s friends express interest in KIPP’s results, but a distrust of the process. Share a similar story about someone’s reaction to your school, or your reaction to someone else’s.