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"How Preschool Got Hot" by Gail Collins in The New York Times
Speaker - Published columnist for the New York Times, Gail Collins. Young, personable, adorable (thus relatable). Seemingly intelligent but humorous at the same time. Modern. Understands society and America as a whole.
Occasion - President Obama's recent State of the Union address highlights early childhood education's sudden popularity. President Obama and other politicians such as John Boehner and New York City's mayor Bill de Blasio have recently become strong advocates for early childhood education.
Audience - Collins directs this article towards informed American citizens with an interest in politics. The author dives into cause and effect of the government's early childhood education promotion, assuming that the reader understands how today's American government functions.
Purpose - To inform readers about recent push for early childhood education and discuss the politics behind launching improvements. The author wants the reader to have a better understanding of politics and establish their own advocacy for improving education.
***Subject - Gail Collins's "How Preschool Got Hot" discusses the causes and effects of early childhood education's newfound popularity. While the author assumes the reader understands how America's government functions, Collins provides ample background information on failed attempts at improving education and describes the politics behind recent pushes for improvement. Obviously an advocate for early childhood education, Collins provides information on importance of preschool education and urges readers to understand preschool's benefits and potential impacts. Throughout the article, Collins stresses education's need for increased government funding. She provides evidence that preschool stops the poverty-to-poverty trap for America's poorest people. The author consistently emphasizes that early childhood education is the change American society needs.
Tone - Collins attacks this serious topic with playful sarcasm. The title alone portrays her tone: how preschool got hot. The author applies numerous allusions in this tone to playfully emphasize her main idea. One such allusion paints a hilarious image on President Obama's budget proposals: "Perhaps you will never know because, in recent years, the presidential budget has all the traction and clout of a small mouse attempting to cross a frozen lake. During a windstorm. While wearing bedroom slippers." Gail Collins's playful tone allows her reader's to understand the topic and really take her argument to heart.
Speaker - Published columnist for the New York Times, Gail Collins. Young, personable, adorable (thus relatable). Seemingly intelligent but humorous at the same time. Modern. Understands society and America as a whole.
Occasion - President Obama's recent State of the Union address highlights early childhood education's sudden popularity. President Obama and other politicians such as John Boehner and New York City's mayor Bill de Blasio have recently become strong advocates for early childhood education.
Audience - Collins directs this article towards informed American citizens with an interest in politics. The author dives into cause and effect of the government's early childhood education promotion, assuming that the reader understands how today's American government functions.
Purpose - To inform readers about recent push for early childhood education and discuss the politics behind launching improvements. The author wants the reader to have a better understanding of politics and establish their own advocacy for improving education.
***Subject - Gail Collins's "How Preschool Got Hot" discusses the causes and effects of early childhood education's newfound popularity. While the author assumes the reader understands how America's government functions, Collins provides ample background information on failed attempts at improving education and describes the politics behind recent pushes for improvement. Obviously an advocate for early childhood education, Collins provides information on importance of preschool education and urges readers to understand preschool's benefits and potential impacts. Throughout the article, Collins stresses education's need for increased government funding. She provides evidence that preschool stops the poverty-to-poverty trap for America's poorest people. The author consistently emphasizes that early childhood education is the change American society needs.
Tone - Collins attacks this serious topic with playful sarcasm. The title alone portrays her tone: how preschool got hot. The author applies numerous allusions in this tone to playfully emphasize her main idea. One such allusion paints a hilarious image on President Obama's budget proposals: "Perhaps you will never know because, in recent years, the presidential budget has all the traction and clout of a small mouse attempting to cross a frozen lake. During a windstorm. While wearing bedroom slippers." Gail Collins's playful tone allows her reader's to understand the topic and really take her argument to heart.