Large, Boyce, Gilyard, Aronson, and hooks comparison

   Large's article was very easy to read, well thought, and put together exceptionally but it didn't talk about education as much as did about what parents should teach their children or what the "right way" to bring up your child was. His points were solid and the values he talked about were all important, but they didn't pertain to education as much. Because of the irrelevance of his topic he was ranked last.
   Boyce was one of the best articles I read. His points were all exceptional, methodical, and applied to education in a very well thought way. It was easy to read and informational, which kept it interesting. His article was ranked very high on our groups scale because of its relevance to education, Boyce's  ability to keep his readers engaged, and the presence of good points in changing to education system. Just like Large, Boyce focused on the character side of success and bringing certain values into the school system to make it better.
   The article Gilyard wrote was a little more difficult to read and comprehend what was going on, and he didn't have too many points that directed towards education. He did talk about how he thinks creative or performing arts would be a great asset to the education system but other than that he doesn't talk much about what to change. Instead, he focused on a story of what was wrong with one school in particular. He was ranked towards the middle, #3, because he had some valid points on how to change the schooling system but he didn't focus on those points, more on the story.
   Aronson's article was rather hard to follow and all together didn't have any strong points on how to change the schooling system. She mostly told a story of the schools in Arizona and how they had rebellious teens and how the majority of the population were Mexican-Americans. She told of many occasions where the students would riot & how the teachers couldn't handle them. She didn't give any examples of how to change the system and so therefore she was ranked #4.
   One of the best articles I read was hooks' article. She really pushed many points on how to change the education system, and exceptional reasons at that. On many instances she pressed creativity in the school system. She also advocated for a better social atmosphere. In this "better" social atmosphere it would consist of the students knowing each other better in the groups they would work with because it's easier to talk to people and get good work done with people you know. If you don't know everyone in your "group" then the tendency is that one person would do all the work to avoid confrontation and then everyone else would copy. With all of her great points, we ranked her with one of the best, along with Boyce.