Did
your family support/value your education path?
It seemed like Rodriguez’s
family supported his education path very much, they just did not know how to
show it. Rodriguez usually would focus on his current book or studies and rarely
interact with his family; it was this lack of interaction that made it hard for
his parents to show how they felt. Although, it was said that his mother was
always saying “get all the education you can; with an education you can do
anything” (604), while his father “recognized that an education … could enable
a person to escape from a life of mere labor” (604).
What
is the literacy background of your parents?
Rodriguez’s mother came
to America and was awarded a high school diploma, even though she could hardly
read or write. “On her own, she determined to learn how to type. That skill got
her jobs…” and she continued to work hard until she became more fluent ad was
able to get a full time job (603). Rodriguez’s father had been doing manual
labor before he moved to America, but the move did not change much. He continued
to work very hard in dead end jobs and in “clean” jobs (604). Neither parents
went past high school.
What
are your experiences with reading? Positive/negative?
Rodriguez’s experiences
with reading are positive. He would read anything the nuns told him to read and
then he would wait for the next one. He was always excited and looking for the
next thing to read.
What
level of access did you have to educational support?
Rodriguez had access to
educational support mainly from the nuns. It wasn’t too far into his schooling
when his parents could no longer help him. Although, Rodriguez rarely needed
help; he usually just sat and did his own work alone.
Do
you speak another language?
Rodriguez and his
family are originally from Mexico and their native language is Spanish. When they
moved to America, Rodriguez went into the second grade “barely able to speak English”
(597).
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