In the short story of “And Then I Went to School” by Joseph
Suina, the author went to a new school for “a better life in the future”. In result of going to this new school
there were multiple changes in his life that were very different from the life
he was living before. For example he was now exposed to running water and a new
language. In a way his life does get better, he is exposed to a new way of
living and can make a decision on his own for which way he would like to live.
Attending college would provide him a better life because he will be more
successful in life and the school will open him to more opportunities than he
was offered before. If Suina is giving anything up it’s seeing his family
everyday. On page six he says, “I left to attend a Bureau of Indian Affairs
boarding school 30 miles from home.” He mentioned before how his family doesn’t
have a car so they can’t drive back and forth to see him. He was very close
with him grandma so not seeing her everyday was probably the hardest part for
him.
It's sad to hear stories of young students that have to travel long distances just for a good education. I know a couple friends that moved to different schools multiple times and it made it hard for them to make friends. However, with all the transferring, I've noticed that they are also more mature and they no make better choices. My family is also very close to each other and I can relate to the authors feelings of not seeing his grandma, but in the end, we're not doing this because we hate our family but because we want a good education.
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