Review: Could be called, "Preachy"
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
As a Special Education teacher, I would not present a selection like this to my students. Those students were too tough, street-smart and gang-wise. Those students would rebel at overt and transparent indoctrination.Self-improvement messages needed to be indirect, and come from other students. Even then, "Sunk-in" messages couldn't be acknowledged...a show of weakness. And, danger strikes if others think that they are weak.I am unsure what audience this story targets. The children that are sophisticated enough to understand the pop psychology ending would be tuned to social cues, and wouldn't need the moral.One trial/ one incident learning also seems rare in the real world.The world would be a peaceful place if we learned our interpersonal lessons that fast.